FootyMAD's Ayr United match preview

History of the Ayr United v Greenock Morton fixture

Morton face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr on Monday evening, 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 35 and win only 14 of the 61 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Ayr Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 30 Oct	Morton	0 - 1	Ayr Utd.	SCD2
2004/2005	Sat 28 Aug	Ayr Utd.	2 - 0	Morton	SCD2
2000/2001	Sat 31 Mar	Ayr Utd.	3 - 0	Morton	SCD1
2000/2001	Tue 02 Jan	Morton	0 - 6	Ayr Utd.	SCD1
2000/2001	Sat 18 Nov	Ayr Utd.	1 - 1	Morton	SCD1
2000/2001	Sat 16 Sep	Morton	1 - 1	Ayr Utd.	SCD1
1999/2000	Sat 15 Apr	Morton	1 - 2	Ayr Utd.	SCD1

Recent respective form guides

Ayr United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Honest Men in those games, with 8 conceded.

The The 'Ton have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These six games have produced a glut of goals, with the The 'Ton scoring 19 and conceding 7.

Ayr Utd.'s 29 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 30 points from 18 games.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Ayr Utd.	6	2	2	2	8	10	8
Morton	6	3	2	1	18	8	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

Morton are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Ayr Utd.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Ayr Utd.	4 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Morton	5 games since last defeat.