+1.04 points a game is the venue form gap, in East Kilbride's favour: East Kilbride takes 2.00 a game at home over the last two seasons, Montrose 0.96 away.
East Kilbride: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season in the Scottish League Two. Montrose: 46 league matches in the bank, 10 from this season and the rest from last season.
The question this step asks
Step two is HOME AND AWAY FORM -- the home side judged on its home record, the away side on its away record, because those are the records that will be on the pitch. The last five reach back into last season where this season is too young to answer, and say so.
The two sides
East Kilbride -- at home
Its record at the relevant venue
This season at home: won 3, drew 1, lost 1 of 5, scoring 13 and conceding 5. Last season at home in the Scottish League Two: won 11, drew 3, lost 4 of 18, scoring 41 and conceding 23 -- 2.00 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: drew with Airdrieonians 2-2 at home; beat East Fife 3-0 away; beat Alloa Athletic 2-1 away; beat Peterhead 3-1 at home; lost to Hamilton Academical 0-1 at home.
The dugout
The banked record belongs to the club, not one man: 2 different managers took its 21 matches with one recorded (20, 1 apiece), most recently Simon Ferry with 1. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Montrose -- away
Its record at the relevant venue
This season away: won 2, drew 0, lost 3 of 5, scoring 6 and conceding 7. Last season away: won 3, drew 7, lost 8 of 18, scoring 23 and conceding 33 -- 0.89 points a game.
Its last five league matches
Newest first: lost to Ross County 0-5 at home; lost to Airdrieonians 0-1 away; beat East Fife 2-1 away; beat Cove Rangers 2-1 at home; beat Peterhead 3-0 away.
The dugout
Every one of the 25 banked matches with a manager recorded was taken by Stewart Petrie. Who picks the team today is not yet recorded this season, so a summer change of manager would not show in these figures.
Built 07:05 from matches completed before
kick-off. Every figure is an observed count with its denominator —
not a forecast, and nothing here is a tip or a selection.