+0.39 points a game is the venue form gap, in Peterhead's favour: Peterhead takes 1.22 a game at home over the last two seasons, Cove Rangers 0.83 away.
Peterhead: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season. Cove Rangers: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
Peterhead -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 0, lost 4 of 5, scoring 3 and conceding 8. Last season at home: won 7, drew 4, lost 7 of 18, scoring 29 and conceding 29 -- 1.39 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Queen of the South 0-1 at home; lost to Hamilton Academical 1-2 away; lost to Airdrieonians 1-2 at home; lost to East Kilbride 1-3 away; lost to Montrose 0-3 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 6 matches with one recorded (4, 2 apiece), most recently Ryan Strachan with 4. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Cove Rangers -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 0, drew 0, lost 5 of 5, scoring 4 and conceding 12. Last season away: won 5, drew 4, lost 9 of 18, scoring 24 and conceding 25 -- 1.06 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with East Fife 1-1 at home; lost to Queen of the South 3-4 away; lost to Ross County 0-2 at home; lost to Montrose 1-2 away; drew with Alloa Athletic 1-1 at home.
The dugout
Every one of the 23 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Paul Hartley. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 03:23 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.