FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview

Last updated : 26 January 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Accrington Stanley v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 7 out of 9 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2008, as the The Reds edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 28 OctMorecambe1 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2007/2008Wed 12 MarAccrington S.3 - 2MorecambeLGE2
2007/2008Tue 06 NovMorecambe0 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2005/2006Mon 20 FebAccrington S.2 - 0MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Tue 27 SepMorecambe3 - 2Accrington S.CONF
2004/2005Sat 19 MarAccrington S.2 - 1MorecambeCONF
2004/2005Tue 17 AugMorecambe1 - 2Accrington S.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Accrington S. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 24 from their 25 matches played. Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 25 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Accrington S.61237115
Morecambe63128810

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Shrimps has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Accrington S.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Accrington S. Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Morecambe Last drawn game 5 outings ago.