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Falkirk vs MontroseLeague #183 2026

Falkirk
Falkirk
FT
30
HT: 20
Montrose
Montrose
G. Oliver 90+3'
A. Nesbitt 20'
Matheus Machado 5' (OG)
2/20/2024League #183League #183 · Round 23Falkirk Community Stadium

Match Prediction

Statistical Prediction

Based on goals from last 11+ matches

Falkirk72%
×Draw17%
Montrose11%
Correct in 50 of 100 matches — 6 more than always backing the home side
Model
49.7%
Always home
44.3%

The model picks a winner (home or away) for each finished match using only pre-kickoff data, then checks it against the real result: 49.7% correct across 106,786 matches, vs 44.3% for always backing the home side.

Home picks 50.7% correct · Away picks 47.3% correct

Football matches only. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

Expected goals in this match

What is xG?

Every shot is scored 0–1 by how likely it is to be a goal from that spot — a chance in the middle of the box ≈ 0.4, a long shot from a tight angle ≈ 0.03, a penalty ≈ 0.76. Add them up over a match and that is the xG.

The scoreline can lie: you can win 1-0 on a fluke while creating half the chances. xG shows who was really closer to scoring — and over a season it predicts results better than goals alone.

Falkirk
2.48
Montrose
0.88

Falkirk creates 182% more chances

Season form · 11 home / 14 away

creates per match

Falkirk
3.09
Montrose
0.93

allows per match

Falkirk
0.82
Montrose
1.86

finishing

Falkirk+0.00on par
Montrose+0.00on par

Total goals

65%Over
  • Over65
  • Under35

3+ goals likely

Both teams score

54%Yes
  • Yes54
  • No46

Both teams likely to score

Score probability

Probability of each scoreline, %

Falkirk

Montrose
0
1
2
3
4
0
004%
013%
021%
030%
040%
1
109%
118%
123%
131%
140%
2
2011%
2110%
224%
231%
240%
3
309%
318%
323%
331%
340%
4
406%
415%
422%
431%
440%

Most likely 2–0 (11%) · grid covers 90% of scorelines

More markets

Total goals

OverUnder0.5
96%4%1.5
85%15%2.5
65%35%3.5
43%57%4.5
24%76%

Double chance

Falkirk or draw
89%
Falkirk or Montrose
83%
Draw or Montrose
28%

Winning margin

Falkirk wins by 2+
50%
Montrose wins by 2+
3%

Team goals

Falkirk 1+ goals
92%
Falkirk 2+ goals
70%
Falkirk 3+ goals
44%
Montrose 1+ goals
59%
Montrose 2+ goals
22%
Montrose 3+ goals
6%

Draw no bet

Falkirk (draw refunded)
86%
Montrose (draw refunded)
14%

Combos

Both score & 3+ goals
46%
Both score & under 3
8%

Model probabilities, not odds. For information only.

How is this calculated?

Every number below comes from this match — nothing is made up.

1

Recent form of each side

Falkirk at homecreates 3.09, concedes 0.82 · 11 matches

Montrose awaycreates 0.93, concedes 1.86 · 14 matches

Home and away form are counted separately — the home-field edge is already baked into these numbers.

2

Expected goals for this match

Falkirk attack 3.09 + Montrose defence 1.86 → ÷2 → 2.48

Montrose attack 0.93 + Falkirk defence 0.82 → ÷2 → 0.88

Each side's attack is blended with the other's defence, then averaged.

3

Chance of every scoreline

From those two numbers a Poisson distribution gives the probability of each exact score — the grid shown above.

4

The answer to "why 72%?"

Falkirk scores more
72%
level
17%
Montrose scores more
11%

Falkirk at 72% is simply the biggest of the three — that is the pick.

What the model can't see

It reads only the stats of recent matches. It knows nothing about:

  • injuries & suspensions
  • the matchday lineup
  • motivation — cup, relegation, a title race
  • weather & pitch condition
  • in-game coaching decisions

So 72% does not mean "Falkirk will win" — it means "on the available stats, this is the most likely result."

Statistical model based on expected goals (xG). For informational purposes only.

Falkirk
Montrose
J. McGlynn
Manager: J. McGlynn
59'D. TaitL. Henderson
59'R. MacIverR. Shanley
72'G. OliverE. Ross
72'A. AgyemanC. Morrison
72'C. MillerA. Nesbitt
S. Petrie
Manager: S. Petrie
66'L. CallaghanH. Craig
66'P. WatsonA. Shrive
67'M. GardyneC. Brown
77'C. BatchelorK. Hester

Montrose substitutes

Falkirk 3 – 0 Montrose

Falkirk beat Montrose 3-0 in League #183 on February 20, 2024.

Goals: Matheus Machado (5' o.g.), A. Nesbitt (20'), G. Oliver (90+3').

The match was played at Falkirk Community Stadium in Falkirk.