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Morecambe travel to take on Accrington Stanley at Inetrlink Express on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Shrimps will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 20.00% success rate in the fixture.
The last time the two teams met at Accrington S. was back in December 1994, over five years ago, where Morecambe annihilated the Shrimps 0 - 4 in a (Northern) Premier match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1994/1995 | Sat 04 Feb | Morecambe | 3 - 0 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 31 Dec | Accrington S. | 0 - 4 | Morecambe | NPL |
| 1993/1994 | Thu 05 May | Morecambe | 5 - 0 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1993/1994 | Wed 25 Aug | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | NPL |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 16 Jan | Morecambe | 2 - 0 | Accrington S. | NPL |
| 1992/1993 | Sat 02 Jan | Accrington S. | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | NPL |
| 1991/1992 | Tue 22 Oct | Morecambe | 4 - 1 | Accrington S. | NPL |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Reds in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Accrington S., 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, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Accrington S.'s 37 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Morecambe's 37 points from 24 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 12 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Reds, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |