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Morton face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The 'Ton will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 37 and win only 15 of the 65 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 19 Aug | Morton | 0 - 0 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Morton | 0 - 4 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 1 - 1 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 2 | Morton | SFAC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Morton | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Morton | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SLGC |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Honest Men in those games, with 5 conceded.
Morton have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The 'Ton's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 11 against.
Ayr Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 24 points from their 18 games so far. Morton are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 18 games giving them a return of 42 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| Morton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morton are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Morton | 15 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |