Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic

Forfar Athletic won 2-1 at Cove Rangers in the Scotland Challenge Cup on Tuesday 11 November 2025, 0-2 at half-time. In their last 3 meetings, including this one, Cove Rangers won 1, Forfar Athletic won 1 and 1 was drawn.

Scotland Challenge Cup Tue 11 Nov 2025, 19:45 Save

Cove Rangers

HT 0-2

Forfar Athletic

Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen

Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic timeline

13' Mark Whatley 0-1 Goal · Field Goal, Forfar Athletic
34' Jake Dolzanski Yellow card, Forfar Athletic
36' Mark Whatley 0-2 Goal · Field Goal, Forfar Athletic
65' Reuben McAllister 1-2 Goal · Field Goal, Cove Rangers
85' Angus Mailer Yellow card, Forfar Athletic
87' Reuben McAllister Yellow card, Cove Rangers
90+1' Harry McLinden Yellow card, Forfar Athletic
90+3' Liam Parker Yellow card, Cove Rangers

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Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Cove RangersForfar Athletic

66% Possession 34%

53 Attacks 37

50 Dang. Attacks 25

13 Shots 7

4 Shots On Target 4

8 Corners 4

3 Saves 2

5 Fouls 9

0 Yellow Cards 1

3 Offsides 1

Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic lineups

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Cove Rangers 4-4-2

21 Bálint Demus

2 Layton Bisland
4 Mackenzie Strachan
6 Justin Eguaibor
7 Ryan Harrington

32 Liam Parker
17 Reuben McAllister
8 Blair Yule
22 Lewis O'Donnell

18 Adam Emslie
20 David Eguaibor

Substitutes

1 Robbie Mutch
19 Cole Donaldson
25 Mikey Milnes

Forfar Athletic 3-5-2

21 Neil Stafford

5 Matty Allan
6 Jake Dolzanski
15 Mackenzie Lemon

22 Scott Bright
16 Mark Whatley 2
2 Lewis Martin
12 Nathan Cannon
18 Lewis Lorimer

9 Scott Shepherd
10 Martin Rennie

Substitutes

14 Angus Mailer 69'
17 Jamie Richardson 46'
19 Jake Sutherland 46'
23 Harry McLinden 69'

Cove Rangers and Forfar Athletic player stats

Cove Rangers player stats

21 Bálint Demus GK	90	0
2 Layton Bisland DEF	90	0
6 Justin Eguaibor DEF	90	0
7 Ryan Harrington DEF	90	0
32 Liam Parker DEF	90	0
4 Mackenzie Strachan MID	90	0
8 Blair Yule MID	90	0
17 Reuben McAllister MID	90	1
18 Adam Emslie MID	90	0
22 Lewis O'Donnell MID	90	0
20 David Eguaibor FWD	90	0

Forfar Athletic player stats

21 Neil Stafford GK	90	0
2 Lewis Martin DEF	90	0
5 Matty Allan DEF	90	0
6 Jake Dolzanski DEF	90	0
15 Mackenzie Lemon DEF	90	0
18 Lewis Lorimer DEF	90	0
22 Scott Bright DEF	90	0
16 Mark Whatley MID	90	2
10 Martin Rennie FWD	90	0
9 Scott Shepherd FWD	46	0
12 Nathan Cannon FWD	46	0
14 Angus Mailer DEF Sub	0	0
17 Jamie Richardson FWD Sub	44	0
19 Jake Sutherland FWD Sub	44	0

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic form

Cove Rangers All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.8
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Forfar Athletic All venues

1 W · 2 D · 2 L

Points per game: 1.00
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.8
Both teams scored: 80%
Over 2.5 goals: 60%

Results before kick-off, most recent first, from each team's side. Open a game to see its full stats.

Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic head to head

1 Cove Rangers wins 1 draws 1 Forfar Athletic wins

2.3 goals per game 67% both teams scored 33% over 2.5 goals

Cove Rangers vs Forfar Athletic standings

Challenge Cup table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Clydebank	6	5	1	0	17	4	+13	16
2	Ross County	6	5	0	1	30	7	+23	15
3	Airdrieonians	6	5	0	1	21	8	+13	15
4	Cove Rangers	6	5	0	1	19	7	+12	15
5	Peterhead	6	5	0	1	12	4	+8	15
6	East Kilbride	6	4	1	1	19	13	+6	13
7	St. Mirren U21	6	4	0	2	19	8	+11	12
8	Elgin City	6	4	0	2	14	3	+11	12
9	Alloa Athletic	6	3	3	0	12	5	+7	12
10	Hamilton Academical	6	4	0	2	11	4	+7	12
11	Montrose	6	4	0	2	13	8	+5	12
12	Celtic II	6	3	3	0	18	14	+4	12
13	Queen of the South	6	3	2	1	11	5	+6	11
14	Stirling Albion	6	3	2	1	16	12	+4	11
15	Aberdeen U21	6	3	1	2	11	8	+3	10
16	Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic	6	3	1	2	9	11	-2	10
17	Edinburgh City	6	3	1	2	6	9	-3	10
18	Berwick Rangers	6	3	1	2	11	15	-4	10
19	Annan Athletic	6	2	3	1	9	5	+4	9
20	Formartine United	6	3	0	3	12	10	+2	9
21	Spartans	6	2	3	1	9	7	+2	9
22	Kelty Hearts	6	3	0	3	15	15	0	9
23	Hearts U21	6	3	0	3	17	29	-12	9
24	Stranraer	6	2	1	3	16	15	+1	7
25	East Fife	6	2	1	3	13	13	0	7
26	Forfar Athletic	6	2	1	3	6	9	-3	7
27	Banks O Dee FC	6	2	1	3	8	14	-6	7
28	Dumbarton	6	2	1	3	10	19	-9	7
29	Rangers U21	6	2	0	4	11	11	0	6
30	Clyde	6	2	0	4	11	15	-4	6
31	Kilmarnock II	6	1	2	3	11	16	-5	5
32	Cumbernauld Colts	6	1	2	3	6	14	-8	5
33	Clachnacuddin	6	1	1	4	11	17	-6	4
34	Fraserburgh	6	1	1	4	7	21	-14	4
35	Dundee U21	6	1	0	5	7	15	-8	3
36	Dundee United II	6	1	0	5	5	14	-9	3
37	Gala Fairydean Rovers	6	0	2	4	3	17	-14	2
38	Hibernian U21	6	0	1	5	4	14	-10	1
39	Cowdenbeath	6	0	0	6	6	15	-9	0
40	Motherwell U21	6	0	0	6	4	20	-16	0