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Morecambe prepare to entertain Southport at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 14 games played, Shrimps have recorded 6 wins, and Southport have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in January 2006, when they played out a goalless draw in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Tue 26 Dec | Southport | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 6 conceded.
Southport have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Sandgrounders have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 44 points from their 26 games so far. Southport are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide Conference with a return of just 23 points from their 27 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
| Southport | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Shrimps being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Southport | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |