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Morton prepare to entertain Arbroath at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The 'Ton are clearly on top, having won 16 and lost only 5 of the 29 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cappielow Park was less than a year ago, in April 2004, the The 'Ton carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Morton | 1-0 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 31 Jan | Arbroath | 2 - 2 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Morton | 6 - 4 | Arbroath | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Sep | Arbroath | 0 - 4 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 02 Aug | Morton | 4 - 3 | Arbroath | SCC |
| 1972/1973 | Sat 30 Dec | Arbroath | 0 - 1 | Morton | SPL |
| 1973/1974 | Sat 30 Dec | Arbroath | 2 - 1 | Morton | SPL |
Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The The 'Ton's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Arbroath have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Red Lichties have hit 10 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 6 points from 4 games. Arbroath find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 4 games have yielded only 0 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
| Arbroath | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 0 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that The 'Ton's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Arbroath. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morton | 6 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Arbroath | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |