FM Preview: Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton 23 Apr 2011

Last updated : 22 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Partick Thistle v Greenock Morton fixture

Greenock Morton face a trip to Partick Thistle at Firhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 87 games played, The 'Ton have recorded 22 wins, and Partick Thistle have come away with 41 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 22 Feb Morton 1 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 13 Nov Partick Th. 0-0 Morton Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Morton 2 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Morton 1 - 0 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Mon 04 Jan Partick Th. 1 - 0 Morton Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 07 Nov Morton 0 - 2 Partick Th. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Partick Th. 5 - 0 Morton Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Partick Thistle have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

Greenock Morton's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The 'Ton, and 5 goals against.

Partick Thistle see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 41 points from their 33 games played so far,

Greenock Morton's 43 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Partick Thistle 6 1 3 2 5 7 6
Greenock Morton 6 3 1 2 11 8 10

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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 Partick Thistle. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Partick Thistle Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Greenock Morton 6 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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