Preview Morton

Scottish Championship (home) Saturday 12th December 2020, 3.00pm kick off at East End Park behind closed doors.

Next up for Stevie Crawford’s team is a home match against Morton. Second placed Pars against a side whose manager resigned this week and who sit in seventh place. Dunfermline are seeking their sixth successive home win to keep them in contention at the top of the Championship table.

Milestones v Morton (Home)

Last League Victory: 07/12/19 | 3-1 | Championship
Last League Defeat: 27/04/19 | 0-1 | Championship
Best League Victory: 29/01/66 | 6-0 | Division One*
Worst League Defeat: 28/03/15 | 0-4 | League One
Last Goalless Draw: 17/03/18 | 0-0 | Championship
First League Meeting: 25/12/26: | 1-1 | Division One*
*Pre league reconstruction

This is the 105th league meeting between these teams and Dunfermline hold the better record 47 wins to Morton’s 31. 26 have been drawn.

The last dozen meetings have resulted in three Pars wins, four defeats and five draws but the record is improving with only one defeat to Morton in the last eight meetings.

Last Twelve Matches v Morton

11-01-20 (A) W 3-2 Championship
07-12-19 (H) W 3-1 Championship
05-10-19: (A) D 1-1 Championship
05-04-19: (H) L 0-1 Championship
26-01-19: (A) D 0-0 Championship
01-12-18: (H) W 3-0 Championship
22-09-18: (A) D 1-1 Championship
17-03-18: (H) D 0-0 Championship
03-02-18: (A) L 1-2 Championship
20-01-18: (H) L 1-2 Scottish Cup
21-11-17: (H) D 1-1 Championship
09-09-17: (A) L 2-3 Championship

Last time at East End Park

Dunfermline 3 Morton 1
Ladbrokes Championship, Saturday 7th December 2019

The Pars went ahead from a penalty after Chris Millar handled the ball in the box. Kevin Nisbet stepped up he sent the ball to the keeper’s left. Rogers saved but the linesman medicated a retake. The Morton keeper was yellow carded for dissent and next time NISBET chose the other side and the Fifers had a 21st minute lead. 1-0

Greg KILTIE doubled the lead seven minutes into the second half when a blocked shot rebounded for the on loan Kilmarnock player to score against his old club. 2-0

Morton sub Reece LYON pegged a goal back ten minutes later. Chris Millar had just been withdrawn when the sub smashed a shot past Cammy Gill from 20 yards out. 2-1

Gill pushed away a devilish dipping shot from Nesbitt in 83 minutes and then from a quickly taken Morton corner Dow broke, evading Nesbitt’s attempt to clip him and set up NISBET to find the far side of the net for a third Pars goal. The Player of the Month’s eighteenth of the season. 3-1.

Three goals, three points, three wins in a week and up into third place.

DUNFERMLINE: Cammy Gill: Aaron Comrie, Danny Devine, Lewis Martin (c), Josh Edwards: Ryan Dow, Harry Cochrane, Tom Beadling (Stuart Morrison 85), Kyle Turner (Joe Thomson 72), Greg Kiltie, Kevin Nisbet.
SUBS NOT USED: Gabby McGill, Lewis McCann, Anthony McDonald, Miller Fenton, Ryan Scully (GK)

MORTON: Danny Rogers: Stephen Welsh (Cameron Salkeld 67), Peter Grant, Kyle Jacobs, Jim McAlister(c), Chris Millar (Reece Lyon 62), Adam Livingstone, Jack Baird, Robbie Muirhead, Bob McHugh, Nicky Cadden (Aidan Nesbitt 55).
SUBS NOT USED: John Sutton, Cameron Blues, Luca Colville, Sam Ramsbottom (GK).

Recent Form

Dunfermline are undefeated in their eleven matches this season are unbeaten at home since 25th February. Morton have not recorded a win and scored only one goal in their last five matches.

DUNFERMLINE
Raith Rovers (A) D 2-2
Arbroath (A) W 3-1
Hearts (H) W 2-1
Clyde (H) W 3-2
Ayr United (A) D 0-0
Queen of the South (H) W 3-2

MORTON
Hearts (H) L 0-2
Arbroath (A) D 0-0
Partick Thistle (A) D 0-0
St Mirren (A) D 1-1
Raith Rovers (A) L 0-5
Ayr United (H) W 3-2

Current League Stats

DUNFERMLINE
League Position: 2nd
League Points: 14
Goal Difference: +7
League Record: P6 W4 D2 L0 GF14 GA7
Last Six Match Form: WDWWWD

MORTON
League Position: 7th
League Points: 7
Goal Difference: -6
League Record: P6 W2 D1 L3 GF8 GA10
Last Six Match Form: WLDDDL

Last Time Out

DUNFERMLINE (v Raith Rovers): Owain Fôn Williams: Lewis Mayo (Aaron Comrie 57), Paul Watson, Euan Murray (c), Josh Edwards: Ian Wilson (Fraser Murray 58): Ryan Dow, Kerr McInroy (Kevin O’Hara 69), Dom Thomas: Kyle Turner: Declan McManus
SUBS NOT USED: Matty Bowman, Lewis McCann, Miller Fenton, Cammy Gill (GK)

MORTON ( v Hearts): Aidan McAdams: Markus Fjørtoft, Brian McLean (Cameron Salkeld 60), Sean McGinty, Josh McPake, Kyle Jacobs, Jim McAlister, Robin Omar, Lewis Strapp, Robbie Muirhead (Aidan Nesbitt 78), Ross McIver (Gary Oliver 75).
SUBS NOT USED: Chris Millar, Kalvin Orsi, Reece Lyon, Luca Colville.

Referee will be David Munro.

Other Championship Fixtures

Ayr United v Raith Rovers (Friday)
Arbroath v Alloa Athletic
Hearts v Queen of the South
Inverness Caley Thistle v Dundee

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