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Morecambe face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Half of the previous meetings have ended in a win, and the other half in a draw for Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 11 Sep | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 30 Jan | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 29 Aug | Chesterfield | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 24 Jan | Chesterfield | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 Nov | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Spireites in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Morecambe is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chesterfield are leading the way in the Npower League Two, with their 32 games giving them a return of 62 points. Morecambe are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 34 from their 32 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Chesterfield. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |