Preview Morton
Wednesday, 24th Feb 2010Dunfermline travel to Greenock on Saturday to face Morton in their first home league match since 12th December.
Dunfermline travel to Greenock on Saturday to face Morton in their first home league match since 12th December. Dunfermline have six points from the previous two matches this season and apart from Morton only the three games against Partick Thistle have brought Jim McIntyre`s team that many points. .
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Pars v Morton: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At |
38 |
22 |
8 |
8 |
75 |
38 |
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At Cappielow |
37 |
14 |
12 |
11 |
45 |
41 |
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Division One (up to 1975) |
20 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
38 |
22 |
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Division Two (up to 1975) |
16 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
27 |
22 |
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Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
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First Division (since 1975) |
33 |
13 |
9 |
9 |
43 |
31 |
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TOTALS |
75 |
36 |
20 |
19 |
120 |
79 |
Morton have eleven home wins to the Pars 14 wins in Greenock.
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Milestones v Morton (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
24/10/09 |
SFL | |
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Last League Defeat |
28/02/09 |
First Div | |
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Best League Victory |
11/12/99 |
3-0 |
Div 1 |
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Worst League Defeat |
14/08/26 |
0-3 |
Div 1* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Dunfermline have won five of the last twelve meetings with Morton. There have been two draws and five Morton wins. The last meeting at Cappielow was a 2-0 win in August when Andy Kirk and Joe Cardle were the goalscorers.
| Last Twelve Matches v Morton | ||||
| 24-10-09 | H | W | 3-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 15-08-09 | A | W | 2-0 | Scottish Division One |
| 05-05-09 | H | W | 2-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 28-02-09 | A | L | 1-2 | Scottish Division One |
| 22-11-08 | H | L | 0-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 27-09-08 | A | D | 1-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 19-04-08 | A | L | Scottish Division One | |
| 26-01-08 | H | W | Scottish Division One | |
| 26-12-07 | A | W | Scottish Division One | |
| 11-08-07 | H | L | Scottish Division One | |
| 06-05-00 | A | L | Scottish Division One | |
| 12-02-00 | H | D | 1-1 | Scottish Division One |
League Stats
Morton sit just two places below the Pars nine points behind with a game in hand. The Ton have only defeated Airdrie United and Raith Rovers at home this league season. Dunfermline are still looking upwards despite being 17 points behind the leaders Dundee.
| Morton | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 8 | 6 |
| League Points | |
| 21 | 30 |
| Last Six Home/Away League Form | |
| LLLLWW | DDLWDL |
| Home / Away Record | |
| P8, W2, D0, L6 | P11, W4, D3, L4 |
Recent Form
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Morton (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Celtic | L | 0-1 | Ross County | D | 2-2 | |
| Queen of the South | L | 1-2 | Stenhousemuir | W | 2-1 | |
| Dumbarton | D | 0-0 | Partick Thistle | W | 4-1 | |
| Raith Rovers | W | 5-0 | Dundee | L | 2-3 | |
| Partick Thistle | L | 0-2 | Ayr United | L | 0-1 | |
| Dundee | L | 0-1 | Queen of the South | W | 2-1 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Ayr United): Greg Fleming; Greg Ross (Calum Woods 81), Neil McGregor, Andy Dowie, Austin McCann (c); Willie Gibson Ross Campbell (HT), Steven Bell, Nick Phinn (Jim McIntyre 62), Alex Burke, David Graham, Joe Cardle.
SUBS NOT USED: Gary Mason, Greg Paterson (GK)
MORTON (v Dundee): Colin Stewart, Ryan McGuffie, Dominic Shimmin, Alan Reid, Stewart Greachen, Steven Masterton, Allan Jenkins, Kevin Finlayson, Jim McAlister, Iain Russell, (McKinlay 80), Peter Weatherson (Brian Graham 88)
SUBS NOT USED: David McGregor, Michael Tidser, Kevin Cuthbert
Morton have Kevin Finlayson suspended for a red card a week past Saturday at Palmerston Park. Referee for the match will be Craig Thomson.
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