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Morecambe prepare to entertain Scarborough at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 6 of the previous 8 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in April 2005, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 16 Aug | Scarborough | 0 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Apr | Morecambe | 2-1 | Scarborough | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These games have seen the Shrimps score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
The away form of Scarborough is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Seadogs have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe's total of 42 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference. Scarborough are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 26 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
| Scarborough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe are not exactly setting the world alight at Christie Park at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Scarborough in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Scarborough | 10 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |