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Morecambe prepare to entertain Rochdale at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.
The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Rochdale at was less than a year ago, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Morecambe | 1-1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Shrimps have scored 7, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.
Rochdale's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. The Dale's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 10 matches. Rochdale's 13 points from 10 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 5 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Christie Park for the Shrimps and the Madmen are unable to see past Rochdale claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |