Peterhead
- Jordon Brown has done a good job since taking over at Peterhead in April 2023.
- However, the Blue Toon have suffered a bit of a downturn in form over the last 5 games, winning just 1 and losing 4 of their most recent 5.
- After two recent defeats, Peterhead are 9th in the League One 2026/2027 table on 7 points from 10 games, 1 more than 10th-placed Cove Rangers who also come into this match after a draw and a loss.
Cove Rangers
- Cove Rangers have won 2, drawn 1 and lost 2 of their last 5 in all competitions.
- Cove Rangers' last game was a 1-1 draw at home to East Fife, having been beaten 4-3 away by Queen of the South.
- Paul Hartley has done a great job since January 2023 and his team have a similar 4-2-3-1 as Peterhead.
Head-to-Head
- However, Cove have lost all 5 of their road games in League One 2026/2027, so the recent trend is a concern.
- Peterhead have made Fraserburgh Road tough on no one in League One 2026/2027 this term, winning 1 and losing 4 at the Balmoor Stadium, where they've scored just 0.60 goals a game on average.
- Cove have scored 2.5 goals on average at this ground in the last 5 meetings, while Peterhead have hit 1.5 against them on home turf.
Key Players
- Afonso Lindo leads the scoring for Cove with 1 goal in 5 appearances in League One 2026/2027, while Jordan White has scored 3 of their 10 goals in the last 5 matches.
- Blair Yule has been Peterhead's sharpest finisher in recent games, scoring 2 of their 4 goals across their last 5 matches.
Betting Insights
- However, the odds of 2.29 make the Blue Toon favourites and 2.62 for Cove is too high, so I'll take the draw at 3.34.
- Both teams to score at 1.6 looks a lively angle given Cove's brutal away record and Peterhead's poor scoring record at home.
Prediction
- With both teams possessing similar structures and neither playing particularly well, I'm looking for a Peterhead edge and an away goal, so the draw is still very much live in this one.
- However, the odds of 2.29 make the Blue Toon favourites and 2.62 for Cove is too high, so I'll take the draw at 3.34.