Football betting preview: Dunfermline Athletic favourites when Greenock Morton visits

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Sat 12.December
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: East End Park (11480 seats)

There should be a significant difference in quality between these teams based on table positions so far, with Dunfermline Athletic leading Greenock Morton by 7 points.

Insights:
  • Dunfermline Athletic has the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Championship
  • Greenock Morton have yet to win a game away.

Both teams have had enough rest since their last competitive action. Let's hope for an energetic game!

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Dunfermline Athletic form and stats

Perfect Championship season at home so far for Dunfermline Athletic 3 wins from 3 appearances.

Dunfermline Athletic travelled for their previous game, a trip to Raith Rovers that ended 2-2. Before that match, a League Cup win away at Arbroath.

Trouble was brewing at the score 0-2 against Raith Rovers last time out, but a goal from D. McManus completed a comeback to a draw result for Dunfermline.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Dunfermline Athletic as they have a new game in only three days, a League Cup match thankfully also at home. St. Johnstone are visiting.

Goals are plentiful at East End Park in the league this season as Dunfermline Athletic has scored 8 goals here in 3 home games. On the other hand, Dunfermline have conceded 4 goals.

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Greenock Morton form and stats

Still no away game victory in the Championship for Greenock Morton with 1 draw and 2 losses from their first 3 attempts.

L. Strapp was the last player to score for the away team. Greenock haven't scored a league goal in the last 272 minutes.

The manager D. Hopkin was unhappy after their last game, a Championship match played at their home ground Cappielow Park. Greenock Morton suffered a 0-2 loss to Hearts (placed 1st). Ahead of that match was the away draw versus Arbroath that ended 0-0.

Goals are few and far between in Greenock's away league games. Only 0 goals from 3 travels. For Greenock, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.

Head 2 Head

Last ten meetings between the teams: Dunfermline won two, Greenock Morton won four and four draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

DunfermlineE. Murray
E. Murray
3 goals
Dunfermline AthleticR. Dow
R. Dow
2 goals
Dunfermline AthleticP. Watson
P. Watson
1 goals

Dunfermline Athletic missing players

Greenock Morton missing players

Dunfermline Athletic Greenock Morton
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
6 3 1 Played P 1 3 6
4 3 1 Won W 0 0 2
2 0 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 1 2 3
14 8 3 Scored S 0 0 4
7 4 2 Conceded C 5 6 10
83% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 67% 83%
83% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 33% 50%
83% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 33% 33%
67% 67% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 33% 33%
33% 33% 100% Over 4.5 O 4.5 100% 33% 33%
83% 100% 100% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 17%
17% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 33% 33%
17% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 67%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.6 1.5 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.6 9.5 9 Shots (avg) S ( 4 5.3 6.2
4.6 5.5 6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 1.7 2.3
52% 55% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 29%
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • All of Dunfermline Athletic's home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • Dunfermline Athletic has the fewest matches under the total-line (1) in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic has the most matches over the total-line (5) in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic has the most scored goals in the second half (10) in Championship
  • Dunfermline Athletic have scored more than double the goals of Greenock Morton.
  • Dunfermline Athletic have won all their matches at home so far.
  • Greenock Morton have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Greenock Morton have failed to score a single goal away.
  • Greenock Morton have yet to win a game away.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hearts 6 5 0 1 15 5 3 3 0 0 11 3 3 2 0 1 4 2 10 15
2 Dunfermline Athletic 6 4 2 0 14 7 3 3 0 0 8 4 3 1 2 0 6 3 7 14
3 Raith Rovers 6 3 2 1 16 7 3 2 1 0 10 2 3 1 1 1 6 5 9 11
4 Ayr United 6 3 2 1 9 5 3 2 1 0 4 1 3 1 1 1 5 4 4 11
5 Inverness CT 6 3 1 2 11 7 3 2 1 0 6 2 3 1 0 2 5 5 4 10
6 Dundee 6 2 2 2 8 12 3 2 1 0 3 1 3 0 1 2 5 11 -4 8
7 Greenock Morton 6 2 1 3 4 10 3 2 0 1 4 4 3 0 1 2 0 6 -6 7
8 Queen of the South 6 1 1 4 8 14 3 1 0 2 4 8 3 0 1 2 4 6 -6 4
9 Arbroath 6 0 2 4 2 9 3 0 2 1 1 2 3 0 0 3 1 7 -7 2
10 Alloa Athletic 6 0 1 5 4 15 3 0 1 2 4 9 3 0 0 3 0 6 -11 1

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The Scottish Championship is the second level of the Scottish Professional Football League. Ten teams play each other four times for a total of 36 fixtures in a season from August to May. The winner in the league table promotes to the Premiership and a playoff can promote one more team.