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Morecambe travel to take on Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Shrimps lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Oxford Utd. and Morecambe at was back in October 1999, over five years ago, as the U's edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Morecambe | 0 - 3 | Oxford Utd. | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 30 Oct | Oxford Utd. | 3 - 2 | Morecambe | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Shrimps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Shrimps, and 6 goals against.
Oxford Utd. are just outside the promotion places, in 2nd, having taken 50 points from 25 games. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 42 from their 24 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Oxford Utd.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | 11 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |