Morton Preview
Friday, 19th Sep 2014Dunfermline return to Cappielow for the first time since April 2013
The trip down the Clyde to meet Greenock Morton will herald the first meeting of the clubs in the third tier of Scottish football. Last time a 1-0 win ended a miserable ten match run without a win and a newly announced 15 point penalty for going into administration just four days earlier. This Saturday the Pars sit on top of the table on goal difference but only one point ahead of their fellow full time rivals.
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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 |
43 |
24 |
9 |
10 |
85 |
48 |
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At
Cappielow |
42 |
17 |
12 |
13 |
53 |
48 |
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TOTALS |
85 |
41 |
21 |
23 |
138 |
96 |
In 85 league meetings Dunfermline have won almost half.
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Milestones v Morton (Away) |
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Last League Victory |
13/04/13 |
1-0 |
First Div |
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Last League Defeat |
29/12/13 |
2-4 |
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 |
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After a run of six consecutive wins over Morton, the Pars have only one twice in the last seven.
| Last Thirteen Matches v Morton | ||||
| 13/04/13 | A | W | 1-0 | Scottish Division One |
| 23/02/13 | H | L | 1-4 | Scottish Division One |
| 29/12/12 | A | L | 2-4 | Scottish Division One |
| 20/10/12 | H | D | 2-2 | Scottish Division One |
| 30/04/11 | A | W | 2-0 | Scottish Division One |
| 05/03/11 | H | L | 1-3 | Scottish Division One |
| 06/11/10 | A | L | 1-2 | Scottish Division One |
| 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 |
| Morton | Dunfermline |
| Current League Position | |
| 5 | 1 |
| League Points | |
| 9 | 10 |
| Goal Difference | |
| +4 | +4 |
| League Form | |
| LWWLW | DLWWW |
| League Record | |
| P5, W3, D0, L2 | P5, W3, D1, L1 |
Recent Form
Since losing at Ayr on the opening day of the league season, Morton have recorded three good league wins over Stranraer, Peterhead and Airdrieonians but like Dunfermline they lost at Forfar. Morton are the team with the best goal scoring record in the league against the team with the best defensive record.
| Form last six league matches | ||||||
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Dunfermline | ||||
| Airdrieonians (H) |
W |
2-1 | Stenhousemuir (H) | W |
2-0 |
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| Alloa Athletic (H) | L | 0-1 | Stranraer (A) | W | 2-1 | |
| Forfar Athletic (A) | L | 2-3 | St Mirren (A) | L | 1-2 | |
| Partick Thistle (H) | L | 0-1 | Airdrieonians (H) | W | 3-0 | |
| Peterhead (A) | W | 2-1 | Falkirk (H) | L | 1-2 | |
| Berwick Rangers (H) |
W |
5-2 | Forfar Athletic (A) | L | 0-2 | |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Stenhousemuir): Ryan Scully; Ryan Williamson, Lewis Martin, Gregor Buchanan, Ross Drummond; Josh Falkingham, Andy Geggan (c), Lewis Spence, Ryan Thomson (Andy Stirling 70); Michael Moffat, Chigozie Ugwu
SUBS NOT USED: Ryan Goodfellow (GK), Shaun Byrne, Ross Forbes, Stuart Urquhart, Faissal El Bakhtaoui, Allan Smith
MORTON (v Airdrieonians): Derek Gaston; Tom O'Ware, Mark Russell, Sean Crighton. Lee Kilday, Robbie Crawford, Conor Pepper, Reece Hands (Jamie McCluskey 45), Joe McKee, Declan McManus (Stefan McCluskey 85), Andy Barrowmnan
SUBS NOT USED: Jordan Allan, John Scullion, Nick Caraux, David McNeil, Rickie Lamie
Referee for the match will be Nick Walsh
C'mon Ye Pars!
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