Morecambe face a trip to Hereford United at Edgar Street on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 9 games played, Shrimps have recorded 2 wins, and Hereford Utd. have come away with 3 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Conference match.
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Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
2004/2005 | Tue 22 Mar | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | CONF |
2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Morecambe | 2 - 2 | Hereford Utd. | CONF |
2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
2002/2003 | Sat 25 Jan | Morecambe | 3 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | CONF |
2002/2003 | Mon 26 Aug | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
2001/2002 | Sat 23 Mar | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Hereford United are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These games have seen the Bulls score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.
The Shrimps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.
Hereford Utd.'s 11 points from 7 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Morecambe's total of 13 points from their 7 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 |
Hereford Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Hereford Utd.. Away win
Sequence statistics: | |
Hereford Utd. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
Morecambe | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |