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Morton travel to take on Falkirk at The Falkirk Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The 'Ton will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 44 and win only 14 of the 70 games.
The last time the two teams met at Falkirk was back in March 2001, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Apr | Morton | 2 - 1 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 27 Mar | Falkirk | 1 - 3 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 21 Oct | Morton | 0 - 4 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Falkirk | 1 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 22 Apr | Morton | 0 - 2 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 18 Dec | Falkirk | 2 - 1 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 23 Oct | Morton | 2 - 3 | Falkirk | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Falkirk are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These games have seen the Bairns score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Morton is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The The 'Ton's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Falkirk are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 9 points from 5 games. Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Falkirk | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Morton | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Bairns, as the The 'Ton have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Falkirk | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Morton | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |