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Morecambe prepare to entertain Gillingham at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 11 Oct | Gillingham | 5 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Gills have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the The Gills have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 25 points from their 23 matches. Gillingham's 34 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 7 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe are starting to turn Christie Park into a fortress, but the quality of opposition for this game makes your FootyMad panel believe the teams will share the spoils on this occasion. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 4 games since last home draw. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |