FootyMAD Dagenham & Redbridge match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Morecambe v Dagenham & Redbridge fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Dagenham & Redbridge at Christie Park on Saturday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Shrimps have the slight edge, having won 2 of the 5 games compared to Dag & Red's 1 wins.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in May 2003, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in an Conference Play-Offs match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Mon 05 MayMorecambe2-1Dag & RedCFP
2002/2003Thu 01 MayDag & Red2 - 1MorecambeCFP
2002/2003Sat 05 AprMorecambe2 - 1Dag & RedCONF
2002/2003Sat 12 OctDag & Red1 - 1MorecambeCONF
2001/2002Mon 01 AprDag & Red3 - 2MorecambeCONF
2001/2002Tue 26 MarMorecambe1 - 1Dag & RedCONF
2000/2001Thu 03 MayMorecambe2 - 3Dag & RedCONF

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 16 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.

In complete contrast to Morecambe, Dag & Red are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Daggers have hit 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches. Dag & Red see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 3 points from their 3 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe641115713
Dag & Red61147154

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 5 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Dag & Red Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.