FootyMAD's Gretna match preview

History of the Greenock Morton v Gretna fixture

Morton prepare to entertain Gretna at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the The 'Ton.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cappielow Park was earlier this season, as the The 'Ton squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in an Scottish Challenge Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 30 Jul	Morton	3-2	Gretna	SCC
2004/2005	Tue 17 Aug	Morton	1 - 0	Gretna	SLGC
2002/2003	Sat 26 Apr	Morton	5 - 0	Gretna	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 29 Mar	Gretna	0 - 1	Morton	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 26 Oct	Morton	2 - 2	Gretna	SCD3
2002/2003	Sat 03 Aug	Gretna	1 - 1	Morton	SCD3

Recent respective form guides

Greenock Morton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The 'Ton in those games, with 6 conceded.

Gretna's away form is equally impressive, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the Black and Whites scoring 22 and conceding 7.

Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 10 points from 4 games. Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 4 games giving them a return of 10 points.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Morton	6	4	1	1	9	3	13
Gretna	6	4	1	1	13	6	13

FootyMad's prediction ...

Morton are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Gretna will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Morton	6 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Gretna	12 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games.