FM Preview: Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton 05 Mar 2011

Last updated : 04 March 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton fixture

Greenock Morton face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End 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 24 and win only 8 of the 40 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Dunfermline Athletic running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Morton 2 - 1 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 14 Aug Dunfermline A. 2-0 Morton Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 24 Apr Dunfermline A. 4 - 1 Morton Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Morton 1 - 2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Dunfermline A. 3 - 1 Morton Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Morton 0 - 2 Dunfermline A. Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Tue 05 May Dunfermline A. 2 - 1 Morton Scottish Division One

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Dunfermline Athletic are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Pars, with 4 goals against.

Greenock Morton have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The 'Ton's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Dunfermline Athletic are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 42 points from 23 games.

Greenock Morton's 29 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Dunfermline Athletic 6 2 2 2 8 5 8
Greenock Morton 6 2 2 2 3 6 8

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

Greenock Morton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from East End Park with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Dunfermline Athletic Unbeaten in the last 17 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Greenock Morton Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here