Montrose (home)
- Stewart Petrie has made a real success of his time at Montrose, who currently sit 6th in the League One 2025/2026 table with 41 points from 33 matches.
- He took over at the club in December 2016, and his organised, structured approach has transformed The Gable Endies.
- The hosts play with a back three and two wing-backs, and their success is based on organisation and structure.
- Montrose’s form has been inconsistent of late, with two wins, a draw, and two defeats from their last five, while they’ve been especially poor recently, suffering back-to-back defeats when they lost 3-1 away to Kelty Hearts last time out.
Hamilton Academical (away)
- Hamilton Academical FC, who are 9th in the table with 28 points from the same number of matches, snapped a poor run of form with a 1-0 victory over Alloa Athletic at the weekend, and will look to continue their momentum here.
- The Accies have lost three of their last five, winning just once, but are coming off the back of a 1-0 victory at home to Alloa Athletic last time out.
- Hamilton are much more direct than Montrose, and they have a more high-tempo style of play, although they’re still just as well drilled.
- Oliver Shaw leads the League One 2025/2026 goalscoring charts with 18 goals from 30 appearances this season, and has scored three of Hamilton’s last four goals.
Head-to-Head
- Hamilton have won three of the last five meetings between these two in League One 2025/2026, while Montrose have won none.
- They’ve taken 25 goals in 16 away matches this season, picking up five wins, five draws, and six defeats, while Montrose have conceded 30 goals in 16 home matches, winning eight, drawing two, and losing six.
Key Players
- Blair Lyons has been in fine form recently, scoring four goals in Montrose’s last five matches, while Callum Sandilands has been a consistent performer up top all season long, netting 10 times in 33 appearances in League One 2025/2026.
- Oliver Shaw leads the League One 2025/2026 goalscoring charts with 18 goals from 30 appearances this season, and has scored three of Hamilton’s last four goals.
Betting Insights
Both teams to score looks a decent play at 1.52 , but I’m backing Hamilton to nick it at 2.59 .
Prediction
- With both sides desperate to get a run going in League One, this should be a fiercely contested, full-blooded match, and an end-to-end game seems likely.
- The difference here could be Hamilton’s superior firepower, as Oliver Shaw is a classy player who can make the difference for the visitors, and I’m also taking over 2.5 goals at 1.63.
- Prediction: Hamilton to win.
