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Morecambe prepare to entertain Leigh RMI at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in October 2002, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 23 Nov | Leigh RMI | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Morecambe | 2-1 | Leigh RMI | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Mar | Leigh RMI | 0 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 02 Oct | Morecambe | 1 - 3 | Leigh RMI | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 05 May | Morecambe | 1 - 2 | Leigh RMI | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Thu 26 Apr | Leigh RMI | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
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.
The Railwaymen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Railwaymen's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 16 points from their 9 games so far. Leigh RMI find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
| Leigh RMI | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe may be coming up against a decent side in Leigh RMI, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Shrimps. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 9 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Leigh RMI | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |