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Morecambe prepare to entertain Scarborough at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 5 of the previous 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was earlier this season, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 25 Jan | Morecambe | 2-1 | Scarborough | CNFC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 28 Aug | Scarborough | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Scarborough | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 07 Oct | Scarborough | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 19 Apr | Morecambe | 3 - 1 | Scarborough | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 08 Oct | Scarborough | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 02 Mar | Morecambe | 2 - 0 | Scarborough | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Scarborough is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Seadogs have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Morecambe's 57 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Scarborough see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 53 points from their 38 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 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 11 |
| Scarborough | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Scarborough is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Shrimps in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Scarborough | Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |