Championship: Greenock Morton - Kilmarnock match guide and all the data

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Competition: Scotland Championship
Competition: Fri 01.April
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: Cappielow Park (11589 seats)

Pre-match info: 23 points are the diference between the squads so far, Kilmarnock the superior team. Will Greenock Morton pull off a surprise?

Insights:
  • Greenock Morton have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Championship

8-4-20 (wins/draws/losses). These are the numbers for Kilmarnock when playing away games on grass, which is not the surface they have on their own home stadium (which has artifical turf). Their goal statistics from those 32 matches are 26-43 (scored/conceded).

This could be an engaging match with lots of spark and energy as both squads are well revitalized since they last saw competitive action. Bring it on!

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Greenock Morton form and stats

When playing at home in the Championship, Greenock Morton have managed 3 wins, 8 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 15 games.

Greenock drew their last game, also a home match. Ayr United (placed 8th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score.

A 1-1 draw away before that, with Dunfermline Athletic the opponent.

The Greenock Morton fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 22 in 15 matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 24 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches. When Greenock Morton hosts teams that live on the top of the table (like Ayr United, Dunfermline Athletic and Queen of the South), the matches have ended over 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.

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Kilmarnock form and stats

The story so far for the visiting team on their Championship travels is 8 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats. The visitors have performed well in their home games as well, building a total win streak of four games home and away. Kilmarnock hope to make it five in this match.

The followers enjoyed Kilmarnock's previous fixture versus Partick Thistle (placed 4th), a 2-1 win played at home.

A home win before that, celebrating 2-1 vs Queen of the South.

Kilmarnock find the net regularly in their away games. 19 goals from 15 away fixtures in the league. Kilmarnock are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 9 times in 15 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The contenders have met each other already this season, with the result Kilmarnock - Greenock Morton 1-1 logged in the official records. Sanders (Kilmarnock) was shown a red card when these teams last met. Head to head numbers (for the previous six meetings): Greenock Morton won one game, two matches ended in a draw and Kilmarnock have three wins. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: two / four

Top Goalscorers

KilmarnockO. Shaw
O. Shaw
11 goals
Greenock MortonG. Ugwu
G. Ugwu
7 goals
KilmarnockK. Lafferty
K. Lafferty
7 goals

Greenock Morton missing players

Kilmarnock missing players

Greenock Morton Kilmarnock
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
31 15 3 Played P 6 15 31
8 3 0 Won W 4 8 18
12 8 2 Drew D 2 4 5
11 4 1 Lost L 0 3 8
34 22 3 Scored S 9 19 43
41 24 8 Conceded C 3 9 22
87% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 83% 87% 94%
68% 80% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 53% 61%
45% 60% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 20% 35%
26% 47% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 20% 16%
10% 20% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 7% 3%
48% 67% 67% BTTS BTTS 33% 27% 35%
29% 20% 33% Clean Sheets C S 67% 53% 45%
35% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 17% 33% 26%
 
4.5 4.9 5 Corners for (avg) C F 5.5 4.7 5.2
5.8 4.7 5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 4.1 4.2
1.5 1.5 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.3 1.3
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
8.2 9.4 5 Shots (avg) S ( 12 10.1 11.5
3.1 4.1 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.8 3.8 4.5
35% 36% 43% Goal Efficiency G E 31% 33% 31%
 
10.5 8.7 7.3 Shots against (avg) S A 6.7 8.7 8.6
4 3.8 3.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 2.3 3.5 3.3
Key stats in Championship this season:
  • Greenock Morton have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Greenock Morton have the fewest matches over the total-line (7) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded away.
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals (22) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals (9) away in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the most points (28) away in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the the best goal difference (+10) away in Championship
  • Kilmarnock have the the best goal difference (+21) in Championship
  • Kilmarnock is in the best form (5-1-0) in Championship

  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 31 18 5 8 43 22 16 10 1 5 24 13 15 8 4 3 19 9 21 59
2 Arbroath 31 14 13 4 44 25 16 7 8 1 24 13 15 7 5 3 20 12 19 55
3 Inverness CT 31 13 10 8 43 29 16 8 3 5 24 16 15 5 7 3 19 13 14 49
4 Partick Thistle 31 12 9 10 43 36 15 8 3 4 16 12 16 4 6 6 27 24 7 45
5 Raith Rovers 31 10 13 8 40 40 16 5 7 4 22 24 15 5 6 4 18 16 0 43
6 Hamilton Academical 31 9 11 11 36 45 16 5 5 6 16 25 15 4 6 5 20 20 -9 38
7 Greenock Morton 31 8 12 11 34 41 15 3 8 4 22 24 16 5 4 7 12 17 -7 36
8 Ayr United 31 8 9 14 31 45 15 4 5 6 15 21 16 4 4 8 16 24 -14 33
9 Dunfermline Athletic 31 5 14 12 31 47 15 3 8 4 17 21 16 2 6 8 14 26 -16 29
10 Queen of the South 31 6 8 17 30 45 15 3 4 8 10 16 16 3 4 9 20 29 -15 26

Read more about Championship

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.