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Morecambe face a trip to York City at Bootham Crecent on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. While the majority of previous matches have ended up drawn, a win has yet to be registered by Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | York City | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 26 Nov | Morecambe | 2 - 0 | York City | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | York City | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 05 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | York City | CONF |
| 1985/1986 | Tue 19 Nov | Morecambe | 0 - 2 | York City | FAC |
| 1985/1986 | Sat 16 Nov | York City | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | FAC |
| 1968/1969 | Sat 07 Dec | York City | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
York City have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. While Minstermen have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Morecambe however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Shrimps, and 8 goals against.
York City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 14 points from their 7 games so far. Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 9 points from their 7 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| York City | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| York City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |