-0.37 points a game is the venue form gap, in Hamilton Academical's favour: Cove Rangers takes 1.17 a game at home over the last two seasons, Hamilton Academical 1.54 away.
Cove Rangers: 48 league matches in the bank, 12 from this season and the rest from last season. Hamilton Academical: 49 league matches in the bank, 13 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
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: beat Airdrieonians 1-0 away; 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.
The dugout
Every one of the 25 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.
Hamilton Academical -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 4, drew 2, lost 0 of 6, scoring 12 and conceding 2. Last season away: won 6, drew 5, lost 7 of 18, scoring 28 and conceding 27 -- 1.28 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Montrose 1-1 at home; drew with Ross County 1-1 away; beat East Fife 2-1 at home; beat Airdrieonians 2-1 away; beat Alloa Athletic 3-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 7 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by John Rankin. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 18:04 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.