Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle Prediction

Cappielow will play host to a New Year’s Eve battle in the Scottish Championship as Greenock Morton are set to take on Partick Thistle. Although unbeaten in their last five, Greenock Morton are needing wins more so than draws as they sit in eighth position in the league table. Travelling side Partick Thistle are hoping to keep up the defensive brilliance they have been putting in so far in their campaign.

Key Stats

• Partick Thistle come into this game with four wins from their last five Scottish Championship games
• Brian Graham is currently second in the top scorer charts with nine goals for Partick Thistle this season
• Greenock Morton are ranked second in most goals conceded this season

Team Previews, Form and Standout Players

Coming into this game, Greenock Morton are unbeaten in their last five games in their Scottish Championship campaign. Collecting draws against second and third place in the league, they really need to show up against a strong-looking Partick Thistle side.

The away side come into this game in phenomenal form, with 16 points from their last five games in the league they have doubled their points in one month. Firing on all cylinders, 37-year-old Brian Graham picked up a brace in their last game taking his tally to nine for the season so far.

Greenock Morton Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Ryan Mullen; Zak Delaney, Morgan Boyes, Jack Baird, Cammy Ballatyne; Cameron Blues, Iain Wilson; Owen Moffat, Arron Lyall, Jordan Levi Davies; Filip Stuparević

After a scrappy but decent performance against third place Ayr, Dougie Imrie will be expected to field the same side. However full back Zak Delaney will need to be careful as one more yellow card and he will be suspended for the first game of the new year. Defensive midfielder Cameron Blues has been a goal scoring threat for his side as of late, picking up two goals in his last five Scottish Championship appearances.

Partick Thistle Preview

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Predicted Line-Up: Myles Roberts; Charlie Sayers, Daniel O’Reilly, Lee Ashcroft, Kyle Turner; Robbie Crawford, Stuart Bannigan; Aidan Fitzpatrick, Scott Robinson, Leon Chalmers; Brian Graham

Partick Thistle have really stepped their game up over the festive period. Winning three out of their four games with two clean sheets, Partick Thistle have really made a statement on just how good they are defensively. With the least number of goals conceded in the league, Daniel O’Reilly and Lee Ashcroft have been reliable names on Kris Doolan’s teamsheet.

Head to Head Stats

It has been over two years since the last time Greenock Morton were victorious over Partick Thistle. However, when they faced off at the beginning of the year at the Cappielow, it ended in a 1-1 draw with a Partick Thistle own goal. With both the attack and defence both unplayable, it is safe to say Partick Thistle will take this one.

Betting Tips

Greenock Morton have been performing against the top teams and stealing points away from them, but no team in the league has as strong of a defence as Partick Thistle.

For this reason, our betting experts say Partick Thistle to Win to Nil is the best value tip for this game. With odds of 5/2, a bet of £10 could potentially see a return of up to £35.

Final Prediction: Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle

Greenock Morton 0-2 Partick Thistle

Although they have shown massive amounts of fight and strength against the top teams in the league, we cannot see Greenock Morton having the ability to break down the strength of Partick Thistle’s defence.