Title now within their grasp

May 1 2009 by Gordon Bannerman, Perthshire Advertiser Friday

AFTER a run which included three 2-2 draws in five league encounters played over the course of 12 months, the last two meetings of St Johnstone and Greenock Morton have been rather more staid affairs, yielding just a single goal in the Saints' favour.

A 1-0 home success tomorrow, priced at 6/1 by Coral, and St Johnstone will be promoted to the SPL. And they’re 20-1 on to clinch the title.

But it's a fixture which boasts a habit of yielding plenty of goals: the last nine meetings between the pair, including cup ties, have produced 30.

Little wonder that Victor Chandler's 10/11 for there to be more than two successful strikes tomorrow has proved enormously popular.

As it promises to be tense, with fans no doubt frequently tuning into events at Firhill, a sizable number of punters have opted to support the 5/2 posted by bet365 against St Johnstone enjoying a narrow one goal margin of victory, despite them kicking off as Betfred's 8/13 odds-on favourites.

In the correct score markets, Betfred post 6/1 against a 2-0 home win, while a 3-1 Saints success is priced at an attractive 14/1 by Sportingbet; it's worth noting that some firms price this outcome at 8/1.

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