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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 37 and win only 15 of the 64 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, as the Honest Men edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Ayr Utd. | 3 - 2 | Morton | SFAC |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 06 Dec | Morton | 2 - 1 | Ayr Utd. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Ayr Utd. | 0 - 1 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Ayr United have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Honest Men's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 12.
The away form of Morton however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. Those games have seen the The 'Ton pummel 11 goals, and let in 4.
Ayr Utd. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Bells Scottish Division Two, picking up 26 points from their 22 games so far. Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 47 points from 22 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ayr Utd. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
| Morton | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 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. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Morton | 10 games since last away draw. 6 games since last defeat. |