Preview Morton
Wednesday, 3rd Nov 2010Morton have eleven home wins to the Pars 15 wins in Greenock while the Fifers have the upperhand in the fixture with as many wins as defeats and draws added together.
Dunfermline travel to Greenock on Saturday to face Morton who have seen themselves lifted off the foot of the table through Dundee`s 25 points deduction for going into administration again. Despite commonly acknowledged as no bad side, Allan Moore`s men have gathered only nine points from the opening 11 matches.
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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 |
40 |
24 |
8 |
8 |
81 |
39 |
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At Cappielow |
38 |
15 |
12 |
11 |
47 |
42 |
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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) |
36 |
16 |
9 |
9 |
51 |
33 |
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TOTALS |
78 |
39 |
20 |
19 |
128 |
81 |
Morton have eleven home wins to the Pars 15 wins in Greenock while the Fifers have the upperhand in the fixture with as many wins as defeats and draws added together.
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Milestones v Morton (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
27/02/10 |
First Div | |
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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 | |||
After going four matches without beating Morton, Dunfermline have now won six in a row. There have been two draws and two Morton wins in the last twelve matches. The last meeting at Cappielow was a 2-1 win in February when Andy Kirk and Gary Mason were the goalscorers.
| Last Twelve Matches v Morton | ||||
| 14/08/10 | H | W | 2-0 | Scottish Division One |
| 24/04/10 | H | W | 4-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 27/02/10 | A | W | 2-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 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 | |
| Morton | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 9 | 2 |
| League Points | |
| 9 | 25 |
| Last Six League Form | |
| LDLWDL | WWLWDW |
| Home / Away Record | |
| P6, W2, D2, L2 | P6, W3, D1, L2 |
Recent Form
Morton have won only twice at home this season - against Partick Thistle and Queen of the South. Dunfermline`s only two league defeats this season have come on the road at Raith and Queen of the South. In the last away match at Dundee two weeks ago a two goal lead was surrendered in a match that ended 2-2.
| Recent Form this season - home / away | ||||||
| Morton (home) |
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Dunfermline (away) | ||||
| Raith Rovers | L | 0-1 | Dundee | D | 2-2 | |
| Queen of the South | W | 2-0 | Queen of the South | L | 0-2 | |
| Ross County | D | 0-0 | Partick Thistle | W | 2-0 | |
| Cowdenbeath | L | 1-2 | Rangers |
L |
2-7 | |
| Partick Thistle | W | 2-0 | Stirling Albion | W | 2-3 | |
| Stirling Albion | D | 0-0 | Raith Rovers | L | 0-2 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stirling Albion): Chris Smith (Kyle Allison 69); Calum Woods, Andy Dowie, Chris Higgins, Austin McCann (c); Wullie Gibson, Steven Bell, Gary Mason, David Graham (Joe Cardle 76); Andy Kirk, Pat Clarke (Steven McDougall 61).
SUBS NOT USED: Alex Keddie, Ryan Thomson
MORTON (v Raith Rovers): Colin Stewart, Stuart McCaffrey, Grant Evans, David McGregor, Marc Smyth, Darren Young (Graeme Holmes 75), Allan Jenkins, David O`Brien (Carlo Monti 64), Michael Tidser, Peter Weatherson (Jonathan Toto 60), Brian Graham.
SUBS NOT USED: Kevin Cuthbert, Kevin Kelbie.
Dunfermline could find themselves up against former players Darren Young and Graeme Holmes.
Referee for the match will be 36 year old Aberdonian, Mat Northcroft.
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