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Morecambe prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Shrimps lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Shrewsbury Tn. at was earlier this season, as the visitors ran out cosy 2-4 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | TR |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Morecambe | 2-4 | Shrewsbury Tn. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 - 0 | Morecambe | AM |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 7 conceded.
Shrewsbury Tn. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 66 points from their 41 games so far. Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 73 points from 41 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 13 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |