Montrose
- Montrose are in 8th in League One 2025/2026 with 11 points from nine games while Hamilton Academical FC sit top with 17 points from nine games, making this Montrose vs Hamilton Academical FC prediction all the more intriguing for fans and punters alike.
- Montrose have won two and lost two of their four League One 2025/2026 home matches, letting in six goals.
- These two clubs have very different playing styles, with Montrose opting for a more pragmatic and structured approach while Hamilton Academical FC are more fluid and academy-driven.
- Montrose have played with a more rigid shape under Stewart Petrie since he joined the club in December 2016, and usually line up in a 4-4-2 with a compact mid-block.
Hamilton Academical FC
- Hamilton Academical FC have won four of their last five matches, only slipping up against Annan Athletic in their most recent game, the Challenge Cup.
- Hamilton Academical FC, on the other hand, have been very flexible tactically since John Rankin took over as head coach in June 2022, using the 4-3-3 and 4-2-3-1 systems as a platform to get their young players to play with freedom.
- They like to control games through the thirds, but are always a threat in the final third in the transition, especially in the wide areas and in the air.
Head-to-Head
Montrose have failed to win any of their last two home games against Hamilton Academical FC.
Key Players
- Graham Webster, with three goals in seven League One 2025/2026 appearances, is Montrose’s top scorer, and he has scored a third of his team’s recent goals.
- Oliver Shaw leads the line for Hamilton Academical FC with five goals in nine league appearances, and can come into this game having scored in each of his last five for the Super Greens.
Betting Insights
- Hamilton Academical FC are the slight favorites at 2.33 to claim the spoils on Saturday with the hosts Montrose priced at 2.88; our Montrose vs Hamilton Academical FC betting tips consider this price to be good value based on current form.
- The bet that suits best at 1.86 is Over 2.5 goals as both teams have been scoring and conceding with some regularity, and this Montrose vs Hamilton Academical FC betting tips section suggests there could be goals on offer.
Prediction
- The match should be competitive and there are bound to be chances at both ends of the pitch, but we are taking the narrow favorites, Hamilton Academical FC, to come through.
- We’re confident they can keep it that way with a 2-1 victory at Montrose.
