Scotland - ChampionshipData current as of 06 September 2026

Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle: match statistics

125%(3.60)
X30%(3.30)
245%(1.83)

Partick Thistle sit second in the table and display significantly better form than Greenock Morton (8th place). The visitors have a clear advantage in offensive statistics – averaging 1.23 goals per away match with 4.54 shots on target, while the hosts score an average of only 0.86 goals at home. Morton is in very poor recent form (1 win in their last 5 matches, 0.8 PPG), whereas Partick Thistle show stability (2 wins, 2 draws in their last 5, 1.6 PPG). Additionally, the hosts have failed to score in 43% of their home games, indicating offensive struggles. Partick's higher xG (1.7 vs 1.27) and better ball possession control (55% vs 49%) confirm the visitors' superiority. Taking all factors into account, Partick Thistle have a realistic chance of winning, although their high draw percentage in away matches (46%) makes a draw a probable scenario as well.

Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Greenock Morton played Partick Thistle in Championship (Scotland). The match was played on 13 March 2026. Final score: 1:2.

Current form

Greenock Morton: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match. Partick Thistle: 2-3-0, 1.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Greenock Morton scores 1.00 and concedes 1.32 goals per match. Partick Thistle scores 1.48 and concedes 1.11. League average: 2.41 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Greenock Morton 54%, Partick Thistle 59%. Over 2.5: Greenock Morton 36%, Partick Thistle 48%. League level: BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 43%.

xG, shots and style

Partick Thistle has higher xG: 1.66 vs 1.14. Greenock Morton: 9.0 shots per match, Partick Thistle: 13.3.

Match halves

Greenock Morton: half-time lead 32%, second-half goals 0.54. Partick Thistle: half-time lead 44%, second-half goals 0.74.

Goals by minute

Greenock Morton: 16-30 (7 goals). Partick Thistle: 0-15 (13 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

Championship: 2.41 goals per match, BTTS 49%, Over 2.5 43%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 3 previous H2H matches were available: 0-2-1. Average goals 3.00, BTTS 100%.

Archived pre-match analysis

This analysis was prepared before kick-off. The conclusions use only information available before the match and do not include the final result or post-match statistics.

General match analysis

Partick Thistle sit second in the table and display significantly better form than Greenock Morton (8th place). The visitors have a clear advantage in offensive statistics – averaging 1.23 goals per away match with 4.54 shots on target, while the hosts score an average of only 0.86 goals at home. Morton is in very poor recent form (1 win in their last 5 matches, 0.8 PPG), whereas Partick Thistle show stability (2 wins, 2 draws in their last 5, 1.6 PPG). Additionally, the hosts have failed to score in 43% of their home games, indicating offensive struggles. Partick's higher xG (1.7 vs 1.27) and better ball possession control (55% vs 49%) confirm the visitors' superiority. Taking all factors into account, Partick Thistle have a realistic chance of winning, although their high draw percentage in away matches (46%) makes a draw a probable scenario as well.

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Half-by-half

1 : 1
1st half
0 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

36Possession (%)64
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
15Shots16
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
5Shots on target5
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1.71xG1.91
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
4Corners4
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
59Dangerous attacks78
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
11Fouls13
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
6Cards0
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1Goals scored / match1.48
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1.32Goals conceded / match1.11
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
49%Average possession54%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
2.96Shots on target / match4.81
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

9Shots per match13.33
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
2.96Shots on target4.81
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
11.1%Shot conversion11.1%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
49%Possession54%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1.14xG for1.66
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1.5xG against1.26
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

Shooting quality

Greenock Morton: BalancedPartick Thistle: Balanced
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
Accuracy (shots on target)33%36%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.130.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.340.31

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Partick Thistle is 125% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / match - Greenock Morton · 1.8 pts / match - Partick Thistle

Greenock Morton
DWLLL
Season result split
21% W43% R36% P
Season (W-D-L)
6-12-10
1.07 pts / match · goal difference -9
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-6-4
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 1.24Opponent xG: 1.54BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%
Partick Thistle
WDWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 matches
Season result split
48% W37% R15% P
Season (W-D-L)
13-10-4
1.81 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-3-0
1.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-6-4
Last 5 away
0-3-2
LDLDD
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.49Opponent xG: 1.42BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Partick Thistle is 48% better for: goals scored per match.

1 goals / match - Greenock Morton · 1.48 goals / match - Partick Thistle

Partick Thistle is 19% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.32 goals / match - Greenock Morton · 1.11 goals / match - Partick Thistle

Greenock Morton scoring profile: strong

Greenock Morton scores in 68% of matches (19 of 28 matches), while Partick Thistle keeps a clean sheet in 33% (9 of 27 matches).

Partick Thistle scoring profile: very strong

Partick Thistle scores in 81% of matches (22 of 27 matches), while Greenock Morton keeps a clean sheet in 25% (7 of 28 matches).

28Goals scored (season)40
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
37Goals conceded (season)30
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
2.32Average goals in match2.59
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
5Goals scored (last 5)7
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
8Goals conceded (last 5)5
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

How often they score at least...

68%1 goal81%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
29%2 goals44%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
4%3 goals15%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
0%4 goals4%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

How often they concede at least...

75%1 goal67%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
29%2 goals33%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
18%3 goals4%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
7%4 goals4%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

11%BTTS at half-time11%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
4%BTTS in both halves0%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
21%Scored in both halves19%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

BTTS and goal count

25%Min. 3 goals and BTTS44%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
11%Min. 3 goals without BTTS4%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
40%BTTS - last 560%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

68%Min. 1 goal before half-time74%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
21%Min. 2 goals before half-time33%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
7%Min. 3 goals before half-time11%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

2nd half

79%Min. 1 goal after half-time70%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
39%Min. 2 goals after half-time41%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
14%Min. 3 goals after half-time22%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Partick Thistle is 17% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.39 pts / match - Greenock Morton · 1.63 pts / match - Partick Thistle

Greenock Morton - half-time state
32% leading43% draw25% trailing
Partick Thistle - half-time state
44% leading30% draw26% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.39Points per match (1st half)1.63
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
0.46Goals scored (1st half)0.74
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
0.54Goals conceded (1st half)0.52
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1Average goals (1st half)1.26
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
64%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
57%No goal before half-time48%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

After half-time (2nd half)

1.18Points per match (2nd half)1.33
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
0.54Goals scored (2nd half)0.74
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
0.79Goals conceded (2nd half)0.59
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
1.32Average goals (2nd half)1.33
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
46%Clean sheet after half-time59%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle
54%No goal after half-time52%
Greenock MortonPartick Thistle

Greenock Morton - second-half results

29% W32% R39% P
39
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
-2
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
-7
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.39
PPG before half-time
Lead holding66%

Leads at half-time in 32% of matches and wins 21%. Sometimes loses the lead after half-time.

Defence after half-time+0.3

Concedes 0.3 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Partick Thistle - second-half results

33% W33% R33% P
44
Half-time points
20
Half-time goals
+6
Goal difference (1st half)
36
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.63
PPG before half-time
Lead holding109%

Leads at half-time in 44% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Greenock Morton - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.400.80
Goals scored / match0.60.4
Goals conceded / match0.41.2
Average goals in match1.01.6
1 goal60%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals0%20%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference+1-4
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 20% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Partick Thistle - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match2.600.40
Goals scored / match1.00.4
Goals conceded / match0.01.0
Average goals in match1.01.4
1 goal80%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%40%
Clean sheet100%40%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+5-3
Half-time: 80% leading - 20% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 0% won - 40% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 5

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Greenock Morton
ScoredConceded
2
4
0-15
7
6
16-30
4
5
31-45
3
9
46-60
5
4
61-75
7
9
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (9). Late-goal balance (76-90): -2 - late phases are a weakness.

Partick Thistle
ScoredConceded
13
3
0-15
4
6
16-30
3
5
31-45
6
6
46-60
3
7
61-75
11
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 0-15 (13 goals). Concedes most in 61-75 (7). Late-goal balance (76-90): +8 - wins late phases.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.46
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
57%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
+22%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
55%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
6%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 17 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Greenock Morton

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.36
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-0.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.18
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
76%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
121%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.27
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 7% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

Partick Thistle

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.40
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.03
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-2.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.15
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
84%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.01
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
0.0
Late goals
28% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 33% come in the first quarter-hour.
28%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (Championship).

Teams vs league

Greenock MortonLigaPartick Thistle
Average goals in match 2.322.41 2.59
Both teams scored 54%49% 59%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 36%43% 48%
Clean sheets 25%33% 33%
Goal before half-time 68%68% 74%
Goal after half-time 79%70% 70%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.41
Average goals per match
49%
Both teams scored
43%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
33%
Clean sheets
1.32
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+21%
Home attack advantage
+17%
Home defence advantage
+9%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
30%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
40%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Greenock MortonYellow cardCameron MacPherson
  2. Greenock MortonGoalCameron MacPhersonAssist: Zak Delaney
  3. Greenock MortonYellow cardGrant Gillespie
  4. Greenock MortonRed cardReuben Lopata-White
  5. Partick ThistleGoalBen Stanway
  6. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Fergus OwensOff: Grant Gillespie
  7. Greenock MortonYellow cardZak Delaney
  8. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Jackson LongridgeOff: Owen Moffat
  9. Partick ThistleSubstitutionOn: Cammy LoganOff: Patrick Reading
  10. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Arron John LyallOff: Nathan Shaw
  11. Greenock MortonSubstitutionOn: Kian TaylorOff: Michael Garrity
  12. Greenock MortonYellow cardAaron Comrie
  13. Partick ThistleGoalAlex SamuelAssist: Cammy Logan

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Ross HardieMatches officiated: 9
5.56Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 222%Home wins56%Draws22%Away wins

Head-to-head

Recent meetings (3): Greenock Morton 0 - 2 - 1 Partick Thistle. Average goals 3.00, both teams scored in 100% matches.

Partick Thistle FC
3 : 2
Greenock Morton FC
Greenock Morton FC
1 : 1
Partick Thistle FC
Partick Thistle FC
1 : 1
Greenock Morton FC

FAQ

What was the result of Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle?

The Championship match finished Greenock Morton 1:2 Partick Thistle. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What is the head-to-head record between Greenock Morton and Partick Thistle?

In the last 3 head-to-head matches Greenock Morton won 0, Partick Thistle won 1 and 2 ended level. These games averaged 3.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 100% of them.

What do the goal statistics show before Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle?

Greenock Morton score 1.00 goals per game on average and Partick Thistle 1.48. The Championship average is 2.41 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 43% of games. Both teams score in 54% of Greenock Morton's matches and 59% of Partick Thistle's.

What form are Greenock Morton and Partick Thistle in?

Over the last 5 games Greenock Morton have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Partick Thistle 2-3-0 (1.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Greenock Morton vs Partick Thistle?

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.