Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Kelty Hearts play Cove Rangers in League One (Scotland). The match date is 20 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 2:5.

Current form

Kelty Hearts: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match. Cove Rangers: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Kelty Hearts scores 0.89 and concedes 1.72 goals per match. Cove Rangers scores 1.14 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Kelty Hearts 53%, Cove Rangers 42%. Over 2.5: Kelty Hearts 50%, Cove Rangers 42%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Cove Rangers has higher xG: 1.16 vs 1.01. Kelty Hearts: 7.5 shots per match, Cove Rangers: 8.6.

Match halves

Kelty Hearts: half-time lead 19%, second-half goals 0.50. Cove Rangers: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Kelty Hearts: 76-90+ (8 goals). Cove Rangers: 76-90+ (11 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

3 H2H matches: 1-0-2. Average goals 1.67, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

2 : 1
1st half
0 : 4
2nd half

Match statistics

50Possession (%)50
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
9Shots11
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
6Shots on target7
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
1.3xG1.53
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
3Corners3
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
41Dangerous attacks48
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
7Fouls8
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
2Cards1
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0.89Goals scored / match1.14
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
1.72Goals conceded / match1.22
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
49%Average possession49%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
3.58Shots on target / match4
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

7.47Shots per match8.61
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
3.58Shots on target4
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
11.9%Shot conversion13.2%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
49%Possession49%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
1.01xG for1.16
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
1.46xG against1.32
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

Shooting quality

Kelty Hearts: BalancedCove Rangers: Efficient finishing
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
Accuracy (shots on target)48%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.140.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.250.28

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Cove Rangers is 43% better for: last-5 form.

1.4 pts / match - Kelty Hearts · 2 pts / match - Cove Rangers

Kelty Hearts
DWLLW
Season result split
17% W28% R56% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-10-20
0.78 pts / match · goal difference -30
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
1-7-10
Last 5 at home
1-3-1
DDDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 20%
Cove Rangers
WLWWD
Season result split
28% W28% R44% P
Season (W-D-L)
10-10-16
1.11 pts / match · goal difference -3
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
5-4-9
Last 5 away
2-1-2
LDWLW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 0.91Opponent xG: 1.38BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 20%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Cove Rangers is 28% better for: goals scored per match.

0.89 goals / match - Kelty Hearts · 1.14 goals / match - Cove Rangers

Cove Rangers is 41% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.72 goals / match - Kelty Hearts · 1.22 goals / match - Cove Rangers

Kelty Hearts scoring profile: strong

Kelty Hearts scores in 61% of matches (22 of 36 matches), while Cove Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 25% (9 of 36 matches).

Cove Rangers scoring profile: strong

Cove Rangers scores in 56% of matches (20 of 36 matches), while Kelty Hearts keeps a clean sheet in 14% (5 of 36 matches).

32Goals scored (season)41
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
62Goals conceded (season)44
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
2.61Average goals in match2.36
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
6Goals scored (last 5)7
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

How often they score at least...

61%1 goal56%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
25%2 goals33%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
3%3 goals17%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0%4 goals6%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

How often they concede at least...

86%1 goal75%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
53%2 goals39%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
25%3 goals8%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
6%4 goals0%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

50%
League average

Goal patterns

19%BTTS at half-time14%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0%BTTS in both halves3%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
11%Scored in both halves22%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
40%BTTS - last 520%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

75%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
36%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
8%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

2nd half

83%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
36%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Cove Rangers is 26% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

0.97 pts / match - Kelty Hearts · 1.22 pts / match - Cove Rangers

Kelty Hearts - half-time state
19% leading39% draw42% trailing
Cove Rangers - half-time state
28% leading39% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

0.97Points per match (1st half)1.22
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0.39Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0.81Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
1.19Average goals (1st half)1.06
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
39%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
67%No goal before half-time64%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

After half-time (2nd half)

0.97Points per match (2nd half)1.28
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0.5Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
0.92Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
1.42Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
36%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers
61%No goal after half-time58%
Kelty HeartsCove Rangers

Kelty Hearts - second-half results

22% W31% R47% P
35
Half-time points
14
Half-time goals
-15
Goal difference (1st half)
35
Second-half points
-15
Goal difference (2nd half)
0.97
PPG before half-time
Lead holding89%

Leads at half-time in 19% of matches and wins 17%. Usually protects the lead until full-time.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Concedes 0.1 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cove Rangers - second-half results

31% W36% R33% P
44
Half-time points
18
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
46
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.22
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 28% of matches and wins 28%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.0

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Kelty Hearts - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.801.60
Goals scored / match0.01.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.41.8
1 goal20%80%
2 goals20%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal100%40%
Goal difference-2+3
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 0
Cove Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.201.20
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.00.8
Average goals in match0.81.4
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet100%60%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+4-1
Half-time: 60% leading - 40% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Kelty Hearts
ScoredConceded
3
10
0-15
7
8
16-30
4
11
31-45
6
13
46-60
4
9
61-75
8
11
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -3 - late phases are a weakness.

Cove Rangers
ScoredConceded
7
11
0-15
5
7
16-30
6
5
31-45
3
5
46-60
9
8
61-75
11
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (11 goli). Concedes most in 0-15 (11). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.48
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
95%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
48%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-33%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
34%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
17%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 6 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Kelty Hearts

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.45
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.38
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+5.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.12
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.26
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
63%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
142%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.62
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Cove Rangers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.16
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.08
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-10.2 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.02
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.10
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.89
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 17% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Kelty HeartsLigaCove Rangers
Average goals in match 2.612.62 2.36
Both teams scored 53%50% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%49% 42%
Clean sheets 14%28% 25%
Goal before half-time 75%73% 67%
Goal after half-time 83%83% 72%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.62
Average goals per match
50%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.41
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+17%
Home attack advantage
+14%
Home defence advantage
+12%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
73%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
7%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
4%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Kelty Hearts 1 - 0 - 2 Cove Rangers. Average goals 1.67, both teams scored in 0% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers?

The League One match finished Kelty Hearts 2:5 Cove Rangers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Kelty Hearts and Cove Rangers?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Kelty Hearts won 1, Cove Rangers won 2 and 0 ended level. These games averaged 1.67 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers?

Kelty Hearts score 0.89 goals per game on average and Cove Rangers 1.14. The League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Kelty Hearts's matches and 42% of Cove Rangers's.

What form are Kelty Hearts and Cove Rangers in?

Over the last 5 games Kelty Hearts have a 2-1-2 record (1.40 points per game) and Cove Rangers 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers?

The statistical background for Kelty Hearts vs Cove Rangers — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.