FootyMAD's Hamilton Academical match preview

Last updated : 24 August 2007 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Greenock Morton v Hamilton Academical fixture

Morton are ready to welcome Hamilton Academical to Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The 'Ton are clearly on top, having won 42 and lost only 13 of the 71 games.

The previous match played between the two at Cappielow Park was more than three years back, in January 2004, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 10 AprHamilton Ac.6 - 1MortonSCD2
2003/2004Sat 24 JanMorton2-2Hamilton Ac.SCD2
2003/2004Tue 02 DecHamilton Ac.1 - 2MortonSCD2
2003/2004Sat 20 SepMorton1 - 1Hamilton Ac.SCD2
2001/2002Sat 06 AprMorton0 - 0Hamilton Ac.SCD2
2001/2002Sat 02 FebHamilton Ac.2 - 1MortonSCD2
2001/2002Sat 15 DecMorton1 - 1Hamilton Ac.SCD2

Recent respective form guides

Greenock Morton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, The 'Ton have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 5.

Hamilton Ac. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Accies have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morton's 7 points from 3 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Hamilton Ac. are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 3 games giving them a return of 9 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morton63125510
Hamilton Ac.640211812

FootyMad's prediction ...

The 'Ton are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Morton Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Hamilton Ac. Last drawn game 8 outings ago.