Match Report
Linlithgow Rose (7th, 10 pts) visited Tranent Juniors (1st, 18 pts) with 8 points between them. Recent form told a different story for Linlithgow Rose: only 13th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 7th. Scoring rates set the scale: Tranent Juniors 2.17 scored and 0.33 conceded per game, Linlithgow Rose 2.17 and 1.5, with the league averaging 1.98.
Linlithgow Rose were winless in 5. The five-game form split read 12/15 points for Tranent Juniors against 2/15 for Linlithgow Rose.
GioScore's database holds 6 meetings between the two: 1 for Tranent Juniors, 3 for Linlithgow Rose and 2 drawn, at 2 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings. These meetings skew tight — only 33% saw more than two goals.
Tranent Juniors led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 1-0.
Goal scorers
Tranent Juniors: Harry Girdwood (45')