Scottish Challenge Cup

Dec 22, 2025 at 7.45pm UK

Montrose
2-1
Spartans

Brown (10'), Lyons (75')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Aiken (63')

Coverage of the Scottish Challenge Cup Round of 32 clash between Montrose and Spartans.

Form, Standings, Stats

Montrose

Last Game: Montrose 2-1 Spartans
Monday, December 22 at 7.45pm in Scottish Challenge Cup

Next Game: Montrose vs. Inverness
Saturday, December 27 at 3pm in Scottish League One

Spartans

Last Game: Montrose 2-1 Spartans
Monday, December 22 at 7.45pm in Scottish Challenge Cup

Next Game: Edinburgh vs. Spartans
Saturday, December 27 at 3pm in Scottish League Two

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Spartans win with a probability of 40.07%. A win for Montrose had a probability of 34.83% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Spartans win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.69%) and 0-2 (6.41%). The likeliest Montrose win was 1-0 (8.03%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood.

Result
Montrose	Draw	Spartans
34.83% ( -2.84)	25.1% ( 0.73)	40.07% ( 2.1)

Both teams to score 57.16% (

-2.95)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.68% (

-3.7)

46.32% (

3.7)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.39% (

-3.59)

68.61% (

3.58)

Montrose Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.2% (

-3.26)

25.79% (

3.25)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.25% (

-4.62)

60.75% (

4.62)

Spartans Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

77.04% (

-0.58)

22.96% (

0.57)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

43.25% (

-0.86)

56.75% (

0.85)

Score Analysis

Montrose 34.83%

Spartans 40.07%

Draw 25.09%

Montrose	Draw	Spartans
1-0 @ 8.03% ( 0.51) 2-1 @ 8% ( -0.38) 2-0 @ 5.44% ( -0.16) 3-1 @ 3.61% ( -0.55) 3-2 @ 2.66% ( -0.46) 3-0 @ 2.46% ( -0.33) 4-1 @ 1.22% ( -0.33) 4-2 @ 0.9% ( -0.26) Other @ 2.51% Total : 34.83%	1-1 @ 11.8% ( 0.55) 0-0 @ 5.92% ( 0.88) 2-2 @ 5.89% ( -0.39) 3-3 @ 1.3% ( -0.25) Other @ 0.18% Total : 25.09%	0-1 @ 8.72% ( 1.16) 1-2 @ 8.69% ( 0.27) 0-2 @ 6.41% ( 0.76) 1-3 @ 4.26% ( 0.06) 0-3 @ 3.14% ( 0.32) 2-3 @ 2.89% ( -0.24) 1-4 @ 1.57% ( -0.01) 0-4 @ 1.16% ( 0.1) 2-4 @ 1.06% ( -0.11) Other @ 2.19% Total : 40.07%