Ross County vs Montrose

Ross County

2 - 1

Montrose

🕒 Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Global Energy Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ No Ref Info 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2026-2027 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Ross County 1 · Montrose 3

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Team Overview

Ross County (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 3-0-0

Goals For / Against

14 / 1

Avg: 4.67 / 0.33

Points

Avg: 3.00

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Montrose (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 2-0-2

Goals For / Against

6 / 6

Avg: 1.50 / 1.50

Points

Avg: 1.50

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this League One fixture.

Quick comparison bars

3.00

PPG

1.50

4.67

1.50

0.33

1.50

100%

O2.5

100%

33%

BTTS

50%

100%

Score 1st

50%

League-position context

Ross County rank1st

Montrose rank3rd

Ross County points19

Montrose points15

Ross County: #1 · 19 pts · GD +18

Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Montrose: #3 · 15 pts · GD +0

4 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 7 pts clear of the relegation zone.

4-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Ross County last 5 home

W W W

Points9/9

Weighted index100

Goals14-1

Record3-0-0

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

Montrose last 5 away

W W L L

Points6/12

Weighted index70

Goals6-6

Record2-0-2

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Ross County trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS33%

BTTS + O2.533%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 67% · 1H BTTS 33%

Montrose trend breakdown

Over 2.5100%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.550%

1H Over 0.5100%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 100% · Over 3.5 0% · 1H BTTS 25%

Scoring reliability

Ross County score at home100%

Ross County clean sheet at home67%

Montrose score away75%

Montrose clean sheet away25%

First-goal patterns

Ross County score first100%

Ross County win after scoring first100%

Montrose score first50%

Montrose win after scoring first100%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Ross County 0% · Montrose 0%

Avg first goal minute: Ross County 29.7' · Montrose 17.0'

Vs league average

Ross County score at home4.67 vs 1.67

Ross County concede at home0.33 vs 0.97

Montrose score away1.50 vs 0.97

Montrose concede away1.50 vs 1.67

Ross County score 180% above league average, while Montrose score 54% above league average.

Defensive side: Ross County are 66% below league average at home, and Montrose are 10% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games1

Avg goals3.00

BTTS100%

Over 2.5100%

At this venue setup: 3.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Ross County goal timing (home)

1H scored: 21% 2H scored: 79% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 5

76-90+ 4

0-15 2

61-75 2

31-45 1

16-30 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 1

0-15 0

16-30 0

46-60 0

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Montrose goal timing (away)

1H scored: 67% 2H scored: 33% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

46-60 2

0-15 1

16-30 1

61-75 0

76-90+ 0

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 2

76-90+ 2

0-15 1

61-75 1

16-30 0

46-60 0

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

—

Blocked Shots

—

Shots Inside Box

—

Shots Outside Box

—

Ball Possession

—

Corner Kicks

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

—

Yellow Cards

—

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

—

Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

37' ⚽

⚽

37' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

L. Strapp

Normal Goal

45' ⚽

⚽

45' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

G. Oliver

Penalty

45+1'

45+1' B. Graham

52'

52' J. Lindsay

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ D. Smith

1st substitution · For: A. Forrester

64' ↑↓

↑↓

64' ⇄ L. McCarvel

2nd substitution · For: R. Chin

66'

66' J. Barjonas

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ E. Loudon

1st substitution · For: R. Williamson

69' ↑↓

↑↓

69' ⇄ G. Oliver

2nd substitution · For: J. Sutherland

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Lindsay

3rd substitution · For: K. Phillips

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ J. Turner

4th substitution · For: C. Randall

79'

79' K. Freeman

81'

81' L. Strapp

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ B. Lyons

3rd substitution · For: K. Bertie

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ S. Byrne

4th substitution · For: H. Craig

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ A. Emslie

5th substitution · For: L. Jamieson

85' ↑↓

↑↓

85' ⇄ J. Barjonas

5th substitution · For: R. Clark

86' ⚽

⚽

86' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

B. Graham

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Strapp

90+3'

90+3' L. Jamieson

90+3'

90+3' K. Bertie

Ross County vs Montrose 2-1: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Ross County beat Montrose 2-1 on Saturday, 08 August 2026 in League One. It was played at Global Energy Stadium.

First half: Ross County took the lead at 37' when L. Strapp scored, making the score 1-0. Montrose leveled the score at 45' when G. Oliver scored (Penalty), making the score 1-1. B. Graham received a yellow card for Ross County at 45+1'.

Second half: J. Lindsay received a yellow card for Ross County at 52'. Ross County made their 1st substitution at 64', with D. Smith replacing A. Forrester. Ross County made their 2nd substitution at 64', with L. McCarvel replacing R. Chin. J. Barjonas received a yellow card for Montrose at 66'. Montrose made their 1st substitution at 69', with E. Loudon replacing R. Williamson. Montrose made their 2nd substitution at 69', with G. Oliver replacing J. Sutherland. Ross County made their 3rd substitution at 70', with J. Lindsay replacing K. Phillips. Ross County made their 4th substitution at 70', with J. Turner replacing C. Randall. K. Freeman received a yellow card for Montrose at 79'. L. Strapp received a yellow card for Ross County at 81'. Montrose made their 3rd substitution at 82', with B. Lyons replacing K. Bertie. Montrose made their 4th substitution at 82', with S. Byrne replacing H. Craig. Ross County made their 5th substitution at 85', with A. Emslie replacing L. Jamieson. Montrose made their 5th substitution at 85', with J. Barjonas replacing R. Clark. Ross County took the lead at 86' when B. Graham scored, with the assist credited to L. Strapp, making the score 2-1. L. Jamieson received a yellow card for Ross County at 90+3'. K. Bertie received a yellow card for Montrose at 90+3'.

Ross County used 5 substitutions while Montrose used 5 substitutions. Ross County got 4 yellow cards, while Montrose got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 7 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	1
Draws	0
Away Wins	0
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Ross County vs Montrose Head-to-Head History by Season

2026-2027 Season

08 Aug 2026 Ross County vs Montrose 2 - 1