FootyMAD's Greenock Morton match preview

Last updated : 15 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Greenock Morton v Livingston fixture

Livingston face a trip to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Livi will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 10 and win only 4 of the 19 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 22 MarMorton1 - 1LivingstonSCD1
2007/2008Sat 05 JanLivingston6 - 1MortonSCD1
2007/2008Sat 01 DecMorton2 - 2LivingstonSCD1
2007/2008Sat 15 SepLivingston4 - 0MortonSCD1
2007/2008Tue 14 AugMorton1 - 0LivingstonSCC
2004/2005Tue 11 JanLivingston2 - 1MortonSFAC
2000/2001Sat 21 AprLivingston2 - 0MortonSCD1

Recent respective form guides

Greenock Morton have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The 'Ton in those games, with 6 conceded.

The away form of Livingston is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Livi have hit 7 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far, Livingston's 3 points from 2 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morton642018614
Livingston640211812

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Ton, as the Livi have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Morton Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Livingston 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 12 outings ago.