Queen of the South (Home)
- Fourth-placed Queen of the South (50 points from 34 games) host sixth-placed Montrose (41 points from 34 matches) in a battle of two clubs with contrasting styles on Saturday.
- Peter Murphy took over at Palmerston Park in May 2024 and he has quickly instilled a solid, risk averse playing style in the Doonhamers.
- Queen of the South typically set up in a 4-1-4-1 or 4-2-3-1 formation and, with Harry Cochrane in midfield, they can dictate play and build up from the back when necessary.
- Queen of the South are a very tough team to beat and they are unbeaten in their last five matches in League One.
- Reece Lyon is Doonhamers’ top scorer with nine goals in League One 2025/2026 and he has scored three goals in his last five appearances.
Montrose (Away)
- Montrose are a much more direct team than their hosts and Stewart Petrie, their long-serving manager, has not wavered in his belief of high-tempo, physical football.
- The visitors have hit a rough patch in recent weeks and they come into this game on the back of three consecutive defeats.
- Montrose have also won just one of their last five in League One and three of their 17 away games in 2025/2026.
- Blair Lyons has been their spark up front of late with three goals in his last five and Callum Sandilands remains their top goal threat with ten League One goals in 2025/2026.
Head-to-Head
Montrose have won two of their last five meetings with Queen of the South, who have won three and no draws.
Key Players
- Reece Lyon is Doonhamers’ top scorer with nine goals in League One 2025/2026 and he has scored three goals in his last five appearances.
- Blair Lyons has been their spark up front of late with three goals in his last five and Callum Sandilands remains their top goal threat with ten League One goals in 2025/2026.
Betting Insights
Over 2.5 goals seems more likely and it is attractively priced at 1.46 here while both teams to score - yes at 1.66 is also a possibility in what should be an open, end-to-end contest.
Prediction
This is Doonhamers’ final home game of the season and it is also their awards night , so there should be plenty of buzz around the ground and the home side should make the most of it and take the win.
