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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 Shrimps have won an impressive 8 of the 9 meetings between the two sides, drawing the other 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in February 2004, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Northwich Vic. | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Morecambe | 3-0 | Northwich Vic. | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 8 conceded.
Northwich Vic. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Vics have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 28 points from their 20 games played so far, Northwich Vic. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 12 points from their 22 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 5 |
| Northwich Vic. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Shrimps's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Northwich Vic.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 6 games since last home draw. |
| Northwich Vic. | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 11 outings ago. |