This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Greenock Morton and Ross County at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the Scottish Division One.
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Ross County travel to take on Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the County have come away with all the points on both occasions.
The last time the two teams met at Morton was back in April 2001, over five years ago, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 12 Oct | Ross County | 4 - 1 | Morton | SCC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Ross County | 3 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Ross County | 1 - 2 | Morton | SFAC |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 24 Apr | Morton | 0 - 3 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Apr | Ross County | 0 - 2 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Ross County | 3 - 1 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Sep | Morton | 0 - 1 | Ross County | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the The 'Ton score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The County have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The County's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.
Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 19 points from 16 matches. Ross County see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 22 points from their 16 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 9 |
| Ross County | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
County's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Morton, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morton | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Ross County | Undefeated in last 3 away games. |
