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Greenock Morton
Scottish Challenge Cup | Third Round
Sep 9, 2023 at 3pm UK
Cappielow Park
Elgin City

Morton
2 - 1
Elgin

Muirhead (30'), McGrattan (63')
Broadfoot (2'), Boyd (32'), Blues (78')
FT(HT: 1-1)
Harvey (16')
MacLeman (85')
Coverage of the Scottish Challenge Cup Third Round clash between Greenock Morton and Elgin City.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Morton 1-4 Partick
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in Scottish Championship
Last Game: Bonnyrigg Rose 5-1 Elgin
Saturday, September 2 at 3pm in Scottish League Two

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Greenock Morton win with a probability of 65.62%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Elgin City had a probability of 14.13%.

The most likely scoreline for a Greenock Morton win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.82%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.63%), while for a Elgin City win it was 0-1 (4.75%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Greenock Morton would win this match.

Result
Greenock MortonDrawElgin City
65.62% (0.202 0.2) 20.25% (-0.091999999999999 -0.09) 14.13% (-0.107 -0.11)
Both teams to score 48.4% (0.026000000000003 0.03)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.05% (0.178 0.18)45.95% (-0.174 -0.17)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
31.74% (0.169 0.17)68.26% (-0.164 -0.16)
Greenock Morton Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
86.83% (0.116 0.12)13.17% (-0.112 -0.11)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
60.12% (0.231 0.23)39.88% (-0.227 -0.23)
Elgin City Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.74% (-0.042999999999999 -0.04)44.26% (0.046999999999997 0.05)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.66% (-0.036000000000001 -0.04)80.34% (0.040999999999997 0.04)
Score Analysis
    Greenock Morton 65.61%
    Elgin City 14.13%
    Draw 20.25%
Greenock MortonDrawElgin City
2-0 @ 11.97% (0.0099999999999998 0.01)
1-0 @ 11.82% (-0.029999999999999 -0.03)
2-1 @ 9.76% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-0 @ 8.09% (0.042 0.04)
3-1 @ 6.6% (0.025 0.03)
4-0 @ 4.1% (0.038 0.04)
4-1 @ 3.34% (0.026 0.03)
3-2 @ 2.69% (0.0070000000000001 0.01)
5-0 @ 1.66% (0.022 0.02)
4-2 @ 1.36% (0.0090000000000001 0.01)
5-1 @ 1.36% (0.017 0.02)
Other @ 2.86%
Total : 65.61%
1-1 @ 9.63% (-0.044 -0.04)
0-0 @ 5.83% (-0.043 -0.04)
2-2 @ 3.98% (-0.0059999999999998 -0.01)
Other @ 0.81%
Total : 20.25%
0-1 @ 4.75% (-0.040999999999999 -0.04)
1-2 @ 3.93% (-0.023 -0.02)
0-2 @ 1.94% (-0.019 -0.02)
2-3 @ 1.08% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
1-3 @ 1.07% (-0.0070000000000001 -0.01)
Other @ 1.36%
Total : 14.13%

Head to Head
Aug 1, 2015 3pm
First Round
Morton
5-0
Elgin
McCluskey (48'), Johnstone (68'), Scullion (70', 83'), Forbes (74' pen.)
Miller (24')

McKenzie (23'), McLean (61'), Cooper (74'), Gunn (89')
rhs 2.0
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