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Morecambe face a trip to Rochdale at Spotland on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Shrimps lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Rochdale and Morecambe at was less than a year ago, in April 2008, the Dale carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Oct | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Rochdale | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Rochdale are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Dale, with 5 goals against.
In complete contrast to Rochdale, Morecambe are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Shrimps have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Rochdale are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 51 points from 29 games. Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 30 games played so far,
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 7 | 13 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Dale, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Rochdale | Unbeaten in the last 11 home games. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Morecambe | 4 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |