Cove Rangers vs Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle won 2-1 at Cove Rangers in the Scotland Challenge Cup on Tuesday 16 December 2025, 1-2 at half-time. In their last 7 meetings, including this one, Cove Rangers won 1, Partick Thistle won 2 and 4 were drawn.

Scotland Challenge Cup Tue 16 Dec 2025, 19:45 Save

Cove Rangers

HT 1-2

Partick Thistle

Balmoral Stadium, Aberdeen Gavin Duncan

Cove Rangers vs Partick Thistle timeline

3' Adam Emslie 1-0 Goal · Assist Blair Yule · Right foot shot, Cove Rangers
24' Kyle Turner 1-1 Goal · Assist Steven Lawless · Right foot shot, Partick Thistle
27' A. Samuel 1-2 Goal · Right foot shot, Partick Thistle
67' Chris Maguire Yellow card, Cove Rangers
67' Scott Martin Yellow card, Partick Thistle

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Cove Rangers vs Partick Thistle stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Cove RangersPartick Thistle

42% Possession 58%

45 Attacks 62

37 Dang. Attacks 50

9 Shots 11

6 Shots On Target 7

4 Corners 3

5 Saves 5

7 Fouls 8

1 Yellow Cards 0

1 Offsides 2

Cove Rangers vs Partick Thistle lineups

Confirmed

Cove Rangers 4-5-1

21 Bálint Demus

2 Layton Bisland
6 Justin Eguaibor
32 Liam Parker
7 Ryan Harrington

3 James Doyle
8 Blair Yule
17 Reuben McAllister
22 Lewis O'Donnell
18 Adam Emslie

20 David Eguaibor

Substitutes

1 Robbie Mutch
4 Mackenzie Strachan 60'
9 Mitchell Megginson 60'
14 J. Mylchreest 68'
25 Mikey Milnes
77 Chris Maguire 60'

Partick Thistle 3-5-2

1 Lewis Budinauckas

3 Paddy Reading
20 Daniel O'Reilly
19 Luke McBeth

11 Steven Lawless
6 Kyle Turner
4 Scott Martin
26 Ben Stanway
2 Cammy Logan

10 Logan Chalmers
9 A. Samuel

Substitutes

5 Lee Ashcroft
8 Oisin Smyth 74'
12 Joshua Samuel Clarke
21 Aidan Fitzpatrick 60'
24 Ben McPherson
32 Tony Watt 60'
39 Matthew Falconer 69'
42 Liam Dolan
64 Tsoanelo Letsosa 74'

Cove Rangers and Partick Thistle player stats

Cove Rangers player stats

21 Bálint Demus GK	90	0	0	0	0
2 Layton Bisland DEF	90	0	0	2	2
6 Justin Eguaibor DEF	90	0	0	1	1
7 Ryan Harrington DEF	90	0	0	0	0
32 Liam Parker DEF	90	0	0	0	0
3 James Doyle MID	90	0	0	1	1
18 Adam Emslie MID	90	1	0	0	0
17 Reuben McAllister MID	68	0	0	0	0
8 Blair Yule MID	60	0	1	0	0
22 Lewis O'Donnell MID	60	0	0	0	0
20 David Eguaibor FWD	60	0	0	3	3
4 Mackenzie Strachan MID Sub	30	0	0	0	0
9 Mitchell Megginson FWD Sub	30	0	0	0	0
77 Chris Maguire FWD Sub	30	0	0	0	0
14 J. Mylchreest FWD Sub	22	0	0	0	0

Partick Thistle player stats

1 Lewis Budinauckas GK	90	0	0	0	0
19 Luke McBeth DEF	90	0	0	1	1
20 Daniel O'Reilly DEF	90	0	0	1	1
3 Paddy Reading DEF	69	0	0	1	1
2 Cammy Logan DEF	0	0	0	1	1
6 Kyle Turner MID	90	1	0	1	1
11 Steven Lawless MID	90	0	1	0	0
4 Scott Martin MID	74	0	0	2	2
26 Ben Stanway MID	74	0	0	0	0
10 Logan Chalmers MID	60	0	0	0	0
9 A. Samuel FWD	60	1	0	0	0
21 Aidan Fitzpatrick MID Sub	30	0	0	0	0
39 Matthew Falconer MID Sub	21	0	0	1	1
8 Oisin Smyth MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0
64 Tsoanelo Letsosa MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0
32 Tony Watt FWD Sub	30	0	0	0	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 Partick Thistle form

Cove Rangers All venues

2 W · 2 D · 1 L

Points per game: 1.60
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 0.8
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Partick Thistle All venues

3 W · 1 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.00
Scored per game: 1.2
Conceded per game: 0.6
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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

Cove Rangers vs Partick Thistle head to head

1 Cove Rangers wins 4 draws 2 Partick Thistle wins

3.0 goals per game 71% both teams scored 57% over 2.5 goals

Cove Rangers vs Partick Thistle 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