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Morecambe face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren 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 Darlington and Morecambe at was just last season, in March 2008, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Jan | Morecambe | 0 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These games have seen the The Quakers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The Shrimps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Shrimps, and 5 goals against.
Darlington's 53 points from 39 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 52 points from their 39 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
An interesting game for the Shrimps to play at the moment, and one from which I believe will see Morecambe take away one point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 11 . |
| Morecambe | Undefeated in last 5 away games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |