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Morecambe face a trip to Cambridge United at Abbey Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.
The only previous meeting between Cambridge U. and Morecambe at was less than a year ago, in April 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Cambridge U. | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Cambridge U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Cambridge United have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The Shrimps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Cambridge U. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 20 points from their 19 games played so far, Morecambe find themselves in a respectable 8th position, courtesy of the 29 points they have accumulated from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Cambridge U., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cambridge U. | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Morecambe | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |