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Morton face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Saints carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Morton | 0 - 0 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Morton | 2 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | St. Johnstone | 3 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Morton | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Morton | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.
Morton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The 'Ton, and 2 goals against.
St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 34 games giving them a return of 59 points. Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 47 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The 'Ton could well see them head back from McDiarmid Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Morton | Undefeated in last 4 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |