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Morton face a trip to St. Johnstone at McDiarmid Park 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as the Saints edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Morton | 2 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | St. Johnstone | 3 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Morton | 1 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 08 Dec | St. Johnstone | 2 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 02 Oct | Morton | 1 - 3 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Morton | 2 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 12 Sep | Morton | 3 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCC |
Recent respective form guides
St. Johnstone have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Saints, with 5 goals against.
Morton have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the The 'Ton have hit 7 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 16 games giving them a return of 29 points. Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 12 |
| Morton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Saints, as the The 'Ton have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| St. Johnstone | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Morton | 14 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |