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Cowdenbeath vs Celtic II prediction and preview
13 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Cowdenbeath host Celtic II in the Challenge Cup (Scotland) on 13 Oct 2026, 18:45 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Cowdenbeath 2–3 Celtic II.
Going into the match, Cowdenbeath had won 4, drawn 0 and lost 6 of their last 10 matches, scoring 18 and conceding 17. Celtic II had won 4, drawn 4 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 26 scored and 22 conceded.
Both teams scored in 6 of Cowdenbeath's last 10 and 8 of Celtic II's last 10; 7 and 9 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Cowdenbeath averaged 1.90 goals scored and 1.40 conceded across 10 matches; away from home Celtic II averaged 2.58 scored and 2.67 conceded across 12.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.61 goals from Cowdenbeath and 2.30 from Celtic II. From that it rates a home win at 26%, a draw at 21% and an away win at 53%. For the published pick itself the model gives 91%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Cowdenbeath (green) and Celtic II (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowdenbeath | WLLWW | 1.80 | 1.70 | 60% | 70% |
| Celtic II | DDLWL | 2.60 | 2.20 | 80% | 90% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
Recent meetings
- 10 Apr 2026 · Celtic II 2–2 Cowdenbeath