FootyMAD's Morecambe match preview

Last updated : 31 December 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Morecambe v Accrington Stanley fixture

Accrington S. travel to take on Morecambe at Christie Park on Thursday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the Reds.

The last time the two teams met at Morecambe was back in February 1995, over five years ago, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a (Northern) Premier match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Fri 26 DecAccrington S.1 - 0MorecambeCONF
1994/1995Sat 04 FebMorecambe3 - 0Accrington S.NPL
1994/1995Sat 31 DecAccrington S.0 - 4MorecambeNPL
1993/1994Thu 05 MayMorecambe5 - 0Accrington S.NPL
1993/1994Wed 25 AugAccrington S.3 - 2MorecambeNPL
1992/1993Sat 16 JanMorecambe2 - 0Accrington S.NPL
1992/1993Sat 02 JanAccrington S.1 - 1MorecambeNPL

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 9 conceded.

Accrington S. have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Morecambe's 37 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Accrington S. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 40 from their 24 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe641113813
Accrington S.633012712

FootyMad's prediction ...

An indifferent set of results for Accrington S. on the road, and I believe this game is only going to yield a solitary point for the Reds. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Won 3 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Accrington S. Undefeated in last 3 away games.
7 games since last defeat.