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Morecambe prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in November 2007, with Accrington S. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Shrimps in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 12 Mar | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 06 Nov | Morecambe | 0-1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 20 Feb | Accrington S. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Morecambe | 3 - 2 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 19 Mar | Accrington S. | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 17 Aug | Morecambe | 1 - 2 | Accrington S. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Thu 01 Jan | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Accrington S. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Shrimps's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
The away form of Accrington S. is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Reds have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 9 from their 13 matches played. Accrington S. find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 13 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 3 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Morecambe at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the Shrimps will at least gain a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 9 most recent games. |
| Accrington S. | 23 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |