Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Linlithgow Rose (1st, 75 pts) held a 29-point advantage over Berwick Rangers (10th, 46 pts). Berwick Rangers ranked 6th in the league on five-round form, well above their 10th table position. Per game in the league, Linlithgow Rose were scoring 2.62 and conceding 1.15, Berwick Rangers 1.85 and 2.06, against a competition average of 1.83 goals per team per game.
Linlithgow Rose arrived on a run of five straight wins, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Linlithgow Rose 15/15, Berwick Rangers 9/15.
5 meetings are on record — 2 won by Linlithgow Rose, 2 by Berwick Rangers, 1 drawn, at 2.6 goals per meeting. The fixture leans high-scoring: 60% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 60%.
Half-time and full-time told different stories: Linlithgow Rose led 1-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-0.
Goal scorers
Linlithgow Rose: Calum Rae (23'), Calum Rae (90')