Match Report
Montrose went into the game 3rd in the table on 7 points; Edinburgh City sat 5th on 0 — a 7-point gap. The last five rounds placed Edinburgh City no better than 38th for form, against 5th in the standings. Per game in the league, Montrose were scoring 1.5 and conceding 1.25, Edinburgh City 0.25 and 4, against a competition average of 1.68 goals per team per game.
A win had eluded Montrose for 5 matches. Edinburgh City had lost 12 in a row.
4 meetings are on record — 4 won by Montrose, 0 by Edinburgh City, 0 drawn, at 4.75 goals per meeting. The pattern favours whoever hosts: home teams have won 75% of the meetings. 100% of the meetings finished with three goals or more.
Links Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 3,292. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Montrose: Craig Smith (7'), Blair Lyons (65') · Edinburgh City: Innes Lawson (29')
Key stats
Possession: Montrose 50% · Edinburgh City 50% · Total shots: 10-10 · On target: 6-4 · Corners: 11-3