FM Preview: Livingston v Greenock Morton 28 Apr 2012

Last updated : 27 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Livingston v Greenock Morton fixture

Greenock Morton face a trip to Livingston at Almondvale on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 22 games played, 'Ton have recorded 6 wins, and Livingston have come away with 11 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Almondvale was earlier this season, 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
2011/2012 Sat 10 Mar Morton 1 - 3 Livingston Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 22 Oct Livingston 1-1 Morton Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Morton 2 - 1 Livingston Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 11 Apr Livingston 0 - 2 Morton Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 24 Jan Morton 2 - 2 Livingston Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Livingston 1 - 0 Morton Scottish Division One
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Morton 1 - 2 Livingston Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Livingston's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Livi have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

Greenock Morton's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the 'Ton have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Livingston's 47 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.

Greenock Morton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 41 points from their 34 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Livingston 6 4 0 2 16 8 12
Greenock Morton 6 2 3 1 9 7 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Greenock Morton on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Livingston. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Livingston Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 5 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 14 .
Greenock Morton Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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