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St. Johnstone face a trip to Greenock Morton at Cappielow Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 40 games played, Saints have recorded 12 wins, and Morton have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with St. Johnstone inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The 'Ton in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 05 Apr | Morton | 0 - 1 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton 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, 8 to 6.
St. Johnstone have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Morton's 1 points from 1 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 5th position. St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Bells Scottish Division One, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morton | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 10 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Saints has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Morton. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morton | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| St. Johnstone | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |