Montrose will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today’s opponents. The home side are currently 4 points behind Cove Rangers.
- Montrose have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Cove Rangers have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Montrose form and stats
The story so far in the League One for Montrose at their home stadium (Links Park) is 4 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats.
Montrose's last game was hosting Cove Rangers and winning 1-0. Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kilmarnock (1-3).
A decent goal production from Montrose in their home games so far, with 16 goals from 9 league matches. On the other hand, Montrose have conceded 10 goals.
Cove Rangers form and stats
Playing away, Cove Rangers, who have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One, have won 2 games, drawn 4 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season.
Cove has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Falkirk for a League One game that ended a draw (2-2). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Montrose wasn't a success with a 0-1 loss.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (6 so far). It's worth mentioning that 4 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
Montrose - Cove Rangers 1-0 was the story when these teams last met, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last six meetings: three - one - two (Montrose wins - draws - Cove Rangers wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  M. Megginson 12 goals |  G. Webster 7 goals | R. McLean 6 goals |
Montrose missing players
Cove Rangers missing players
| Montrose | Cove Rangers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 19 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | 2 | 2 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 27 | 16 | 1 | Scored | S | 1 | 8 | 24 |
| 26 | 10 | 4 | Conceded | C | 1 | 8 | 14 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 50% | 90% | 95% |
| 72% | 67% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 50% | 58% |
| 61% | 67% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 10% | 26% |
| 50% | 56% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 10% | 16% |
| 22% | 11% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 5% |
| 50% | 44% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 40% | 37% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 30% | 47% |
| 28% | 22% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 40% | 21% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.8 | 1.9 | 2.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 10.6 | 8.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6 | 9.2 | 12 |
| 3.6 | 4.3 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 3 | 5.2 |
| 42% | 41% | 12% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 26% | 24% |
- Cove Rangers have the fewest conceded goals (12) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (3) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most dropped points from leading position (12) in League One
- Cove Rangers have the most matches under the total-line (15) in League One
- Montrose have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Partick Thistle | 18 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 30 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 6 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Falkirk | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | Cove Rangers | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 31 |
| 4 | Airdrieonians | 18 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 5 | Montrose | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 27 |
| 6 | East Fife | 18 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 18 | -2 | 27 |
| 7 | Peterhead | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | -6 | 23 |
| 8 | Clyde | 18 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 16 | -10 | 20 |
| 9 | Dumbarton | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -9 | 19 |
| 10 | Forfar Athletic | 18 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | -19 | 11 |