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Morecambe face a trip to Chester City at Deva Stadium on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 4 games played, Shrimps have recorded 1 wins, and Chester City have come away with 2 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, the Blues carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 11 Nov | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Chester City | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Chester City | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Morecambe | 3 - 2 | Chester City | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Sep | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Morecambe | 0 - 3 | Chester City | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Chester City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Blues, with 8 goals against.
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. While the Shrimps have hit 12 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chester City are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 33 games giving them a return of 72 points. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 53 from their 34 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chester City | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 15 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 14 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Neither team is setting the world alight, and I think this game will result in a narrow home win for the Blues. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chester City | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Morecambe | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |