Morton vs ST Johnstone
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<html> <head><title>Morton vs St Johnstone: Championship Preview, Odds and Betting Analysis</title></head> <body> <h2>Morton vs St Johnstone – Championship Match Preview</h2> <p>Cappielow Park hosts a top-versus-mid-table clash as league leaders St Johnstone travel to Greenock to face a Morton side that has become the division’s draw specialists. With autumn weather likely to be cool, wet and blustery, expect a physical contest shaped by set pieces and second-half momentum.</p> <h3>Form and Context</h3> <p>St Johnstone arrive as market favourites for good reason. Relegated last season but reorganised swiftly, they’ve carried a promotion-worthy profile into the Championship: 2.18 points per game overall and a league-best 2.4 PPG away from home. Their recent wobble—back-to-back 0-0 draws followed by a 3-1 defeat at Arbroath—tempers enthusiasm only slightly. Underneath that run they remain robust: best-in-league lead defending, clean-sheet rates well above average, and the attack still creating enough to win on the road.</p> <p>Morton, meanwhile, are steady without being incisive. They’ve drawn 80% of their home fixtures, own just 0.8 PPG at Cappielow, and have yet to win here this season. The goals-for column is thin (0.8 per home game), but their matches remain competitive due to defensive structure and late equalizing ability. The glaring issue is game-state management: Morton’s lead-defending rate is 0% at home and just 17% overall—advantages slip away alarmingly often.</p> <h3>Tactical Matchup</h3> <p>Expect St Johnstone to assert early control. They’ve scored first in 100% of away games and led at half-time in 60%, frequently through direct play into the front line and sharp transitions. Morton concede the bulk of their goals right after the interval (46–60 minutes), a window where St Johnstone’s pressing and restarts can turn contests.</p> <p>Once the game stretches, the visitors are elite closers. St Johnstone have scored six times and conceded zero in the 76–90 period this season. Morton also see late action—four scored and three conceded in that window—so the final 20 minutes should be frantic, particularly if Morton are chasing.</p> <h3>Key Players and Paths to Goal</h3> <p>For St Johnstone, the contributions have been spread: Joshua McPake’s late-game instincts, Adama Sidibeh’s direct threat, and Kai Fotheringham’s movement between lines have repeatedly tilted matches. Morton’s Tomi Adeloye has carried a recent scoring threat, while Jackson Longridge and Cameron Blues offer set-piece and outside-the-box contributions. Given the conditions, deliveries into the box and second-phase shots could be decisive.</p> <h3>Stat Edges and Betting View</h3> <ul> <li>Away win value holds at 1.66: Morton's 0.8 home PPG and winless home record versus St Johnstone's 2.4 away PPG and 100% away “scored first.”</li> <li>Second half to be higher scoring (2.10) fits both teams’ timing splits: Morton’s matches skew late, and St Johnstone finish strong.</li> <li>BTTS Yes (1.87) remains live: Morton’s BTTS rate is 73% overall; St Johnstone concede 1.0 per away match.</li> <li>Correct score 1-2 to St Johnstone (8.25) aligns with the visitors’ most common away outcome.</li> </ul> <h3>Corners and Conditions</h3> <p>Corner volume should be respectable. Combined historical averages push above 10, and the weather may amplify wide play and early crosses. Over 9.5 corners (1.73) is a reasonable ancillary angle.</p> <h3>Verdict</h3> <p>St Johnstone’s profile—strong away starts, superior game-state management, and late-closing power—makes them rightful favourites at Cappielow. Morton’s draw habit and equalizing resilience keep them dangerous, particularly if they fall behind, but their inability to protect leads and modest attacking numbers at home are hard to ignore. Expect the league leaders to edge this, with a lively second half and a credible route to a 2-1 away win.</p> </body> </html>
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