This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Ross County and Greenock Morton at 15:00 on Saturday, 5th December 2009 in the Scottish Division One.
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Ross County prepare to entertain Greenock Morton at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The County are clearly on top, beating their opponents 4 times from 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Victoria Park was earlier this season, the County carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Scottish Challenge Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Morton | 0 - 1 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Ross County | 2-1 | Morton | SCC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | Morton | 0 - 2 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Ross County | 1 - 1 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Dec | Morton | 2 - 1 | Ross County | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 12 Oct | Ross County | 4 - 1 | Morton | SCC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Ross County | 3 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Ross County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
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 9 goals, 19 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Ross County's 25 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 4th position. Morton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 15 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Ross County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Morton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Ross County only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Ross County | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Morton | 16 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |
