Forfar Athletic vs Montrose betting preview: Even match expected

Days
Hours
Minutes
Seconds
Competition: Scotland League One
Competition: Sat 31.October
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Station Park (4602 seats)

Only a few games have been played in the League One so far, with Forfar Athletic placed 6th and Montrose sitting in the 9th position.

There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.

D D L L L

Forfar Athletic form and stats

The first League One game here at Station Park resulted in a draw. Last season Forfar Athletic's home game statistics were 4 victories, 3 draws and 7 defeats from 14 games.

An away draw last time out for Forfar, facing Falkirk in a game that ended 1-1. The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 0-0 versus Dumbarton.

The hometeam coach S. Malcolm made a successful contribution in the game against Falkirk, bringing on J. Allan who scored the equalizer in the 1-1 draw.

Forfar Athletic has scored 0 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

D L L L D

Montrose form and stats

One match played away so far in the League One for Montrose and it was a tie. Last season the statistics for their away games were 6 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses from 14 games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to East Fife (placed 8th) in their previous outing. The League One match ended in a draw 2-2. A 1-3 loss hosting Falkirk before that.

An inspired comeback made the scores level in Montrose's duel with East Fife. It looked bad at 0-2 but the team were not done and fought back to 2-2 after G. Webster found the equalizer.

2 goals so far away for Montrose, while their defence has allowed the opposition to score 2. All from 1 league match away.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Forfar Athletic won five, Montrose won four and one draw. seven games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

MontroseA. Quinn
A. Quinn
1 goals
MontroseL. Milne
L. Milne
1 goals
MontroseG. Webster
G. Webster
1 goals

Forfar Athletic missing players

Montrose missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Forfar Athletic Montrose
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
2 1 1 Played P 0 1 2
0 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
2 1 1 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 1
1 0 0 Scored S 0 2 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 2 5
50% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
50% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 100%
50% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
50% 100% 100% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 1.5
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
17 8 8 Total Shots T S 0 9 20
5 2 2 Shots on Target S O 0 3 10
20% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 67% 30%
Forfar Athletic Last season Montrose
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
28 14   Played P   14 28
6 4   Won W   6 15
6 3   Drew D   2 2
16 7   Lost L   6 11
26 17   Scored S   19 48
47 22   Conceded C   19 38
89% 93%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   93% 96%
71% 79%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   71% 71%
46% 50%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   50% 61%
21% 21%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   29% 36%
18% 21%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   14% 21%
46% 64%   BTTS BTTS   43% 50%
21% 21%   Clean Sheets C S   36% 32%
43% 21%   Failed to Score F T   29% 21%
 
0 0   Corners for (avg) C F   0 0
0 0   Corners against (avg) C A   0 0
1.6 1.4   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   2.4 1.8
0 0   Red cards R C   1 3
 
236 138   Total Shots T S   124 298
89 55   Shots on Target S O   44 116
29% 31%   Goal Efficiency G E   43% 41%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cove Rangers 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Falkirk 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
3 Airdrieonians 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
4 Clyde 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Partick Thistle 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
6 Forfar Athletic 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Dumbarton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 East Fife 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
9 Montrose 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
10 Peterhead 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Raith Rovers 28 15 8 5 49 33 14 9 4 1 29 14 14 6 4 4 20 19 16 53
2 Falkirk 28 14 10 4 54 18 14 10 2 2 35 5 14 4 8 2 19 13 36 52
3 Airdrieonians 28 14 6 8 38 27 15 7 4 4 20 13 13 7 2 4 18 14 11 48
4 Montrose 28 15 2 11 48 38 14 9 0 5 29 19 14 6 2 6 19 19 10 47
5 East Fife 28 12 9 7 44 36 14 6 6 2 27 19 14 6 3 5 17 17 8 45
6 Dumbarton 28 11 5 12 35 44 14 6 3 5 16 14 14 5 2 7 19 30 -9 38
7 Clyde 28 9 7 12 35 43 14 7 4 3 27 18 14 2 3 9 8 25 -8 34
8 Peterhead 27 7 5 15 30 44 14 5 4 5 16 14 13 2 1 10 14 30 -14 26
9 Forfar Athletic 28 6 6 16 26 47 14 4 3 7 17 22 14 2 3 9 9 25 -21 24
10 Stranraer 27 2 10 15 28 57 12 2 4 6 13 20 15 0 6 9 15 37 -29 16

Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cove Rangers 2 2 0 0 5 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 4 6
2 Falkirk 2 1 1 0 4 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 3 1 2 4
3 Airdrieonians 2 1 0 1 3 2 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 3
4 Clyde 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Partick Thistle 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 3
6 Forfar Athletic 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Dumbarton 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
8 East Fife 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 1 3 -2 1
9 Montrose 2 0 1 1 3 5 1 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 -2 1
10 Peterhead 2 0 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 -4 0

More from Scotland - League One

Read more about League One

The Scottish League One is the third division in the Scottish football league pyramid. It holds ten teams who play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The top team in the league table is promoted, the bottom team relegated. There are also playoffs to promote and relegate.