FM Preview: Greenock Morton v Dumbarton 01 Sep 2012

Last updated : 31 August 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Greenock Morton v Dumbarton fixture

Dumbarton pack their bags to visit Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 41 and win only 10 of the 66 games.

The previous match played between the two at Cappielow Park was within the last three years, in November 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Dumbarton 1 - 2 Morton Scottish F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sun 25 Jul Dumbarton 0 - 0 Morton Scottish Challenge Cup
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Dumbarton 0 - 1 Morton Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sat 28 Nov Morton 0-0 Dumbarton Scottish F.A. Cup
2009/2010 Sun 26 Jul Dumbarton 0 - 1 Morton Scottish Challenge Cup
2006/2007 Tue 15 Aug Dumbarton 1 - 2 Morton Scottish Challenge Cup
2005/2006 Tue 28 Mar Morton 4 - 0 Dumbarton Scottish Division Two

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Recent respective form guides

Greenock Morton's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While 'Ton have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Dumbarton's away form is none too clever either, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Sons have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Greenock Morton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 2 points from their 3 games played so far,

Dumbarton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 3 games have yielded only 0 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Greenock Morton 6 1 2 3 10 10 5
Dumbarton 6 1 0 5 5 14 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Dumbarton only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Cappielow Park will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Greenock Morton Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Dumbarton Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 4 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.

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