FM Preview: Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 18 Dec 2010

Last updated : 17 December 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Queen of the South v Greenock Morton fixture

Morton face a trip to Queen of the South at Palmerston Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 33 games played, The 'Ton have recorded 13 wins, and Queen o.t.S. have come away with 15 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, with Morton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Doonhamers in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 16 OctMorton2 - 0Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2009/2010Sat 03 AprMorton3 - 3Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2009/2010Sat 13 FebQueen o.t.S.1 - 2MortonSCD1
2009/2010Sat 12 DecMorton1 - 2Queen o.t.S.SCD1
2009/2010Sat 03 OctQueen o.t.S.2 - 3MortonSCD1
2008/2009Sat 07 MarQueen o.t.S.1 - 1MortonSCD1
2008/2009Sat 03 JanMorton2 - 2Queen o.t.S.SCD1

Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the The Doonhamers, with 6 goals against.

Morton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The 'Ton's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Queen o.t.S.'s 20 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 14 points from 15 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Queen o.t.S.6213697
Morton6222668

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Doonhamers, as the The 'Ton have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Queen o.t.S. 11 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Morton Undefeated in last 4 away games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.