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Queen of the South vs Cove Rangers prediction and preview

3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC

The PunterPick prediction

Over 1.5 GoalsOdds 1.25Market probability 75%Final score 4–3

Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.

Match preview

Queen of the South host Cove Rangers in the League One (Scotland) on 3 Oct 2026, 14:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Over 1.5 Goals — more than 1.5 goals in the match. It was published at odds of 1.25, which the bookmaker market rated at about 75% once the bookmaker margin is removed.

Final score: Queen of the South 4–3 Cove Rangers.

Going into the match, Queen of the South had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches, scoring 12 and conceding 22. Cove Rangers had won 5, drawn 1 and lost 4 of their last 10, with 20 scored and 11 conceded.

Both teams scored in 7 of Queen of the South's last 10 and 4 of Cove Rangers's last 10; 5 and 6 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Queen of the South averaged 1.40 goals scored and 1.27 conceded across 15 matches; away from home Cove Rangers averaged 1.00 scored and 2.10 conceded across 10.

Our team-strength model expects about 1.60 goals from Queen of the South and 1.71 from Cove Rangers. From that it rates a home win at 35%, a draw at 25% and an away win at 40%, against 39%, 25% and 36% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 85%.

Team comparison

Share of each factor between Queen of the South (green) and Cove Rangers (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.

Recent form50% – 50%
Attack50% – 50%
Defence27% – 73%
Head-to-head62% – 38%
Goals64% – 36%
Overall strength54% – 45%

Form before the match

TeamLast 5ScoredConcededBTTSO2.5
Queen of the SouthWDLLD1.202.2070%50%
Cove RangersWWLLW2.001.1040%60%

Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.

Recent meetings

Other markets we priced

MarketOur probabilityOdds
Double Chance 1275%1.22
Over 1.5 Goals75%1.25
1st Half Over 0.5 Goals70%1.33
Under 3.5 Goals69%1.36
1st Half Under 1.5 Goals63%1.50
BTTS Yes56%1.67
Over 8.5 Corners54%1.73
Over 2.5 Goals53%1.80

Probabilities are derived from bookmaker prices with the margin removed. They are estimates, not guarantees.

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