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Morecambe face a trip to Shrewsbury Town at Prostar Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2008, with Shrewsbury Tn. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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 06 Sep | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Morecambe | 3 - 3 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | FAT |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 4 | Shrewsbury Tn. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shrews in those games, with 7 conceded.
Morecambe's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the Shrimps, and 3 goals against.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s total of 58 points from their 38 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Morecambe's 51 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 6 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Shrewsbury Tn.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | 3 successive away victories. 4 games since last away draw. 12 games since last defeat. |