FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Morecambe 01 Feb 2011

Last updated : 31 January 2011 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, with the intention of improving a poor record there. The have ended up losing on 9 of the 11 occasions the two teams have clashed.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2010, as the The Reds edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 01 JanMorecambe1 - 2Accrington S.LGE2
2009/2010Sat 06 FebAccrington S.3 - 2MorecambeLGE2
2009/2010Sat 26 DecMorecambe1 - 2Accrington S.LGE2
2008/2009Tue 27 JanAccrington S.1 - 0MorecambeLGE2
2008/2009Tue 28 OctMorecambe1 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2007/2008Wed 12 MarAccrington S.3 - 2MorecambeLGE2
2007/2008Tue 06 NovMorecambe0 - 1Accrington S.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The The Reds's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Accrington S. see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 31 points from their 24 games played so far, Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 25 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.63128910
Morecambe6303989

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Morecambe on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Shrimps. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Morecambe Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.