Championship match preview and statistics: Greenock Morton fight Alloa Athletic

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Date: Sat 10.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cappielow Park (11612 seats)

It's early days in the Championship and the teams are still hoping for a flying start in order to set the tone for the season. Three points can make a big difference at this stage.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

One slightly interesting match fact is that this game is played on grass and that the visiting Alloa Athletic have a different surface at their stadium (artificial turf). The impact of this is hard to measure exactly, but the visitors stats on grass is 12-13-15 (win-draw-loss) from 40 matches.

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Greenock Morton form and stats

Greenock Morton have only played one game here so far, a win. Last season their home statistics were 6 wins, 7 draws and 5 defeats from 18 matches.

Greenock Morton's last game was hosting Alloa Athletic and winning 4-1. Prior to that, an away loss at Ayr United.

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 Greenock Morton have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found eight games) they have won 2 times, drawn 1 and lost 5.

Greenock Morton has scored 4 goals so far and conceded 1 goal from 1 home game.

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Alloa Athletic form and stats

The visitors' first away game ended a defeat. Last season Alloa Athletic had these away match statistics: Played 18; won 4, drew 7 and lost 7.

Two away games in a row for Alloa Athletic, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-4 versus Greenock Morton in the Championship. Preceding that match was the 1-1 draw at home vs Partick Thistle.

We have checked recent matches where Alloa Athletic have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those nine games were W4-D2-L3.

It's early days yet, but Alloa Athletic has scored 1 and conceded 4 goals from their travels so far (1 game).

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Greenock Morton - Alloa Athletic 4-1. Last ten meetings between the teams: Greenock Morton won 5, Alloa Athletic won 4 and 1 draw. 5 games with over 2,5 goals, 5 matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

R. McHugh
3 goals
R. Tumilty
1 goals
R. Lyon
1 goals

Greenock Morton missing players

Alloa Athletic missing players

Greenock Morton Alloa Athletic
Total Home Home vs low Statistic Away vs mid Away Total
2 1 0 Played 0 1 2
1 1 0 Won 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew 0 0 1
1 0 0 Lost 0 1 1
6 4 0 Scored 0 1 2
5 1 0 Conceded 0 4 5
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 1.5 0% 100% 100%
100% 100% 0% Over 2.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 3.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% Over 4.5 0% 100% 50%
100% 100% 0% BTTS 0% 100% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed To Score 0% 0% 0%
 
9 11 0 Corners For (avg) 0 0 4
5 0 0 Corners Against (avg) 0 11 10.5
2 2 0 Yellow Cards (avg) 0 4 2
0 0 0 Red Cards 0 1 1
Greenock Morton Last season Alloa Athletic
Total Home   Statistic   Away Total
36 18   Played   18 36
11 6   Won   4 10
13 7   Drew   7 9
12 5   Lost   7 17
36 21   Scored   26 39
45 23   Conceded   32 53
89% 89%   Over 0.5   94% 94%
69% 67%   Over 1.5   89% 75%
39% 44%   Over 2.5   72% 50%
14% 22%   Over 3.5   39% 22%
8% 11%   Over 4.5   17% 8%
50% 56%   BTTS   72% 53%
31% 33%   Clean Sheets   11% 19%
31% 22%   Failed To Score   22% 33%
 
4.8 4.9   Corners For (avg)   4.5 5
5.6 5.2   Corners Against (avg)   6.5 6.2
1.6 1.6   Yellow Cards (avg)   1.6 1.7
1 1   Red Cards   1 1
Key stats last season:
  • Alloa Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Greenock Morton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.

Greenock Morton
All Playoffs 1/2 Championship League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
19-07-19 LC Motherwell 4 - 0 Greenock Morton
23-07-19 LC Annan Athletic 0 - 5 Greenock Morton
27-07-19 LC Greenock Morton 3 - 3 Queen of the South
03-08-19 CH Ayr United 4 - 2 Greenock Morton
10-08-19 CH Greenock Morton 4 - 1 Alloa Athletic
17-08-19 LC Hibernian 14:00 Greenock Morton
23-08-19 CH Greenock Morton 18:05 Partick Thistle
30-08-19 CH Inverness CT 18:05 Greenock Morton
14-09-19 CH Queen of the South 14:00 Greenock Morton
21-09-19 CH Greenock Morton 14:00 Dundee
Alloa Athletic
All League One Playoffs 2/3 Championship League Cup Club Friendlies Scottish Cup Challenge Cup
All Home Away
20-07-19 LC Hibernian 2 - 0 Alloa Athletic
23-07-19 LC Alloa Athletic 2 - 1 Stirling Albion
27-07-19 LC Arbroath 2 - 3 Alloa Athletic
03-08-19 CH Alloa Athletic 1 - 1 Partick Thistle
10-08-19 CH Greenock Morton 4 - 1 Alloa Athletic
24-08-19 CH Alloa Athletic 14:00 Arbroath
31-08-19 CH Queen of the South 14:00 Alloa Athletic
14-09-19 CH Dundee 14:00 Alloa Athletic
21-09-19 CH Alloa Athletic 14:00 Ayr United
28-09-19 CH Dunfermline Athletic 14:00 Alloa Athletic

  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 Dundee United 2 2 0 0 6 2 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 6
2 Dundee 2 1 1 0 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
3 Ayr United 2 1 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3
4 Greenock Morton 2 1 0 1 6 5 1 1 0 0 4 1 1 0 0 1 2 4 1 3
5 Inverness CT 2 1 0 1 3 5 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 -2 3
6 Dunfermline Athletic 2 0 2 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 2
7 Queen of the South 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2
8 Arbroath 2 0 1 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 1
9 Partick Thistle 2 0 1 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 1
10 Alloa Athletic 2 0 1 1 2 5 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 1 4 -3 1

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