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Last updated : 22 August 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dundee v Greenock Morton fixture

Morton face a trip to Dundee at Dens Park 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 44 and win only 14 of the 75 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Dundee running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 05 AprMorton1 - 2DundeeSCD1
2007/2008Sat 16 FebDundee2 - 0MortonSCD1
2007/2008Sat 15 DecMorton0 - 2DundeeSCD1
2007/2008Sat 29 SepDundee2 - 1MortonSCD1
2007/2008Tue 07 AugDundee2 - 0MortonSLGC
1997/1998Sat 14 MarDundee2 - 0MortonSCD1
1997/1998Sat 17 JanMorton0 - 0DundeeSCD1

Recent respective form guides

Dundee are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The Dee, with 3 goals against.

The The 'Ton have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the The 'Ton pummel 15 goals, and let in 7.

Dundee are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 3 games giving them a return of 7 points. Morton see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 2 points from their 3 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Dundee6222558
Morton632116811

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The 'Ton, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Dundee Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Morton Undefeated in last 4 away games.