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Morecambe face a trip to Southport at Haig Avenue on Tuesday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 3 winners in a Conference match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Morecambe | 0 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Southport | 0 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Southport | 2 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Morecambe | 3 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Mar | Morecambe | 2 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Southport | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Morecambe | 1 - 3 | Southport | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Southport have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Morecambe however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Shrimps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 20 points from their 22 games thus far. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 36 from their 21 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Haig Avenue with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | 5 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Morecambe | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |