Reserve League match preview and statistics: Greenock Morton Res. fight St. Mirren Res.

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Competition: Scotland Reserve League
Competition: Mon 24.February
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Cappielow Park (11589 seats)

Season ticket holders at Cappielow Park haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Greenock Morton Res. languishing in the 7th position so far. The guesting St. Mirren Res. will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Greenock Morton Res. form and stats

When playing at home in the Reserve League, Greenock Morton Res. have managed 2 wins, 2 draws and suffered 2 defeats from 6 games.

Greenock Morton Res. are hoping to put things right at home after a defeat in their previous match, the score 0-4 away versus Dundee United Res.. Prior to that, an away loss at Ross County Res..

As you see from the result above, Greenock Morton Res. suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one.

With more than three goals on average, the attacking play of Greenock Morton Res. is on fire here. A stunning 19 from 6 league matches. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 11 goals have been conceded.

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St. Mirren Res. form and stats

There's been little loot from St. Mirren Res.'s travels as they have only collected 4 points from 6 away games in the Reserve League. St. Mirren Res. only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 1 draw. The travelling fans think it's time that their travel expenses are covered with some points now, as St. Mirren Res. have lost on their last two travels.

St. Mirren Res. failed to get anything from their last game, a Reserve League home match vs Hearts Res. (placed 4th) that ended with defeat 2-3. Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Dundee United Res..

St. Mirren Res. are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 9 times in 6 away games so far. St. Mirren Res. can't defend away. 18 goals have been scored by the opposition in 6 matches, an average of more than three per game. You might want to look at the total goal statistics, which can be found on the Statistics tab above.

Head 2 Head

The last H2H meeting was St. Mirren Res. - Greenock Morton Res. 3-2, played this season. Last two meetings between the teams: Greenock Morton Res. won zero, St. Mirren Res. won two and zero draws. two games with over 2,5 goals, zero matches with two goals or less.

Greenock Morton Res. missing players

St. Mirren Res. missing players

Greenock Morton Res. St. Mirren Res.
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
13 6 1 Played P 1 6 13
4 2 0 Won W 0 1 6
3 2 1 Drew D 1 1 1
6 2 0 Lost L 0 4 6
26 19 2 Scored S 2 9 28
24 11 2 Conceded C 2 18 28
92% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 100%
85% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 100%
77% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 92%
62% 83% 100% Over 3.5 O 3.5 100% 100% 85%
38% 50% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 50% 46%
62% 83% 100% BTTS BTTS 100% 83% 77%
23% 17% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 15%
23% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 17% 8%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.2 1.5 3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
117 64 9 Total Shots T S 10 45 125
55 32 4 Shots on Target S O 5 23 63
45% 56% 50% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 35% 43%
Key stats in Reserve League this season:
  • All of Greenock Morton Res.'s home-matches have had more than 2,5 goals.
  • All of St. Mirren Res.'s away-matches have had more than 3,5 goals.
  • Greenock Morton Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Greenock Morton Res. have scored at least twice as many goals at home as St. Mirren Res. have scored away.
  • Greenock Morton Res. have scored in all their home matches so far.
  • Greenock Morton Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
  • St. Mirren Res. has the most matches over the total-line (11)
  • St. Mirren Res. have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • St. Mirren Res. have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • St. Mirren Res. haven’t played a single 0-0 game.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hamilton Academical Res. 12 8 3 1 35 19 7 4 2 1 17 14 5 4 1 0 18 5 16 27
2 Dundee United Res. 11 7 1 3 32 19 7 5 1 1 26 8 4 2 0 2 6 11 13 22
3 Ross County Res. 12 7 1 4 26 15 5 4 0 1 12 6 7 3 1 3 14 9 11 22
4 Hearts Res. 11 6 3 2 24 18 5 4 0 1 12 8 6 2 3 1 12 10 6 21
5 Kilmarnock Res. 12 6 1 5 29 24 6 4 1 1 14 8 6 2 0 4 15 16 5 19
6 St. Mirren Res. 13 6 1 6 28 28 7 5 0 2 19 10 6 1 1 4 9 18 0 19
7 Greenock Morton Res. 13 4 3 6 26 24 6 2 2 2 19 11 7 2 1 4 7 13 2 15
8 Motherwell Res. 13 4 3 6 22 27 7 3 3 1 16 10 6 1 0 5 6 17 -5 15
9 Dunfermline Res. 12 3 0 9 16 30 5 2 0 3 8 11 7 1 0 6 8 19 -14 9
10 Queen of the South Res. 13 1 2 10 14 48 6 1 0 5 5 18 7 0 2 5 9 30 -34 5

Read more about Reserve League

The SPFL Reserve League is the reserve team league in Scottish football. It began in 2018, to replace the Development League, and includes 27 clubs divided in two divisions. These hold the reserve teams of the biggest teams in Scotland.