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Morecambe prepare to entertain Dagenham & Redbridge at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shrimps are clearly on top, having won 6 and lost only 2 of the 11 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in August 2008, with Dag. & Red. inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Shrimps in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 26 Sep | Dag. & Red. | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 07 Mar | Dag. & Red. | 0 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 30 Aug | Morecambe | 1-2 | Dag. & Red. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 23 Feb | Dag. & Red. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Jan | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Dag. & Red. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 20 Jan | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Dag. & Red. | CONF |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Dag. & Red. | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Morecambe, Dag. & Red. are having a torrid time on their travels, losing just 1 from the last six, but amazingly drawing the other 5. The Daggers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Morecambe's 64 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Dag. & Red.'s total of 66 points from their 43 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 12 |
| Dag. & Red. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe may be coming up against a decent side in Dag. & Red., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Shrimps. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Dag. & Red. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |