The home fans are expecting three points in this fixture, as the home advantage should be put to good use versus a struggling visitor. Greenock Morton are in the 6th position while the guests worry at 10th.
It's no vacation for neither Greenock Morton nor Alloa Athletic as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
This pitch has grass, which is not Alloa Athletic's usual surface at their own ground. When playing on grass Alloa Athletic have performed like this: Played 19 matches resulting in 4 wins, 9 draws and 6 defeats with the goal stats 26-28 (scored/conceded).
Greenock Morton form and stats
When playing at home, Greenock Morton, who have the fewest scored goals (29) in Championship, have managed 5 wins, 6 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games.The home team returns to Cappielow Park after sharing the points with Queen of the South on their last time out; the Championship game ended 1-1. Preceding that game was the away draw at Ayr United that finished 1-1.
The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Greenock Morton handle that role? We have found three games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The win/draw/lost stats in these games are W1-D0-L2.
Greenock Morton are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home, having created 17 goals in 15 matches. Greenock Morton's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Alloa Athletic form and stats
Alloa Athletic have only collected 15 points from their away games after 3-6-6 (15 played).Two travels in a row for Alloa Athletic, whose manager J. Goodwin could celebrate last time after the Championship win against Falkirk. That result followed a home victory 1-0 versus Ross County.
Alloa Athletic are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 6 wins, 11 draws and 7 defeats. From a total of 24 matches.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Queen of the South in just three days.
Alloa Athletic have scored 22 goals on their travels this season, 15 away games. Alloa Athletic have conceded 28 goals in these games.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Alloa Athletic - Greenock Morton 2-1 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Greenock Morton, 1 draw and 5 wins for Alloa Athletic.Top Goalscorers
  A. Trouten 9 goals / 1 assists |  I. Flannigan 7 goals / 3 assists |   R. McHugh 6 goals / 1 assists |
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| Greenock Morton | Alloa Athletic | |||
| Total | Home | Statistic | Away | Total |
| 31 | 15 | Played | 15 | 31 |
| 29 | 17 | Scored | 22 | 33 |
| 41 | 19 | Conceded | 28 | 47 |
| 87% | 87% | Over 0.5 | 93% | 94% |
| 71% | 67% | Over 1.5 | 87% | 74% |
| 39% | 40% | Over 2.5 | 73% | 48% |
| 13% | 20% | Over 3.5 | 47% | 26% |
| 10% | 13% | Over 4.5 | 20% | 10% |
| 52% | 53% | Both teams to score | 67% | 48% |
| 26% | 33% | Clean Sheet | 13% | 19% |
| 35% | 27% | Failed To Score | 27% | 39% |
- Alloa Athletic is involved in more matches over 2.5 away, than home.
- Greenock Morton is involved in more matches over 2.5 home, than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | D | P |
| 1 | Ross County | 31 | 18 | 7 | 6 | 53 | 30 | 15 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 23 | 61 |
| 2 | Dundee United | 32 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 43 | 38 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 24 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 56 |
| 3 | Inverness CT | 32 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 43 | 35 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 49 |
| 4 | Ayr United | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 44 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 16 | 14 | 47 |
| 5 | Dunfermline Athletic | 31 | 11 | 8 | 12 | 32 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | -2 | 41 |
| 6 | Greenock Morton | 31 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 7 | Queen of the South | 31 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 39 | 38 | 16 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 20 | 1 | 35 |
| 8 | Partick Thistle | 31 | 9 | 6 | 16 | 36 | 49 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 25 | -13 | 33 |
| 9 | Falkirk | 32 | 7 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 20 | -10 | 32 |
| 10 | Alloa Athletic | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 33 | 47 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 28 | -14 | 32 |
