Kelty Hearts
- Kelty Hearts have won one, drawn seven and lost nine of 17 home games in League One 2025-2026.
- Kelty Hearts are sitting in 10th place in the League One 2025-2026 table with 26 points from 34 games, while Cove Rangers are in seventh with 34 points from 34 matches.
- Kelty Hearts are unbeaten in two at home, winning 3-1 over Montrose and drawing 1-1 with Queen of the South, but lost 1-0 away to Inverness CT.
- Tam O’Ware took charge of Kelty Hearts in May 2025 and has installed a pragmatic 4-3-3 system that focuses on structured play in transition and making the most of the wide areas, which is more suited to playing at home.
Cove Rangers
- Cove Rangers have won four, drawn four and lost nine of 17 away games in League One 2025-2026.
- Cove Rangers have split their last two games, losing 2-0 to Queen of the South away and beating Stenhousemuir 2-0 at home.
- Cove Rangers boss Paul Hartley is a more flexible tactician that has installed a possession-based structure at Cove, with experienced players that build from midfield and have some quality up front to hurt opponents.
Head-to-Head
This fixture always produces goals with Kelty Hearts averaging 4.0 goals-per-game and Cove Rangers 4.5 at this venue.
Key Players
- Ricco Diack, with six goals in 14 League One games this season, is Kelty’s main goal threat, but the hosts average only 0.65 goals scored and concede 1.82 per home game this season.
- Cammy Cooper has chipped in with two of their six goals in their last five games and can be a key man this weekend, but Cove have a reliable 11-goal top scorer in Mitchell Megginson from 28 League One appearances to get the job done.
Betting Insights
The odds on the game being end-to-end are also good, as the hosts lack a goal threat and defensive solidity, while Cove are also prone to conceding away from home.
Prediction
- Cove Rangers to edge out Kelty.
- We’re going for Both Teams to Score - Yes and Over 2.5 goals.
