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Morecambe face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Dale have rattled up an impressive 20 goals, and conceded 6.
In complete contrast to Rochdale, Morecambe are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 75 points from 43 games. Morecambe's 59 points from 43 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Rochdale | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 16 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Rochdale. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Won 6 successive home games. 13 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 6 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |