FM Preview: Queen of the South v Greenock Morton 28 Jan 2012

Last updated : 27 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Queen of the South v Greenock Morton fixture

Greenock 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 36 games played, 'Ton have recorded 14 wins, and Queen of the South have come away with 17 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 26 Nov Morton 2 - 2 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Queen o.t.S. 4-1 Morton Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Wed 13 Apr Queen o.t.S. 1 - 4 Morton Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Wed 16 Mar Queen o.t.S. 2 - 0 Morton Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 19 Feb Morton 0 - 4 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Morton 2 - 0 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One
2009/2010 Sat 03 Apr Morton 3 - 3 Queen o.t.S. Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Queen of the South's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Doonhamers have scored 6, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Greenock Morton's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the 'Ton have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Queen of the South find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 21 games have yielded only 18 points.

Greenock Morton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 26 points from their 19 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Queen of the South 6 1 2 3 5 10 5
Greenock Morton 6 3 1 2 8 6 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Greenock Morton are not doing too bad on their travels, and we think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Queen of the South. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Queen of the South Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Greenock Morton 5 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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