Cove Rangers vs Airdrieonians Predictions and Betting Tips- Odds, H2H and Preview Predictions

Cove Rangers vs Aidrieonians Prediction

Cove Rangers welcome Airdieonians to the Balmoral Stadium in the first of two legs in Scottish First Division Play-offs, with the winner of the tie advancing to the Scottish Championship.

Cove Rangers finished second in the Scottish League One regular season, just seven points Arbroath in the automatic promotion spot. Paul Hartley will be really pleased with his sides end to the season, losing just twice in the last 10 matches. They then had to beat Queen of the South to get into this position- following a mixed bag of results against them in the regular stage, winning twice, losing twice.

Airdrieonians however, are fighting to sustain their Championship status after a dismal campaign saw them finish ninth. They will be confident coming into this fixture as they ‘higher ranked’ side, however, it will be nervy for both sides.

As the game approaches, here is everything you need to know about both sides ahead of kick-off.

How to Watch Cove Rangers vs Aidrieonians

Cove Rangers welcome Airdrieonians to the Balmoral Stadium in the first leg of the Scottish League One play-offs, with the winner earning a spot in the Scottish Championship for the 2025/26 season.

TV Channel

You will be able to watch this match on Wednesday evening on BBC.

• Date: Wednesday 14, May
• Kick-off: 20:10 BST
• Channel: BBC Scotland

Key Statistics

• Airdrieonians may not have conceded the most, but a clean sheet was difficult to come by this season, as they earned just five

• Cove meanwhile, sit mid-table for clean sheets, earning nine

• Cove’s Mitchell Megginson and Adam Emslie sit second on League One’s scoring charts this term, netting 12 apiece

• Cove come into this fixture looking to earn promotion to the Championship, while Airdrieonians look to remain and keep their spot

Cove Rangers Preview, Form and Standout Players

Cove Predicted Lineup (4-4-2): Suman; Harrington, Darge, Gillingham, Doyle; Emslie, Yule, Marshall, Lobban; Megginson, Fyvie.

Cove are unbeaten in their last five matches. Two home draws versus Alloa and Kelty Hearts was followed by a 4-2 final day away victory over Annan Athletic. They then allowed this form to propel them past Queen of the South over two legs, managing to draw away, to win 2-1 at home.

Top scorers Emslie has three in his last four and Megginson two in his last three so Cove will be hoping for crucial home goals to make their away trip to Airdrieonians manageable.

Airdrieonians Preview, Form and Standout Players

Airdrieonians Predicted Lineup (4-3-3): Melrose; Strapp, Graham, Bannon, MacDonald; Frizzell, McMaster, McGrattan; McStravick, Mochrie, Wilson.

Airdrie saw off their regular season demons, when they earned just one point from their last three Championship games- 0-0 away draw at Dunfermline were sandwiched by 1-0 home defeats by Greenock Morton and Ayr. Two victories boosted team spirit against Stenhousemuir, winning 5-2 on aggregate to set up this clash against Cove.

They have not scored much of late, so the scorers of their five goals in the last play-off versus Stenhousemuir could play a crucial role as being players to step up for the big occasions.

Head-to-head Comparison

They have not played each other in three years; however, history may play a factor in players mind’s, with Cove getting the better of Airdrie in recent years.

Recent Meetings:

• Airdrie 1-1 Cove, March 26, 2022

• Cove 1-1 Aidrie, February 5, 2022

• Airdrie 0-2 Cove, November 20, 2021

• Cove 1-0 Aidrie, September 25, 2021

• Airdrie 3-2 Cove, May 11, 2021

Betting Tip for Cove Rangers vs Aidrieonians

Relegation games are always very nervy, but neither side seem to make clean sheets, so this could definitely be a tie which features a lot of goals.

Therefore, we have gone for FT Over 2.5 as the best tip for this match.

Final Prediction

Cove Rangers 2-2 Aidrieonians