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Morton face a trip to Forfar Athletic at Station Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 39 games played, The 'Ton have recorded 12 wins, and Forfar Ath. have come away with 18 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Morton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Loons in a Scottish Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Feb | Morton | 3 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 1 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Morton | 1 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Apr | Forfar Ath. | 0 - 0 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 08 Mar | Forfar Ath. | 2 - 0 | Morton | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Morton | 4 - 0 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Morton | 2 - 1 | Forfar Ath. | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Forfar Athletic 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 Loons in those games, with 7 conceded.
Morton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The The 'Ton's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Forfar Ath. see themselves just below half way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, showing a record of 40 points from their 35 games played so far, Morton are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 67 points from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Forfar Ath. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Morton on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Forfar Ath.. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Forfar Ath. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Morton | Not won in previous 3 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |