Queen of the South vs Cove Rangers: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Queen of the South play Cove Rangers in League One (Scotland). The match date is 6 December 2025 at 16:00. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Queen of the South: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match. Cove Rangers: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match.

Goal statistics

Queen of the South scores 1.61 and concedes 1.25 goals per match. Cove Rangers scores 1.14 and concedes 1.22. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Queen of the South 58%, Cove Rangers 42%. Over 2.5: Queen of the South 50%, Cove Rangers 42%. League level: BTTS 50%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Queen of the South has higher xG: 1.39 vs 1.16. Queen of the South: 11.1 shots per match, Cove Rangers: 8.6.

Match halves

Queen of the South: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 1.06. Cove Rangers: half-time lead 28%, second-half goals 0.64.

Goals by minute

Queen of the South: 76-90+ (16 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: 2-1-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 33%.

Half-by-half

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

Match statistics

56Possession (%)44
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
10Shots12
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
3Shots on target6
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.27xG1.49
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
2Corners4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
58Dangerous attacks44
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
7Fouls16
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0Cards2
Queen of the SouthCove 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.

Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.61Goals scored / match1.14
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.25Goals conceded / match1.22
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
52%Average possession49%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
4.78Shots on target / match4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

11.14Shots per match8.61
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
4.78Shots on target4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
14.5%Shot conversion13.2%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
52%Possession49%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.39xG for1.16
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.31xG against1.32
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

Shooting quality

Queen of the South: Efficient finishingCove Rangers: Efficient finishing
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
Accuracy (shots on target)43%46%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.28

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 11% better for: last-5 form.

1.8 pts / match - Queen of the South · 2 pts / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South
DWDDW
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
42% W31% R28% P
Season (W-D-L)
15-11-10
1.56 pts / match · goal difference +13
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
9-5-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
LDWWD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 2.0Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.44Opponent xG: 1.24BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 40%
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.

Queen of the South is 41% better for: goals scored per match.

1.61 goals / match - Queen of the South · 1.14 goals / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South scoring profile: very strong

Queen of the South scores in 81% of matches (29 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 Queen of the South keeps a clean sheet in 25% (9 of 36 matches).

58Goals scored (season)41
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
45Goals conceded (season)44
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
2.86Average goals in match2.36
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
10Goals scored (last 5)7
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal56%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
44%2 goals33%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
22%3 goals17%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
11%4 goals6%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal75%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%2 goals39%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
11%3 goals8%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
6%4 goals0%
Queen of the SouthCove 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.

58%
Queen of the South - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.21 of 36 matches
50%
League average

Goal patterns

14%BTTS at half-time14%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
3%BTTS in both halves3%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
31%Scored in both halves22%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

BTTS and goal count

36%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS8%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
80%BTTS - last 520%
Queen of the SouthCove 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

78%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time31%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
3%Min. 3 goals before half-time8%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

2nd half

94%Min. 1 goal after half-time72%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
53%Min. 2 goals after half-time33%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
22%Min. 3 goals after half-time11%
Queen of the SouthCove 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.

Queen of the South is 9% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / match - Queen of the South · 1.22 pts / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Cove Rangers - half-time state
28% leading39% draw33% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per match (1st half)1.22
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.56Goals scored (1st half)0.5
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.58Goals conceded (1st half)0.56
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.14Average goals (1st half)1.06
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
53%Clean sheet before half-time56%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
56%No goal before half-time64%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.64Points per match (2nd half)1.28
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.06Goals scored (2nd half)0.64
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.67Goals conceded (2nd half)0.58
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.72Average goals (2nd half)1.22
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
42%Clean sheet after half-time56%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%No goal after half-time58%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

Queen of the South - second-half results

47% W22% R31% P
48
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
59
Second-half points
+14
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding127%

Leads at half-time in 33% of matches and wins 42%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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.

Queen of the South - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.802.20
Goals scored / match0.21.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match0.62.4
1 goal40%100%
2 goals20%100%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal80%0%
Goal difference-1+6
Half-time: 0% leading - 80% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 40% draw - 0% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 1
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.

Queen of the South
ScoredConceded
7
7
0-15
8
7
16-30
5
7
31-45
13
9
46-60
9
6
61-75
16
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (16 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): +7 - wins late phases.

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

2.61
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.2
Estimated goal split
home : away
100%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
50%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-23%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
45%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
8%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 13 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Queen of the South

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.08
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.28
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-11.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.22
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.06
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
114%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
103%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 12% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

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

Queen of the SouthLigaCove Rangers
Average goals in match 2.862.62 2.36
Both teams scored 58%50% 42%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 50%49% 42%
Clean sheets 25%28% 25%
Goal before half-time 78%73% 67%
Goal after half-time 94%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): Queen of the South 2 - 1 - 0 Cove Rangers. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 33% matches.

FAQ

What was the result of Queen of the South vs Cove Rangers?

The League One match finished Queen of the South 1:1 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 Queen of the South and Cove Rangers?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Queen of the South won 2, Cove Rangers won 0 and 1 ended level. These games averaged 2.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 33% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Queen of the South vs Cove Rangers?

Queen of the South score 1.61 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 58% of Queen of the South's matches and 42% of Cove Rangers's.

What form are Queen of the South and Cove Rangers in?

Over the last 5 games Queen of the South have a 2-3-0 record (1.80 points per game) and Cove Rangers 3-1-1 (2.00 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Queen of the South vs Cove Rangers?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Queen of the South vs Cove Rangers: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.