The Inverness particle accelerator. Source.
Morton travel to Inverness. All of today's Championship matches have been in the schedule since June and officially count as Week 27, whereas the League One matches are rearranged fixtures.
Caley Thistle are second in the division with 39 points, 18 behind Dundee United. They were knocked out of the Scottish Cup by Hibs Friday. Morton and ICT share the distinction of having been knocked out of a cup by Hibs this season.
Morton are back up in fifth place for the first time since last fall. They have 35 points, 1 point out of a promotion playoff spot and 9 points out of the relegation playoffs. They have not lost a league match in 2020.
ICT and Morton each have one win and one loss from their first two league meetings. But ICT knocked Morton out of the Challenge Cup, so they have the bragging rights.
Caley Thistle's top scorers are Aaron Doran and Jordan White, each with six. Morton's top scorer is Bob McHugh with eight, followed by Nicky Cadden with five.
The other Championship matches:
Ayr United (3rd) [0 - 0] Dundee United (1st)
Dundee (4th) [0 - 0] Alloa (8th)
Partick (10th) [0 - 0] QoS (9th)
Arbroath (7th) [0 - 0] Dunfermline (6th) (tomorrow)
[Look at all those zeros.]
[Inverness CT 3 - 2 Morton. Morton goals by Nesbitt and Lyon.]
League One:
Dumbarton [2 - 0] Forfar
Clyde [2 - 1] Montrose
Raith [1 - 1] Falkirk
Because the Lowland League has sixteen clubs there are clubs in the middle of the table that already know they can neither be promoted nor relegated, despite having more than a month left in the schedule. Spartans, Civil Service Strollers, East Kilbride, Caledonian Braves, Cumbernauld Colts and University of Stirling have all earned a place in next year's league. At the top only Kelty Hearts, Bonnyrigg Rose, East Stirlingshire and BSC Glasgow can still finish first. At the bottom Gala Fairydean Rovers, Berwick Rangers, Gretna, Edinburgh University, Dalbeattie Star and Vale of Leithen can still be relegated, though Gala and Berwick are in no serious danger. The five southernmost clubs are all in the relegation group.
Is the Lowland League becoming a Central Belt league? When the league began with twelve teams in 2013 there were three clubs in Dumfries and Galloway, and three in the Scottish Borders, against six in the Central Belt. This season there are two in Dumfries and Galloway, two in the Scottish Borders, plus Berwick for five, and ten in the Central Belt.
The probable winners of the East of Scotland League and South of Scotland League are Bo'ness United, in the Central Belt, and Threave Rovers, in the south. If Threave make it in they will become the Lowland League's first yo-yo club.
Swiss Cup, quarterfinals:
Winterthur vs Bavois (postponed due to coronavirus)
Which Scottish League clubs have won the most divisional titles?
57 (54 + 1 + 1 + 1) Rangers
50 (50 + 0 + 0 + 0) Celtic
10 (4 + 6 + 0 + 0) Hibs
10 (0 + 6 + 3 + 1) Morton
9 (0 + 6 + 3 + 0) Ayr United
9 (0 + 5 + 4 + 0) Clyde
9 (0 + 4 + 5 + 0) Stirling Albion
8 (0 + 7 + 1 + 0) Falkirk
Morton, consecutive games against the same opponent, the past decade:
2019/9/7 Inverness CT 3 - 1 Morton Challenge Cup
2019/8/30 Inverness CT 5 - 0 Morton league
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2018/11/27 Morton 3 - 0 Peterhead Scottish Cup
2018/11/24 Peterhead 1 - 1 Morton Scottish Cup
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2017/5/12 Dundee Utd 3 - 0 Morton playoffs
2017/5/9 Morton 1 - 2 Dundee Utd playoffs
2017/5/6 Morton 1 - 1 Dundee Utd league
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2016/9/24 Dundee Utd 2 - 1 Morton league
2016/9/20 Morton 2 - 1 Dundee Utd League Cup
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2014/11/15 Airdrieonians 0 - 1 Morton league
2014/11/11 Airdrieonians 0 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup
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2012/1/14 Morton 1 - 1 Raith Rovers league
2012/1/7 Raith Rovers 1 - 2 Morton Scottish Cup
Maltese clubs versus Cypriot clubs in UEFA competition:
1985/9/18 Rabat Ajax 0 - 5 Omonia EC R1
1985/10/2 Omonia 5 - 0 Rabar Ajax EC R1
1995/8/8 Omonia 3 - 0 Sliema Wanderers UC QR
1995/8/22 Sliema Wanderers 1 - 2 Omonia UC QR
Goalscorer for Sliema was Suda.
1998/7/22 Valletta 0 - 2 Anorthosis CL 1QR
1998/7/29 Anorthosis 6 - 0 Valletta CL 1QR
2005/7/14 Birkirkara 0 - 2 APOEL UC 1QR
2005/7/14 Omonia 3 - 0 Hibernians UC 1QR
2005/7/28 APOEL 4 - 0 Birkirkara UC 1QR
2005/7/27 Hibernians 0 - 3 Omonia UC 1QR
2011/7/14 Floriana 0 - 8 AEK Larnaca EL 2QR
2011/7/28 AEK Larnaca 1 - 0 Floriana EL 2QR
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