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Morecambe face a trip to Northwich Victoria at Wincham Park (Witton Albion) on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, as the Vics edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Morecambe | 3 - 1 | Northwich | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Northwich | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Northwich | 4 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 04 Sep | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Northwich | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Morecambe | 4 - 0 | Northwich | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Northwich | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 11 Apr | Morecambe | 5 - 0 | Northwich | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Northwich Victoria are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Morecambe is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shrimps have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northwich are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 15 from their 8 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northwich | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Shrimps out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Northwich. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northwich | Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |