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Morecambe prepare to entertain Northwich Victoria at Christie Park on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Northwich Vic. | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Morecambe | 3-1 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 18 Sep | Northwich Vic. | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Northwich Vic. | 4 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 04 Sep | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 06 Mar | Morecambe | 4 - 0 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 26 Aug | Northwich Vic. | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Shrimps, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Morecambe, Northwich Vic. are having a torrid time on their travels, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. Vics have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Morecambe's 44 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Northwich Vic. find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 12 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
| Northwich Vic. | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Morecambe fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Shrimps. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. |
| Northwich Vic. | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |