-0.61 points a game is the venue form gap, in East Kilbride's favour: Cove Rangers takes 1.17 a game at home over the last two seasons, East Kilbride 1.78 away.
Cove Rangers: 47 league matches in the bank, 11 from this season and the rest from last season. East Kilbride: 47 league matches in the bank, 11 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish League Two.
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
Cove Rangers -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 1, drew 3, lost 1 of 5, scoring 5 and conceding 4. Last season at home: won 5, drew 6, lost 7 of 18, scoring 17 and conceding 19 -- 1.17 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Peterhead 0-2 away; 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.
The dugout
Every one of the 24 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.
East Kilbride -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 1, lost 2 of 5, scoring 6 and conceding 9. Last season away in the Scottish League Two: won 10, drew 4, lost 4 of 18, scoring 36 and conceding 22 -- 1.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Montrose 1-1 at home; drew with Airdrieonians 2-2 at home; beat East Fife 3-0 away; beat Alloa Athletic 2-1 away; beat Peterhead 3-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 22 matches with one recorded (21, 1 apiece), most recently Michael Kennedy with 21. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 17:08 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.