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Morecambe prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in September 2008, the Shrimps 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 21 Mar | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe remain unbeaten in their last six home games, though five of those have been draws. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. however, is much more impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Shrews's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Morecambe are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 10 from their 10 matches played. Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 20 points from 10 games.
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 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Shrimps of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Shrewsbury Tn., who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 successive away victories. 5 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 4 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |