ian1964 10,761 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 RANGERS take on Greenock Morton at Ibrox tomorrow night and we’ve pulled together this preview looking at them and matches between the sides. CLUB INFO: FORMED: 1874 NICKNAME: The Ton LEAGUE POSITION: 6th MANAGER: Jim Duffy CAPTAIN: Peter MacDonald PREVIOUS MATCH STATS: ALL MATCHES WON: 122 DRAWN: 32 LOST: 18 FOR: 415 AGAINST: 143 HOME MATCHES WON: 60 DRAWN: 12 LOST: 9 FOR: 210 AGAINST: 65 TOP SCORERS: RANGERS: Martyn Waghorn 28 MORTON: Denny Johnstone 10 FAST FACTS Rangers and Morton have met on 62 occasions at Ibrox on league business with Rangers recording 44 wins, Morton taking the points eight times and 10 encounters being drawn. Gers have scored 152 goals to Morton’s 48. Rangers lost as many goals to Morton during the 2-2 draw in their last Ibrox meeting in December than they had in the Greenock side’s previous eight visits to the Stadium on league business, between October 1981 and January 1988. A 1-0 Rangers win has been the most regular scoreline in all league meetings between the sides, occurring 15 times, but the most frequent result when only taking into account the games played at Ibrox has been 2-0 to Rangers which has happened on eight occasions. Martyn Waghorn is the top scorer of the current squad in matches against Morton with four goals, including a hat-trick in the first meeting of the season in September, but he still has some work to do to equal RC Hamilton’s overall record of 12 league strikes against the Cappielow side. No fewer than eight players – Wes Foderingham, James Tavernier, Rob Kiernan, Lee Wallace, Andy Halliday, Gedion Zelalem, Martyn Waghorn and Barrie McKay have started all three of the previous meetings with Morton this season, while Kenny Miller (2 starts, 1 sub) and Dean Shiels (3 sub) have also featured in the three games. Rangers are currently ten games unbeaten in league matches against Morton at Ibrox, dating back to April 1981, which includes seven wins and three draws. They still have some way to go to equal the 20-match unbeaten run between February 1918 and March 1952, of which 18 games were won and only two drawn. OPPOSITION VIEW Lee Kilday: “We have another massive game on Friday now, away to Ibrox — so it doesn’t get any easier. We’ll need to prepare well for that and see what we can do.” PREVIOUS RESULTS Last 5 Home Results vs Greenock Morton D (2-2) 12/12/2015 W (3-0) 19/08/1995 W (5-0) 09/01/1988 W (7-0) 26/09/1987 W (2-0) 02/02/1985 Last 5 Results vs Greenock Morton W (2-0) 25/01/2016 D (2-2) 12/12/2015 W (4-0) 27/09/2015 W (1-0) 19/02/2000 W (3-0) 19/08/1989 THE LAST TIME RANGERS earned a hard-fought three points against Morton tonight to restore their five point advantage over Hibernian at the top of the Championship table. Goals either side of half time from Kenny Miller and Barrie McKay were enough to see off the challenge of a spirited ‘Ton side, and Mark Warburton’s boys even had to overcome a quite baffling red card for Andy Halliday to play the last 18 minutes with 10-men. READ FULL REPORT HOW TO WATCH RANGERS host Greenock Morton tomorrow night in the SPFL Championship and will look to extend the lead at the top of the League. If you’re outside the UK or Ireland then you can enjoy the whole game live on RangersTV. Regular commentator Tom Miller will be joined by former Ger Gordon Smith to bring you full commentary throughout the 90 minutes. To purchase the game for £5.99 click here, or sign up for a RangersTV Unlimited subscription here to enjoy every game live. If you’re based in the UK/ROI you can relive the full match and extended highlights from midnight. To watch every competitive match this season on-demand you can subscribe from as little as £5 per month by clicking here. MATCH PROGRAMME PREVIEW IN tomorrow night’s official matchday programme you can read exclusive interviews with your favourite Ibrox stars. Billy King is on the cover of this week’s issue as he returns to Mark Warburton’s plans for Morton’s visit to the Stadium. Inside, the winger chats about his time at Rangers so far while young gun Liam Burt discusses his hopes for the future after he made his first-team debut against Raith Rovers on March 1. Mark Warburton and Lee Wallace give their views ahead of the big Championship clash against Jim Duffy’s men and Historian David Mason tells the story of a famous item from the club’s Trophy Room – the Victory Cup. MORE INFORMATION HERE http://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/opposition-focus-morton-4/ 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,663 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Cannae wait - hope the team are as up for it as they were last Saturday as this will be another tricky game! 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
trublusince1982 243 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Is the game on telly other than rtv? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,663 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Is the game on telly other than rtv? Afraid not... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
26th of foot 6,119 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Fellow Bears, remember NOT to disappoint the Morton Chairman. I am taking a 1964 Vespa scooter, I am going to set it aflame, before launching it into the Morton support. Bottles, spiked golf balls, and pieces of pie are not enough. I hear someone has bought an extending cable to attach to a toaster before launching. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,679 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Afraid not... So why is it on a Friday night? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,663 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 So why is it on a Friday night? Moved because Celtic play Plastic Whistle tomorrow lunchtime. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluedell 5,679 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Moved because Celtic play Plastic Whistle tomorrow lunchtime. Any idea why it's a Friday night rather than a Sunday, if TV isn't a driver? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhunter 0 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Any idea why it's a Friday night rather than a Sunday, if TV isn't a driver? possibly the clash with league cup final on the sunday? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie 8,663 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Any idea why it's a Friday night rather than a Sunday, if TV isn't a driver? League Cup Final. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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