- Montrose have won only two of their last ten games, losing six and drawing two.
- Dundee United have won four of their last ten, losing three and drawing three.
- Dundee United's away results are worse than Montrose's home results in the same period.
Montrose are a solid side who can counter attack
Stewart Petrie has been in charge of Montrose since December 2016 and has built a settled team who have a clear identity - they sit compact, use wing-backs and hit quickly in transition.
Jim Goodwin has been in charge of Dundee United since March 2023 and has built a side that can shift shape and press in waves, mixing back-three and back-four builds with aggressive pressing and direct bursts.
They look in better shape than the hosts for this clash with four wins, three draws and three defeats in their last 10 in all competitions, compared to Montrose's two wins, two draws and six defeats. That's why Dundee United are the 29/100 favourites with Montrose the 36/5 outsider for this League Cup Group B game.
Gut feeling is for goals in Group B clash
United's last two games have been a 1-1 draw at St Mirren and a 1-0 away win at Stirling Albion, so they should have some momentum to carry into the game on Tuesday. Montrose have lost their last two, with 0-0-3 across their last three outings at Links Park. United's recent away record is 1-2-3 from their last six across all competitions, so they are favourites to win this game but hardly bulletproof on the road. Montrose have scored eight home goals in all competitions, which averages 1.33 per game, and they could get plenty of chances to add to that tally on Tuesday if United's backline is as generous as it usually is. United have conceded 12 goals on the road, averaging 2.00 per game, so Over 2.5 is 41/100 here while Both Teams to Score Yes is 7/10.
United have a goal-getter and a goal-scoring threat
United have enough class and depth to edge this game, but there is enough of a gap in the betting that makes it hard to justify them in the match result market. Montrose will be well-drilled by Petrie and we can see them keeping this close enough for the value to be in the goal markets.
Zachary Sapsford is a sharp goal-getter for United and has two of their two goals in the last five matches for the club, so he looks a likely candidate to make the difference if this one opens up. Montrose will be compact and can hit quickly on the breaks so it may be a scrappy game even if United do take control at some point.
