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Dumbarton vs Cove Rangers match centre

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LLLLL
Momentum↓ Low0/100OlderLatest
Full time
2:0
UK time · Europe/London
Cove Rangers badgeCove RangersAway
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Momentum↘ Falling20/100OlderLatest
Goalscorers
L. McIntosh5′
D. Lang64′
Dumbarton Football Stadium · DumbartonSeason 2026/27Back to matches
THE MATCH VERDICT · 90 MINUTES

Our view of the game

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Why this selection? Data checks & method

Our model: Unavailable · Calculated Not supplied.

Odds updated Not supplied · Older or incompletely timed snapshot. Match-winner reference: 0 bookmakers. Market probabilities remove each bookmaker’s margin before averaging; double chance combines match-result probabilities.

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THE FINAL WHISTLE

The match in numbers

Statistics and key moments from this match.

FULL TIME
DumbartonCove Rangers
2Corner Kicks3
3Fouls2
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
1Goalkeeper Saves3
—Total passes—
—Passes accurate—

— means not supplied. Live xG availability varies by match. Verified post-match xG is shown separately in the Chance quality section when available.

BEFORE YOU DECIDE

Team news & availability

API-Football

Recorded availability for this fixture. These reports are not a confirmed starting XI.

Dumbarton 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Cove Rangers 0 reported

Availability report not received yet.

Includes injuries and other availability reasons supplied by the provider. Player importance and replacement quality require context; these reports do not automatically adjust the Kickoff Edge forecast.

THE EVIDENCE, IN CONTEXT

Your match briefing

From recorded results

Compare the evidence for both teams before drawing a conclusion. The context below uses up to 10 completed matches before this fixture, within the available last 365 days.

HOME PERSPECTIVE

Dumbarton

1/10Wins
1.0Goals / game
3.0Conceded / game

Keep in view: 8 losses in that sample. At home, 5 wins from 10 available matches.

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AWAY PERSPECTIVE

Cove Rangers

3/10Wins
1.3Goals / game
2.3Conceded / game

Keep in view: 5 losses in that sample. At away venues, 2 wins from 10 available matches.

Inspect Cove Rangers’s results
BEFORE YOU DECIDE

What could change the picture?

  • Lineup data is available in the match centre.
  • Recent results include different opponents and competitions.
  • Goals and results describe past outcomes; they do not measure chance quality or guarantee the next result.

Historical context reconstructed from results currently stored, not an archived pre-match briefing. These facts provide context, not a full explanation of the model’s calculation. How this is calculated ↓

HOW THEY HAVE BEEN PLAYING

Recent form

Compare recent results at a glance, or open the match list for a closer look.

Last 10 games · all venues and competitions.

About these numbers

Results are from completed 90-minute games before this fixture, across all competitions. Games decided after extra time or penalties are excluded. Switch on “Match home & away form” to compare Dumbarton at home with Cove Rangers away.

We show up to the selected number of available games from the previous year. Missing results may appear as the database updates. These are past results, not predictions.

Updated 2 Oct, 10:29 UK.

THE SEASON SO FAR

How the teams compare

League Cup · 2026/27 · all league matches

DumbartonCove Rangers
2Matches played1
0Points earned3
0Wins1
0.5Goals scored / match3.0
4.0Goals conceded / match2.0
0Clean sheets0
1Failed to score0

Season totals and averages. Home / away compares Dumbarton at home with Cove Rangers away. Small samples can be misleading.

THE STORY SO FAR

Head-to-head

0 recorded meetings

Previous meetings are not available for this fixture yet.

TEAM SELECTION

Lineups & formations

Confirmed lineups

Official starting XIs supplied by the match-data provider.

Dumbarton

Confirmed formationPending
  1. 1A. Rice
  2. 34T. RobsonD
  3. 4K. Webster
  4. 15L. McIntoshF
  5. 24M. Doyle
  6. 3A. Omar
  7. 21S. Honeyman
  8. 8J. Todd
  9. 10D. Craig
  10. 11J. Sowa
  11. 9D. Lang
Substitutes (9)

28 · J. Mcconnell

6 · R. Blair

7 · S. Tomlinson

12 · Trialist D

14 · T. Wallace

17 · A. Gilfedder

18 · C. Campbell

22 · D. Marshall

27 · K. Kirkpatrick

Cove Rangers

Confirmed formationPendingPaul Hartley
  1. 21B. Demus
  2. 6L. ParkerD
  3. 7R. HarringtonD
  4. 12C. MaguireM
  5. 2L. Bisland
  6. 26J. WhiteF
  7. 5M. Souter
  8. 11R. McAllister
  9. 8A. Francis-Burrell
  10. 16J. Teasdale
  11. 9D. Oladipo
Substitutes (5)

1 · R. Mutch

3 · V. Enem

17 · T. Stephen

18 · E. Oppong

20 · A. Fraser

2026/27 STANDINGS

League Cup table

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Current standings. Both teams are highlighted. These may include matches played after this fixture.

Standings are not available for this competition and season.

THE MARKET VIEW

Match-winner odds

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