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Morecambe prepare to entertain Darlington at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Shrimps lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Darlington at was less than a year ago, in January 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Jan | Morecambe | 0-3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Darlington however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Quakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 18 points from their 19 matches. Darlington are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 32 points from 18 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Darlington running out comfortable winners. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Darlington | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |