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Morton face a trip to Raith Rovers at Stark's Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 53 games played, The 'Ton have recorded 15 wins, and Raith Rovers have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, with Morton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 23 Mar | Morton | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 14 Nov | Morton | 5 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 19 Sep | Raith Rovers | 3 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Apr | Raith Rovers | 2 - 0 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Morton | 1 - 0 | Raith Rovers | SCD2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Raith Rovers | 1 - 3 | Morton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Raith Rovers have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. In this time, Rovers have rattled up an impressive 15 goals, and conceded 3.
In complete contrast to Raith Rovers, Morton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The The 'Ton's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Raith Rovers are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points. Morton's 4 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Raith Rovers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | 15 |
| Morton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The 'Ton are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Raith Rovers. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Raith Rovers | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Morton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |