Morton vs Dundee | Match Preview

MORTON versus Dundee

cinch Championship

 Friday 17 February 2023

Cappielow Park supported by Dalrada Technology

Kick-off 7.45pm

Live on BBC Scotland

Scene Setter

Morton and Dundee take centre stage live in front of the BBC Scotland cameras tomorrow evening as the Ton look to build on their first win of 2023.

Morton ended their winless start to 2023 last Saturday with a 3-2 win at home over league leaders Queen’s Park and another win tomorrow night could see the Ton move to within two points of third place depending on results elsewhere on Saturday.

Gary Bowyer’s Dundee side currently sit second in the league just one point behind first place with a game in hand and will be looking to take that position with a win tomorrow night. The Dee come into this match with three wins from their last five matches across all competitions, beating Cove Rangers last time out.

Both sides will be looking to break the recent deadlock in this fixture with the last four matches ending a draw and the two most recent ties finishing without any goals.

View from Dougie Imrie

Hear from Dougie Imrie as he discusses tomorrow’s match against Dundee.

Morton Milestones and Match Stats

10 – Robbie Muirhead remains the club’s top scorer this season with 10 goals in all competitions
3 – Since signing at the end of January, George Oakley has picked up 3 goals in first 2 appearances.
4 – The last 4 matches between Morton and Dundee have ended a draw.

Current Connections

On Morton’s side, Calvin Miller is the only player to have spent time at Dundee with the winger making 16 appearances for The Dee scoring 1 goal during a loan spell from Celtic.

Dundee players Paul McMullan and Paul McGowan will both be making another return to Cappielow Park supported by Dalrada Technology tomorrow evening with the pair previously spending time on loan at Morton from Celtic. McMullan made 11 appearances scoring 1 goal whilst McGowan made a total of 44 appearances chipping in with 14 goals and was part of the side that famously knocked Kilmarnock out of the Scottish Cup back in 2007.

Head to Head

October 2022 – Dundee 0 – 0 Morton (cinch Championship)
August 2022 – Morton 0 – 0 Dundee (cinch Championship)
April 2021 – Dundee 1 – 1 Morton (Scottish Championship)
February 2021 – Morton 2 – 2 Dundee (Scottish Championship)

Recent Results

Morton
W Queen’s Park (H) 3-2 (cinch Championship)
D Inverness C.T (A) 2-2 (cinch Championship)
L Arbroath (H) 1-2 (cinch Championship)
L Celtic (A) 5-0 (Scottish Cup Fourth Round)
L Hamilton (A) 1-0 (cinch Championship)

Dundee
W Cove Rangers (H) 3-0 (cinch Championship)
L Raith Rovers (H) 2-2 (3-4 Pens) (SPFL Trust Trophy)
D Hamilton (A) 1-1 (cinch Championship)
W Queen’s Park (H) 3-0 (cinch Championship)
W Dunfermline (H) 4-2 (SPFL Trust Trophy)

Last Line-Ups

Morton (v Queen’s Park)

Schwake, Waters, O’Connor, Baird, Grimshaw, McGrattan, Blues, Muirhead, Crawford, Quitongo, Oakley

Dundee (v Cove Rangers)

Legzdins, McGhee, Ashcroft, Sweeney, Kerr, Fisher, McCowan, Maguire, Cameron, McMullan, Thomas

Officials

Referee: Euan Anderson

Assistant one: Steven Traynor

Assistant two: Gordon McCabe

Fourth official: Calum Scott

Ticket Info

Full ticket information for tomorrow’s match can be found HERE.

Adult – £22
Concession (Over 65s, 18-20-year-olds) – £16
12-17 Year Old – £12
Under 12 – £3