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Morecambe prepare to entertain Halifax Town at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Shrimps are clearly on top, with a 60.00% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in December 2003, with Morecambe running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 21 Sep | Halifax Town | 1 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Morecambe | 2-0 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 12 Aug | Halifax Town | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Dec | Halifax Town | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 20 Aug | Morecambe | 2 - 0 | Halifax Town | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 17 Mar | Halifax Town | 5 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 28 Oct | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Halifax Town | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 15 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.
Halifax Town have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Shaymen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 39 points from their 26 games played so far, Halifax Town's total of 44 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 13 |
| Halifax Town | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe may be coming up against a decent side in Halifax Town, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Shrimps. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 4 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Halifax Town | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |