Livingston host Greenock Morton on Saturday the 14th of November and will be hoping to put an end to the visitor’s astonishing four-game winning run.
The hosts come into this match unbeaten in their last four league games, winning three and drawing their most recent game away against Inverness.
Relegated from the Premiership last season, Livi find themselves fifth in the league after an unspectacular start to the season that resulted in then-manager Glenn Whelan losing his job. Whelan was replaced by former manager and current sporting director David Martindale.
Martindale’s first match back in the dugout was against this weekend’s opponents at Cappielow Park. Livi were 4-1 winners on the day and have been largely improved since Martindale took over.
Greenock Morton have had a rollercoaster of a season so far, both on and off the pitch. Morton’s financial issues are well documented. The lack of spending power as a result, combined with an eight game winless run to start the season, left Morton rock bottom of the table and without a manager after sacking Ian Murray.
The Ton have managed to turn their fortunes around remarkably in recent weeks. A four game winning run, including a 3-2 win away to current league leaders Partick Thistle, has catapulted Morton to within a few points of mid-table after the horrendous start to the season they had.
The last match in their four-game winning run was a 4-3 win at home to Stenhousemuir. In a dramatic game, Morton went 2-0 ahead, had a man sent off and found themselves 3-2 down before Dylan Borso scored his third and fourth goals of the game to secure the win for the home side.
Players to watch
The forwards from both sides are the players to watch this weekend. Robbie Muirhead is currently the league’s top goalscorer with nine goals, whilst Morton’s Borso is fresh off of a four-goal game against Stenhousemuir.
What to expect
Both sides are coming into this game in good form. I would expect a highly competitive game with plenty of chances for both sides. Greenock Morton have nothing to fear and will be looking to continue this red hot streak they are currently on. Livingston on the other hand are also playing well and may feel that they have the quality needed to secure the three points.
