Preview Morton
Wednesday, 12th Aug 2009After St Johnstone Morton had the best home record in the league in 2008-09 but then we all know who had the best away record.
Dunfermline travel to Greenock on Saturday to face a Morton team seeking their first win of the 2009-10 league season. Both clubs lost their opening games last Saturday, Morton 1-0 at Dundee and the Pars courtesy of an injury time goal by Lee Cox for Inverness Caley Thistle.
The Fifers will be hoping to continue their away form of last season that saw them win nine times on the road, bringing them 31 of their total 51 points. They up against tough opponents however in Morton since, after title winners St Johnstone, they had the best home record in the league in 2008-09.
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Pars v Morton: The Full League Record | ||||||
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
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At |
37 |
21 |
8 |
8 |
72 |
37 |
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At Cappielow |
36 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
43 |
41 |
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Division One (up to 1975) |
20 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
38 |
22 |
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Division Two (up to 1975) |
16 |
7 |
5 |
4 |
27 |
22 |
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Premier League (since 1975) |
4 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
10 |
3 |
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First Division (since 1975) |
31 |
11 |
9 |
9 |
38 |
30 |
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TOTALS |
73 |
34 |
20 |
19 |
115 |
78 |
Morton have won less of their home meetings with the Pars than they have lost but history doesn`t always matter.
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Milestones v Morton (Away) | |||
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Last League Victory |
26/12/07 |
SFL | |
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Last League Defeat |
28/02/09 |
First Div | |
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Best League Victory |
11/12/99 |
3-0 |
Div 1 |
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Worst League Defeat |
14/08/26 |
0-3 |
Div 1* |
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*Pre league reconstruction | |||
Dunfermline have won five of the last twelve meetings with Morton but haven`t won in Greenock in the last three visits. There have been three draws and five Morton wins. The last meeting at Cappielow ended in a 2-1 defeat
| Last Twelve Matches v Morton | ||||
| 05-05-09 | H | W | 2-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 28-02-09 | A | L | 1-2 | Scottish Division One |
| 22-11-08 | H | L | 0-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 27-09-08 | A | D | 1-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 19-04-08 | A | L | Scottish Division One | |
| 26-01-08 | H | W | Scottish Division One | |
| 26-12-07 | A | W | Scottish Division One | |
| 11-08-07 | H | L | Scottish Division One | |
| 06-05-00 | A | L | Scottish Division One | |
| 12-02-00 | H | D | 1-1 | Scottish Division One |
| 11-12-99 | A | L | 3-0 | Scottish Division One |
| 21-08-99 | H | W | 2-1 | Scottish Division One |
Last Time Out
DUNFERMLINE (v Inverness CT): Greg Fleming; Calum Woods, Neil McGregor, Chris Higgins, Stephen Glass (c); David Graham, Steven Bell, Alex Burke, Willie Gibson (Steven McDougall 87); Andy Kirk, Graham Bayne
SUBS NOT USED: Nick Phinn, Graeme Holmes, Austin McCann, Greg Paterson (GK)
MORTON (v Dundee): Bryn Halliwell; Ryan McGuffie (Brian Graham 87), David McGregor, Allan McManus, Stewart Greachen, Kevin Finlayson, Neil McFarlane, Steven Masterton, Jim McAlister, Carlo Monti (Allan Jenkins 58), Peter Weatherson, (Brian Wake 75).
SUBS NOT USED: Colin Stewart, Ryan Harding.
Referee for the match will be Willie Collum.
Jim McIntyre has said this week:- "Cappielow is always a tough, tough place to go. They`re a big, strong physical side and we have to match that first and foremost."
Having changed his team and style of play, he was not willing to take last season`s form as any indication of how this season would do:-
"We had a great away record last term, but it`s a new season and a different team, so we`re not taking anything for granted."
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