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Morton travel to take on Airdrie United at Shyberry Excelsior 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Airdrie Utd. was just over four years ago, in May 2004, with Airdrie Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 May | Airdrie Utd. | 2 - 0 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 09 Mar | Morton | 1 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 Nov | Airdrie Utd. | 1 - 6 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Morton | 1 - 2 | Airdrie Utd. | SCC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 09 Aug | Morton | 3 - 1 | Airdrie Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 11 Sep | Airdrieonians | 3 - 0 | Morton | SLGC |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 14 Apr | Airdrieonians | 0 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Airdrie United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The The Diamonds's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
The away form of Morton however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. Those games have seen the The 'Ton pummel 17 goals, and let in 8.
Airdrie Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division One, showing a record of 3 points from their 4 games played so far, Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Airdrie Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morton are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Airdrie Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Airdrie Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Morton | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |