FootyMAD's Greenock Morton match preview

Last updated : 21 August 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Ayr United v Greenock Morton fixture

Ayr Utd. are ready to welcome Greenock Morton to Somerset Park, Ayr on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Honest Men are clearly on top, having won 38 and lost only 16 of the 67 games.

The previous match played between the two at Somerset Park, Ayr was within the last three years, in April 2007, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 28 AprAyr Utd.1-0MortonSCD2
2006/2007Sat 17 FebMorton4 - 2Ayr Utd.SCD2
2006/2007Sat 30 DecAyr Utd.0 - 1MortonSCD2
2006/2007Sat 19 AugMorton0 - 0Ayr Utd.SCD2
2005/2006Sat 25 MarMorton0 - 4Ayr Utd.SCD2
2005/2006Sat 28 JanAyr Utd.1 - 1MortonSCD2
2005/2006Sat 10 DecAyr Utd.3 - 2MortonSFAC

Recent respective form guides

Ayr United have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.

Morton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The The 'Ton's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Ayr Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 2 points from their 2 games played so far, Morton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 2 games have yielded only 0 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Ayr Utd.6231669
Morton6204586

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Honest Men's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Morton. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Ayr Utd. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Morton Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.