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Morton face a trip to Ayr United at Somerset Park, Ayr 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 36 and win only 14 of the 62 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2005, the Honest Men carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Morton | 1 - 2 | Ayr Utd. | SLGC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Morton | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Ayr Utd. | 2 - 1 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Morton however, is much more impressive, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the The 'Ton, and 8 goals against.
Ayr Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 10 points from 6 games. Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 13 points from 6 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
| Morton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The 'Ton's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Ayr Utd., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ayr Utd. | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Morton | Undefeated in last 8 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |