FM Preview: Greenock Morton v Ayr United 01 May 2010

Last updated : 30 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Greenock Morton v Ayr United fixture

Ayr Utd. face a trip to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 67 games played, Honest Men have recorded 22 wins, and Morton have come away with 29 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the The 'Ton carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Tue 30 MarMorton1 - 0Ayr Utd.SCD1
2009/2010Sat 06 MarAyr Utd.2 - 0MortonSCD1
2009/2010Sat 22 AugAyr Utd.0 - 2MortonSCD1
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

Recent respective form guides

Greenock Morton losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The The 'Ton's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Ayr Utd. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Honest Men have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 34 points from 35 matches. Ayr Utd. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 31 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morton60338143
Ayr Utd.61053163

FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Ayr Utd. on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Morton. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Morton Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Ayr Utd. 4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.