Montrose (home)
- Montrose have won all of their last 4 home games.
- Stewart Petrie’s side have won 4 and lost 1 of their last 5 across all competitions, including a 2-1 win at home to Spartans FC in the Challenge Cup and a 1-0 defeat away to Queen of the South last time out in League One.
- Callum Sandilands has netted five goals in 18 League One 2025/2026 games, and he’s Montrose’s main goal threat in recent weeks, having scored 2 of their 5 goals across their last 5 appearances.
Inverness CT (away)
- Inverness Caledonian Thistle are flying high at the summit of League One 2025/2026 with 33 points from 17 games, having put together a strong run of 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat from their last 5 games.
- Scott Kellacher has had an instant impact on the club following his appointment as manager post-administration, as he has instilled a progressive, possession-based approach on the Caley Thistle.
- Inverness CT have posted 5 wins, 1 draw and 2 defeats away from home in League One 2025/2026, while they beat Dumbarton 9-0 in their last away outing in the Challenge Cup, before losing 1-0 away to Stenhousemuir in their most recent game in the league.
- Alfie Bavidge has scored 5 goals in 17 appearances to lead the scoring for Inverness CT, while he has also been in prolific form across his last 5 appearances for the club (5 goals).
Head-to-Head
Inverness CT have won the last two head-to-head games between the two sides, including a 1-0 victory seven weeks ago.
Key Players
- Alfie Bavidge
- Alfie Bavidge has scored 5 goals in 17 appearances to lead the scoring for Inverness CT, while he has also been in prolific form across his last 5 appearances for the club (5 goals).
- Callum Sandilands
- Callum Sandilands has netted five goals in 18 League One 2025/2026 games, and he’s Montrose’s main goal threat in recent weeks, having scored 2 of their 5 goals across their last 5 appearances.
Betting Insights
- We’re backing Inverness CT to edge out Montrose on Saturday, as the clear favorites are a low odds 1.43 in the game result market, and the hosts are massive long shots at 6.93.
- The clash of Montrose’s compact, pragmatic, 4-4-2/4-5-1 approach and Inverness CT’s high-tempo, attacking 4-2-3-1/4-3-3 system should make for some tactical fireworks, as Petrie will look to get men behind the ball and catch the Caley Thistle on the counter, while Kellacher will instruct his men to press high when out of possession.
Prediction
Despite Inverness CT’s superior league position, recent head-to-head dominance and much lower odds, we think Montrose can avoid defeat, as the ‘Both Teams To Score - Yes’ market looks to be the safer bet at 1.81 .
