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Morecambe face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Shrimps lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Shrewsbury and Morecambe at was less than a year ago, in October 2002, with Shrewsbury running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a (Associate Members) match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Oct | Shrewsbury | 3 - 0 | Morecambe | AM |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Shrews, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Shrewsbury, Morecambe are having a torrid time on their travels, 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.
Shrewsbury's 22 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 23 from their 14 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 9 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrews, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury | 6 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |