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Morton face a trip to Dumbarton at Strathclyde Homes Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The visitors have won 24 of the 53 previous games, with the hosts winning just 20.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, the Sons carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Morton | 3 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Dumbarton | 1 - 0 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 23 Aug | Morton | 2 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Morton | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Dumbarton | 0 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Morton | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Dumbarton have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. The Sons have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
In complete contrast to Dumbarton, Morton are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Ton have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 51 points from 33 games. Morton are holding the final promotion place in the Bells Scottish Division Two, and have accumulated 59 points from the 33 games they have played so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
| Morton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sons, as the Ton have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Dumbarton | No sequences of note |
| Morton | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |