Match Report
Linlithgow Rose went into the game 7th in the table on 10 points; Gala Fairydean Rovers sat 14th on 3 — a 7-point gap. On recent form Gala Fairydean Rovers sat only 32nd league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 14th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Linlithgow Rose 2.17 scored and 1.5 conceded per game, Gala Fairydean Rovers 1.17 and 2.67, with the league averaging 1.98.
Linlithgow Rose had not won in 6 games.
GioScore's database holds 7 meetings between the two: 5 for Linlithgow Rose, 1 for Gala Fairydean Rovers and 1 drawn, at 4.14 goals per meeting. History gives the home side just 29% of the wins in this matchup. The fixture leans high-scoring: 86% of meetings brought at least three goals, and both sides scored in 71%.
Linlithgow Rose led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 5-0 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Linlithgow Rose: Lucas Stenhouse (41'), Jordan Tosh (66'), Dylan Paterson (73'), Jordan Tosh (77'), Oliver Hamilton (88')