FootyMAD's Burton Albion match preview

Last updated : 06 December 2004 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Burton Albion v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Burton Albion at Eton Park on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Shrimps have come away with all the points on both occassions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2004, with Morecambe inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Brewers in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 03 JanBurton Albion0 - 1MorecambeCONF
2003/2004Sat 30 AugMorecambe2 - 1Burton AlbionCONF
2002/2003Sat 26 AprMorecambe5 - 0Burton AlbionCONF
2002/2003Sat 02 NovBurton Albion1 - 4MorecambeCONF

Recent respective form guides

Burton Albion have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Shrimps's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

Burton Albion find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches. Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 24 points from their 18 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Burton Albion6141667
Morecambe611413144

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Brewers, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Burton Albion Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Morecambe Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.