FM Preview: Dundee v Greenock Morton 27 Aug 2011

Last updated : 26 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dundee v Greenock Morton fixture

Greenock Morton face a trip to Dundee at Dens Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The 'Ton will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 48 and win only 14 of the 81 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 16 Apr Morton 1 - 3 Dundee Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 26 Feb Dundee 1-1 Morton Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Morton 0 - 1 Dundee Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Dundee 2 - 1 Morton Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Apr Morton 2 - 2 Dundee Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 19 Dec Dundee 3 - 1 Morton Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 17 Oct Morton 0 - 1 Dundee Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Dundee haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.

The The 'Ton have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the The 'Ton scoring 19 and conceding 4.

Dundee see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 4 points from their 3 games played so far,

Greenock Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 5 points from 3 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dundee 6 2 1 3 8 7 7
Greenock Morton 6 3 2 1 14 6 11

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the The 'Ton out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Dundee. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dundee Unbeaten in the last 9 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Greenock Morton Undefeated in last 5 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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