Arbroath - Greenock Morton. 2nd place meets 7th place. The ball is round - get a broad game guide here!
- Arbroath have the most scored goals (54) in Championship
- Greenock Morton is in the worst form (1-2-3)
Greenock have already sealed their fate; they will finish in 7th place no matter what happens.
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Arbroath and Greenock Morton.
Arbroath form and stats
Arbroath have collected 35 points from their Championship home games so far after 9-8-1. In general it's been a long time since Arbroath tasted defeat here at Gayfield Park, as they have taken at least one point from their last 17 home games in the league.
A nice win for Arbroath last time playing, versus Greenock Morton. That was also a home game and the match ended 3-0 with Craigen, Thomson and McKenna scoring for the victors. The hosts have an in-form goalscorer in Craigen, having bagged a goal in three matches in a row.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Kilmarnock (1-2).The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Arbroath have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 13 games) they have won four times, drawn five and lost four.
The Arbroath fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 32 goals in 18 league matches. Arbroath have only conceded 14 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Greenock Morton form and stats
The visitors, who have the fewest scored goals (13) away in Championship, are W6-D4-L8 on the road this term. That's in the Championship. Recent form does not give Greenock Morton much hope, as the visitors have lost three games in a row. Arbroath will be a tough nut to crack.
Greenock Morton aren't clicking offensively as they have gone 295 league minutes without a goal. Muirhead was the last player to find the net.
There might be some fixture complaints from Greenock as they are again playing away from home after losing on the road in their previous game, 0-3 against Arbroath.
Preceding that, the 0-1 home loss versus Inverness CT.We have checked recent matches where Greenock Morton have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 13 games were four victories, five draws and four defeats.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Greenock Morton as they have only managed to score 13 times from 18 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Greenock Morton have seen the ball go into their own net 20 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
It's not the first time these sides meet this campaign, as the fixture list show this recent match: Arbroath - Greenock Morton 3-0. Head to head numbers (for the prior ten meetings): Arbroath won three games, five matches ended in a draw and Greenock Morton have two wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: four / sixTop Goalscorers
  M. McKenna 16 goals |  G. Ugwu 8 goals | J. Hamilton 7 goals |
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| Arbroath | Greenock Morton | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 36 | 18 | 6 | Played | P | 4 | 18 | 36 |
| 17 | 9 | 4 | Won | W | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| 14 | 8 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 14 |
| 54 | 32 | 13 | Scored | S | 2 | 13 | 36 |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Conceded | C | 4 | 20 | 47 |
| 83% | 83% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 61% | 61% | 67% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 56% | 64% |
| 44% | 44% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 33% | 42% |
| 22% | 33% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 6% | 22% |
| 8% | 17% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 8% |
| 42% | 50% | 67% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 28% | 44% |
| 50% | 44% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 25% | 39% | 28% |
| 25% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 44% | 39% |
| 6 | 6.6 | 6.8 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.6 |
| 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7 | 7 | 5.8 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 10.1 | 12.1 | 11.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8 |
| 4.5 | 5.2 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| 34% | 34% | 48% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 25% | 32% | 34% |
| 8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 12.5 | 12.7 | 10.5 |
| 3 | 2.6 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 |
- Arbroath have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Arbroath have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Greenock Morton have scored away.
- Arbroath have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (14) in Championship
- Arbroath have the most scored goals (32) at home in Championship
- Arbroath have the most scored goals (54) in Championship
- Arbroath have the most scored goals in the second half (33) in Championship
- Arbroath have the the best goal difference (+18) at home in Championship
- Arbroath have the the best goal difference (+26) in Championship
- Greenock Morton have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship
- Greenock Morton have the fewest scored goals (13) away in Championship
- Greenock Morton is in the worst form (1-2-3)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Kilmarnock | 35 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 50 | 27 | 18 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 66 |
| 2 | Arbroath | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 54 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 32 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 26 | 65 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 36 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 53 | 34 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 30 | 17 | 18 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 23 | 17 | 19 | 59 |
| 4 | Partick Thistle | 36 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 46 | 40 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 29 | 27 | 6 | 52 |
| 5 | Raith Rovers | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 44 | 44 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 18 | 0 | 49 |
| 6 | Hamilton Academical | 36 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 38 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 25 | -15 | 42 |
| 7 | Greenock Morton | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 20 | -11 | 40 |
| 8 | Ayr United | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 21 | 25 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 27 | -13 | 39 |
| 9 | Dunfermline Athletic | 36 | 7 | 14 | 15 | 36 | 53 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -17 | 35 |
| 10 | Queen of the South | 36 | 8 | 9 | 19 | 36 | 54 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 35 | -18 | 33 |
