Hamilton Academical vs Cove Rangers – Schedule & Where to Watch on TV

30/08/2025 at 12:30 (Time Zone – GMT-4 (America/New_York))

ZLX Stadium (Hamilton).

League One - Round 5
Where to Watch on TV:


Scotland	BBC Scotland
United-kingdom	Accies TV, BBC Alba, BBC iPlayer, BBC Sport app, BBC Sport, CRFC TV

Match Stats


Yellow Cards
1	1

Key Moments

Here there are

1st Half (0 - 0)
2nd Half (0 - 0)
71', Hendrie S. ↓, McKinstry S. ↑,
71', Simpson E. ↓, Mcluckie B. ↑,
73', Megginson M. 🟨,
86', Mylchreest J. ↓, Donaldson C. ↑,
90+4', 🟨,

Chances of winning

Hamilton Academical
50.4%

Draw
25.9%

Cove Rangers
23.7%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

54.7%

24%

21.3%

Our Initial ML Estimation

55.9%

23.5%

20.8%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Hamilton Academical has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-4.3%)

Cove Rangers has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+2.4%)

ML Model estimates a higher probability for Hamilton Academical than the current prediction. (+5.5%)

Note: The ML model's higher estimate suggests a strong performance forecast for Hamilton Academical, possibly due to key factors that the model accounted for.

ML Model estimates a lower probability for Cove Rangers than the current prediction. (-2.9%)

Hamilton Academical - Cove Rangers Odds

	1	X	2	Marga
Avarage Now (Initially)	1.82 ↑ (1.67)	3.55 ↓ (3.79)	3.94 ↓ (4.28)	8.6% (9.7%)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

Preview Facts

A meeting between a mid-table team and the outsider will take place in this match (ranked 4 in the zone Promotion ~ Championship (Promotion: ) and 10 in the zone Relegation ~ League Two).
In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Hamilton won 3.
Hamilton is currently in poor form (last 5 games: 1 wins).
Cove has been playing with ups and downs recently (in the last 5 games, wins – 1).
Cove may have a physical advantage due to more rest days in recent times.
In this match, Hamilton is the team to beat.
In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Hamilton won 3 matches, drew 3 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 15:14. (average 1.7:1.6).
Including home matches between the teams, Hamilton won 2 matches, drew 2 matches, lost 1 match, and goals 10:8. (average 2:1.6).

How many head-to-head matches has Hamilton Academical won against Cove Rangers?

Hamilton Academical has won 3 of their last 9 head-to-head matches.

How many head-to-head matches has Cove Rangers won against Hamilton Academical?

Cove Rangers has won 3 of their last 9 head-to-head matches.

What were the results of their latest head-to-head matches?

The latest head-to-head matches between Hamilton Academical - Cove Rangers were as follows:

23.03.2024 Cove Rangers - Hamilton Academical 1:3

13.01.2024 Hamilton Academical - Cove Rangers 2:0

04.11.2023 Cove Rangers - Hamilton Academical 1:0

05.08.2023 Hamilton Academical - Cove Rangers 1:0

29.07.2023 Hamilton Academical - Cove Rangers 2:3

Latest results of Hamilton Academical

27.08.2025 Hamilton Academical - Edinburgh City 2:3 ✺

23.08.2025 Alloa Athletic - Hamilton Academical 1:0 ✺

16.08.2025 Hamilton Academical - East Fife 1:2 ✺

13.08.2025 Hamilton Academical - Motherwell 2 0:0 ✺

09.08.2025 Queen of the South - Hamilton Academical 1:4 ✺

Latest results of Cove Rangers

26.08.2025 Cove Rangers - Dundee 2 1:0 ✺

23.08.2025 Peterhead - Cove Rangers 3:1 ✺

16.08.2025 Cove Rangers - Montrose 3:3 ✺

12.08.2025 Cove Rangers - Spartans 1:1 ✺

09.08.2025 Stenhousemuir - Cove Rangers 1:0 ✺

Scottish League One Table

2025/26

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
1	Stenhousemuir	11	6	3	2	13:8	5	21
2	Inverness	11	8	1	2	20:8	12	20
3	East Fife	11	5	3	3	16:15	1	18
4	Alloa	11	5	2	4	10:8	2	17
5	Peterhead	11	5	1	5	18:18	0	16
6	Queen of South	11	5	1	5	14:15	-1	16
7	Hamilton	11	6	2	3	23:9	14	14
8	Montrose	11	3	2	6	11:22	-11	11
9	Kelty Hearts	11	2	1	8	9:22	-13	7
10	Cove Rangers	11	1	2	8	8:17	-9	5

      Promotion ~ Championship
      Promotion ~ Championship (Promotion: )
      League One (Promotion ~ Play Offs: )
      Relegation ~ League Two