FM Preview: Stirling Albion v Greenock Morton 07 May 2011

Last updated : 06 May 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Stirling Albion v Greenock Morton fixture

Greenock Morton face a trip to Stirling Albion at Forthbank Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 14 of the 35 previous games, with the hosts winning just 12.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Greenock Morton inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Binos in a Scottish Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 05 Apr Morton 2 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb Stirling Alb. 0-1 Morton Scottish Division One
2010/2011 Sat 07 Aug Morton 0 - 0 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Sat 01 Mar Morton 2 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Wed 02 Jan Stirling Alb. 1 - 2 Morton Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Sat 03 Nov Morton 1 - 1 Stirling Alb. Scottish Division One
2007/2008 Sat 18 Aug Stirling Alb. 0 - 0 Morton Scottish Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Stirling Albion's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Binos have conceded a disappointing 12 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.

Greenock Morton's away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The 'Ton's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Stirling Albion find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 17 points.

Greenock Morton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 43 points from their 35 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Stirling Albion 6 0 1 5 3 10 1
Greenock Morton 6 2 1 3 9 10 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Greenock Morton have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Stirling Albion. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Stirling Albion Been beaten in each of their previous 5 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 13 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 26 most recent games.
Greenock Morton 7 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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