FootyMAD's Dunfermline Athletic match preview

Last updated : 04 May 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Dunfermline Athletic v Greenock Morton fixture

Morton face a trip to Dunfermline Athletic at East End Park on Tuesday evening, 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 20 and win only 8 of the 36 games.

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

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 28 FebMorton2 - 1Dunfermline A.SCD1
2008/2009Sat 22 NovDunfermline A.0 - 1MortonSCD1
2008/2009Sat 27 SepMorton1 - 1Dunfermline A.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 19 AprMorton3 - 0Dunfermline A.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 26 JanDunfermline A.2 - 0MortonSCD1
2007/2008Wed 26 DecMorton0 - 1Dunfermline A.SCD1
2007/2008Sat 11 AugDunfermline A.0 - 1MortonSCD1

Recent respective form guides

Dunfermline Athletic's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Pars have scored 4, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Morton's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The 'Ton's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.

Dunfermline A. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 34 games. Morton's 47 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Dunfermline A.6222878
Morton63128510

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the The 'Ton has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Dunfermline A.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Dunfermline A. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Morton An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.