History of the Greenock Morton v Raith Rovers fixture
Raith Rovers face a trip to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 15 of the 63 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Cappielow Park was less than a year ago, in May 2012, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
Recent encounters between the teams
Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
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2011/2012 | Sat 05 May | Morton | 1-3 | Raith Rovers | Scottish Division One |
2011/2012 | Sat 03 Mar | Raith Rovers | 5 - 0 | Morton | Scottish Division One |
2011/2012 | Sat 14 Jan | Morton | 1 - 1 | Raith Rovers | Scottish Division One |
2011/2012 | Sat 07 Jan | Raith Rovers | 1 - 2 | Morton | Scottish F.A. Cup |
2011/2012 | Sat 20 Aug | Raith Rovers | 1 - 1 | Morton | Scottish Division One |
2010/2011 | Sat 19 Mar | Morton | 0 - 0 | Raith Rovers | Scottish Division One |
2010/2011 | Sat 22 Jan | Raith Rovers | 2 - 2 | Morton | Scottish Division One |
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Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 8.
The away form of Raith Rovers however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 14 goals for the Rovers, and 6 goals against.
Greenock Morton's 8 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position.
Raith Rovers are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 10 points from 5 games.
Current overall team form
Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
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Greenock Morton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 7 |
Raith Rovers | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 10 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
Rovers's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Greenock Morton, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
Sequence statistics
Team | Sequences |
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Greenock Morton | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
Raith Rovers | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
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