Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Falkirk 1st with 90 points, Montrose 4th with 53, 37 apart. Against a league average of 1.59 goals per team per game, Montrose ran at 1.61 scored and 1.58 conceded, Falkirk at 2.67 and 0.78.
Falkirk had won seven straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Montrose 7/15, Falkirk 15/15.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Montrose 3, draws 1, Falkirk 2, at 2.5 goals per meeting. History points to goals: 67% of the meetings had three or more.
The match was played at Links Park in Montrose (capacity 3,292). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Falkirk led 3-1 at the break, before 4 more goals closed it at 1-7.