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Morecambe prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 6 wins out of 9 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in October 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Accrington S. | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Morecambe | 1-1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.
The The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Morecambe's total of 34 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Accrington S.'s 30 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Accrington S. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Shrimps in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 3 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Accrington S. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |