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Morecambe prepare to entertain Tamworth at Christie Park at lunchtime on Saturday, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Shrimps have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in October 2004, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Tamworth | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 09 Oct | Morecambe | 3-0 | Tamworth | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Dec | Morecambe | 4 - 0 | Tamworth | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Tamworth | 2 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Shrimps, with 3 goals against.
Tamworth have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 11 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 9 points from their 5 games so far. Tamworth find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| Tamworth | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its good news for Morecambe fans, because, with them being in such great nick at home, I just cannot see any further than an emphatic home win for the Shrimps. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Tamworth | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |