FootyMAD Farnborough Town match preview

Last updated : 26 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Morecambe v Farnborough Town fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Farnborough Town at Christie Park on Saturday evening, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in October 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 12 AprFarnborough2 - 3MorecambeCONF
2002/2003Sat 19 OctMorecambe1-1FarnboroughCONF
2001/2002Thu 25 AprMorecambe1 - 1FarnboroughCONF
2001/2002Sat 10 NovFarnborough2 - 1MorecambeCONF
1998/1999Sat 01 MayMorecambe1 - 0FarnboroughCONF
1998/1999Sat 12 DecFarnborough1 - 6MorecambeCONF
1997/1998Sat 02 MayMorecambe1 - 1FarnboroughCONF

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Shrimps have rattled up an impressive 16 goals, and conceded 5.

In complete contrast to Morecambe, Farnborough are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Boro have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 19 points from their 10 games so far. Farnborough find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 10 games have yielded only 3 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe641112813
Farnborough60155161

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its good news for Morecambe fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Shrimps. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Won 9 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Farnborough Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 9 most recent games.