Cove Rangers vs Partick: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

Cove Rangers vs Partick: Lineups, Predictions & Betting Tips

## Match Details: December 16 2025 | Balmoral Stadium | Challenge Cup - Round of 32 | 19:45 GMT

On Tuesday we finally see the match between Cove Rangers and Partick after the original game was postponed. Cove Rangers will be going into this game optimistic that they can get a result as they face a team who could potentially be at the complete opposite end of the Scottish football pyramid. Partick will be going into this game expecting an easier game and a game they can look to use to carry on their form with. Our advanced algorithm expects that match to end in a 1-1 draw after the 90 minutes.

Key Betting Tip: Both teams to score in this match at 1.91 – this represents excellent value based on tips provided to us by our team of in-house tipsters.

Cove Rangers vs Partick Predicted Lineups

Cove Rangers predicted starting XI (4-4-2): Mutch, Doyle, Parker, Eguaibor, Harrington, McAllister, Yule, O’Donnell, Emslie, Maguire, Eguaibor

Partick predicted starting XI (4-1-4-1): Clarke, Reading, Ashcroft, McBeth, McPherson, Smyth, Fitzpatrick, Stanway, Letsosa, Chalmers, Samuel

Previous Cove Rangers vs Partick Head-to-Head

Cove Rangers 0-5 Partick Partick 0-1 Cove Rangers Cove Rangers 1-1 Partick Partick 2-2 Cove Rangers Cover Rangers 2-2 Partick

Some very even games between these 2 sides with both of them having walked away with their first wins in the last 5 matches in the most recent 2 games. Both teams are yet to have registered a win at home in the last 5 matches meaning Partick could be in line for another win especially after the confidence boost that they got in the last game winning 5-0. There’s not been much to separate the teams recently and they will be looking at this match for one of them to finally have the leg up on the other walking away with more wins.

Cove Rangers and Partick Match Analysis

Cove Rangers last 5 matches: Cove Rangers 1-2 Forfar Athletic (H) Challenge Cup Cove Rangers 2-1 Hamilton Academical (H) League One Cove Rangers 0-0 Alloa Athletic (H) League One St. Johnstone 1-2 Cove Rangers (A) Scottish Cup Queen of the South 1-1 Cove Rangers (A) League One

Some form that shows a turn of fortunes recently for Cove Rangers having only lost 1 game in the last 5 and that being in the Challenge Cup. Those 2 wins and 2 draws should have given them a massive boost in confidence and moral after their poor start to the season. The only issue is that the game and competition they will be playing in is the one where they last saw defeat. That could damage some confidence. The only issue stopping their run being better is they are still leaking goals having only kept 1 clean sheet and conceding 5 goals in the last 5 matches, however, they have managed to score in 4 out of 5 games so that has reduced the damage of the defence.

Partick last 5 matches: Airdrieonians 1-1 Partick (A) Championship Partick 2-1 St Johnstone (H) Championship Partick 1-0 Dunfermline Athletic (H) Championship Forfar Athletic 0-2 Partick (A) Scottish Cup Ayr United 0-0 Partick (A) Championship

Some very strong form recently for Partick having only dropped 2 points from the 15 that were available. This form will give them a lot of confidence that they can easily win this game even after Cove Rangers have found some form. The biggest achievement that they have managed to get is keeping 3 clean sheets in the last 5 matches and those 3 sheets were the last 3, so they will be going into this match hoping that they can add yet another clean sheet to this streak. One of the only issues that can be looked at is they haven’t had any results that would strike fear into another team in the last 5 matches many of the results have been a win by 1, however, their form should be enough to worry teams.

Cove Rangers vs Partick Predictions

Our advanced algorithm has analysed over 200 pieces of data and predicted that both teams will score with a 58.30% confidence. The key factors that have allowed this to happen are players available, previous head-to-head matches, current form and tactical matchups.

Best Cove Rangers vs Partick Betting Tips

Football Park’s Best Bet: Both teams to score @ 1.91 odds – this is based on predictions made by our team of in-house tipsters as a result of both teams having seen goals in 3 out of 5 of their last head-to-head matches.

Key Players to Watch: Cove Rangers vs Partick

David Eguaibor (Cove Rangers): The 21-year-old striker is currently the top scorer for Cove Rangers with 6 goals, and they will need him to come up with at least another goal in this match if they want to have a chance of getting a result from this game.

Josh Clarke (Partick): The keeper has been one of the reasons behind their solid defensive record having kept 6 clean sheets and only conceded 12 goals this season. Adding onto this his 73% save percentage and you see why they have managed to have such a good defence as of recent, he will be the man they look to, to keep the game level for them.