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Morton pack their bags to visit Gretna at Raydale Park on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the The 'Ton have won one, and drawn the other.
The previous match played between the two at Raydale Park was within the last three years, in March 2003, with Morton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Black and Whites in a Scottish Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Morton | 0 - 2 | Gretna | SCD2 |
| 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
Gretna have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Black and Whites in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The 'Ton have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Just 7 goals have scored in these games, though to be fair only a measly 4 have been let in at the wrong end.
Gretna are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 11 games giving them a return of 29 points. Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 22 points from 11 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gretna | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 16 |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morton are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Black and Whites coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gretna | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Morton | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |