FootyMAD's Greenock Morton match preview

Last updated : 15 September 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Greenock Morton v Stirling Albion fixture

Stirling Alb. face a trip to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Binos will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 4 of the 31 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, the The 'Ton carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 22 AprMorton1 - 0Stirling Alb.SCD2
2005/2006Sat 18 FebStirling Alb.3 - 1MortonSCD2
2005/2006Tue 25 OctMorton1 - 2Stirling Alb.SCD2
2005/2006Wed 14 SepStirling Alb.1 - 2MortonSCC
2005/2006Sat 13 AugStirling Alb.0 - 2MortonSCD2
2004/2005Sat 19 MarMorton2 - 0Stirling Alb.SCD2
2004/2005Wed 26 JanStirling Alb.1 - 1MortonSCD2

Recent respective form guides

Greenock Morton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The 'Ton, with 4 goals against.

Stirling Alb. have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. Binos have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Morton are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 6 games giving them a return of 16 points. Stirling Alb. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 11 points from 6 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morton651016516
Stirling Alb.632110911

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The 'Ton, as the Binos have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Morton Won 3 successive home games.
4 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 5 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Stirling Alb. 9 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.