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

Key match information

Queen of the South played Cove Rangers in League One (Scotland). The match was played on 6 December 2025. Final score: 1:1.

Current form

Queen of the South: 2-2-1, 1.60 points/match. Cove Rangers: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Queen of the South scores 1.27 and concedes 1.33 goals per match. Cove Rangers scores 0.73 and concedes 1.47. League average: 2.56 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Queen of the South 33%, Cove Rangers 33%. Over 2.5: Queen of the South 53%, Cove Rangers 47%. League level: BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 53%.

xG, shots and style

xG is very similar for both teams. Queen of the South: 10.5 shots per match, Cove Rangers: 10.1.

Match halves

Queen of the South: half-time lead 40%, second-half goals 0.73. Cove Rangers: half-time lead 20%, second-half goals 0.33.

Goals by minute

Queen of the South: 46-60 (5 goals). Cove Rangers: 31-45+ (4 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.56 goals per match, BTTS 45%, Over 2.5 53%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 2.00, BTTS 0%.

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
1.27Goals scored / match0.73
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.33Goals conceded / match1.47
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
49%Average possession50%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
4.27Shots on target / match4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

Team statswho is more efficient?

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

10.53Shots per match10.07
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
4.27Shots on target4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
12%Shot conversion7.3%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
49%Possession50%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.27xG for1.27
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.48xG against1.35
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

Shooting quality

Queen of the South: BalancedCove Rangers: Balanced
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
Accuracy (shots on target)41%40%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.120.13
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.300.18

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.

Queen of the South is 14% better for: last-5 form.

1.6 pts / match - Queen of the South · 1.4 pts / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South
WDWDL
Season result split
40% W20% D40% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-3-6
1.40 pts / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-2-1
1.60 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-1-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WLWDW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 1.2xG: 1.23Opponent xG: 1.39BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%
Cove Rangers
WLLWD
Season result split
13% W20% D67% L
Season (W-D-L)
2-3-10
0.60 pts / match · goal difference -11
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
1-1-5
Last 5 away
1-1-3
DLLWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.22Opponent xG: 1.59BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 60%

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 74% better for: goals scored per match.

1.27 goals / match - Queen of the South · 0.73 goals / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South is 11% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.33 goals / match - Queen of the South · 1.47 goals / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South scoring profile: very strong

Queen of the South scores in 67% of matches (10 of 15 matches), while Cove Rangers keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 matches).

Cove Rangers scoring profile: mixed

Cove Rangers scores in 40% of matches (6 of 15 matches), while Queen of the South keeps a clean sheet in 40% (6 of 15 matches).

19Goals scored (season)11
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
20Goals conceded (season)22
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
2.6Average goals in match2.2
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
8Goals scored (last 5)6
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
6Goals conceded (last 5)4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

How often they score at least...

67%1 goal40%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%2 goals20%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
20%3 goals13%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
7%4 goals0%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

How often they concede at least...

60%1 goal80%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
40%2 goals47%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
20%3 goals20%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
13%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.

33%
Queen of the South - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.5 of 15 matches
45%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time20%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%Scored in both halves13%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%Min. 3 goals without BTTS13%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
40%BTTS - last 540%
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

73%Min. 1 goal before half-time67%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
33%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0%Min. 3 goals before half-time13%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time60%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
47%Min. 2 goals after half-time20%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
13%Min. 3 goals after half-time7%
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 53% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.53 pts / match - Queen of the South · 1 pts / match - Cove Rangers

Queen of the South - half-time state
40% leading33% draw27% trailing
Cove Rangers - half-time state
20% leading40% draw40% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.53Points per match (1st half)1
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.53Goals scored (1st half)0.4
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.73
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.07Average goals (1st half)1.13
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
67%Clean sheet before half-time40%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
53%No goal before half-time73%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.2Points per match (2nd half)0.87
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.73Goals scored (2nd half)0.33
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
0.8Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
1.53Average goals (2nd half)0.87
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
40%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers
47%No goal after half-time73%
Queen of the SouthCove Rangers

Queen of the South - second-half results

33% W20% D47% L
23
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
0
Goal difference (1st half)
18
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.53
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at half-time in 40% of matches and wins 40%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Cove Rangers - second-half results

13% W47% D40% L
15
Half-time points
6
Half-time goals
-5
Goal difference (1st half)
13
Second-half points
-3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.00
PPG before half-time
Lead holding65%

Leads at half-time in 20% of matches and wins 13%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time-0.2

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Queen of the South - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.001.40
Goals scored / match0.80.8
Goals conceded / match0.40.8
Average goals in match1.21.6
1 goal80%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%40%
No goal40%40%
Goal difference+20
Half-time: 60% leading - 20% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 20% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 4
Cove Rangers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.20
Goals scored / match0.80.4
Goals conceded / match0.60.2
Average goals in match1.40.6
1 goal80%40%
2 goals40%20%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal40%80%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - 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
2
3
0-15
4
2
16-30
2
3
31-45
5
4
46-60
3
5
61-75
3
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (5 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): 0.

Cove Rangers
ScoredConceded
1
9
0-15
1
3
16-30
4
2
31-45
1
2
46-60
3
3
61-75
1
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 31-45 (4 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

* 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

2.40
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.4 : 1.0
Estimated goal split
home : away
94%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
33%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-17%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
27%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
20%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 5 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.
-0.21
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.15
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
0.00
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
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.
110%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.20
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
16% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
16%

Cove Rangers

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.
-0.66
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.54
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
-0.12
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
60%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
109%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.80
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
9% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
9%

* 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 2.602.56 2.20
Both teams scored 33%45% 33%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%53% 47%
Clean sheets 40%30% 20%
Goal before half-time 73%72% 67%
Goal after half-time 93%81% 60%

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

2.56
Average goals per match
45%
Both teams scored
53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
30%
Clean sheets
1.35
Home goals / match
1.21
Away goals / match
+12%
Home attack advantage
+10%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
72%
1 goal
41%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
33%
2 goals
12%
3 goals
1%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Cove RangersGoalAdam Emslie
  2. Cove RangersYellow cardRyan Harrington
  3. Cove RangersSubstitutionOn: Greg StewartOff: Lewis O'Donnell
  4. Queen of the SouthSubstitutionOn: Jack StottOff: Liam Smith
  5. Cove RangersSubstitutionOn: Mackenzie StrachanOff: Greg Stewart
  6. Cove RangersYellow cardBlair Yule
  7. Queen of the SouthSubstitutionOn: Kian LeslieOff: Benjamin Lussint
  8. Queen of the SouthGoalMatthew DouglasAssist: Kai Kennedy

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Queen of the South 1 - 0 - 0 Cove Rangers. Average goals 2.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Cove Rangers FC
0 : 2
Queen of the South FC

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

Queen of the South score 1.27 goals per game on average and Cove Rangers 0.73. The League One average is 2.56 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 53% of games. Both teams score in 33% of Queen of the South's matches and 33% 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 2-2-1 record (1.60 points per game) and Cove Rangers 2-1-2 (1.40 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.