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Dumbarton travel to take on Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sons will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 33 and win only 8 of the 52 games.
The last time the two teams met at Gnk Morton was back in February 1996, over five years ago, with Gnk Morton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1995/1996 | Sat 27 Apr | Dumbarton | 0 - 1 | Gnk Morton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 24 Feb | Gnk Morton | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 28 Oct | Dumbarton | 0 - 2 | Gnk Morton | SCD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Gnk Morton | 1 - 2 | Dumbarton | SCD1 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 06 May | Gnk Morton | 2 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 24 Jan | Dumbarton | 2 - 1 | Gnk Morton | SCD2 |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 29 Oct | Gnk Morton | 1 - 0 | Dumbarton | SCD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Ton, with 3 goals against.
In complete contrast to Gnk Morton, Dumbarton are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sons have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Gnk Morton are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division Two, with their 2 games giving them a return of 6 points. Dumbarton are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 4 points from 2 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Gnk Morton | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 15 |
| Dumbarton | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Ton, as the Sons have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Gnk Morton | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Dumbarton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. 8 games since last defeat. |