East Kilbride vs Cove Rangers Prediction & Betting Tips (7 September)

East Kilbride have been cooking with gas on their own patch of late, delivering six victories as part of a some matches unbeaten run, so confidence should be high coming into this contest. The same cannot be said for Cove Rangers, however, as the strugglers are winless in 10 away games at this elite level of the Challenge Cup, suffering a worrying nine defeats along the way.

East Kilbride have certainly provided their supporters with plenty of entertainment in recent times, with nine of their last 10 home fixtures in the Challenge Cup producing a minimum of three goals. Cove Rangers are no strangers to exciting contests at this level either, with nine of the previous ten games also delivering over 2.5 goals.

Both teams have scored in 10 of the last 10 Cove Rangers away matches at this level, including in each of the previous seven, so it would be fair to label the promotion-chasers as entertaining to watch. Interestingly, the most recent eight East Kilbride home games in the Challenge Cup have all delivered either two or three goals, with both teams on target in seven of these clashes.