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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 41 games played, Saints have recorded 12 wins, and Morton have come away with 16 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Scottish Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | St. Johnstone | 1 - 0 | Morton | SCD1 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Morton | 2 - 2 | St. Johnstone | SCD1 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Greenock Morton are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the The 'Ton, with 5 goals against.
The Saints have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in the last six, but with four of them resulting in draws. The Saints's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Morton see themselves just below half way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, showing a record of 28 points from their 22 games played so far, St. Johnstone are leading the way in the Irn Bru Scottish Division One, with their 20 games giving them a return of 37 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 9 |
| St. Johnstone | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Saints could well see them head back from Cappielow Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| St. Johnstone | Previous 4 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |