FootyMAD's Morecambe match preview

Last updated : 25 December 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Morecambe v Accrington Stanley fixture

Accrington S. face a trip to Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 6 out of 9 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Tue 27 JanAccrington S.1 - 0MorecambeLGE2
2008/2009Tue 28 OctMorecambe1 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2007/2008Wed 12 MarAccrington S.3 - 2MorecambeLGE2
2007/2008Tue 06 NovMorecambe0 - 1Accrington S.LGE2
2005/2006Mon 20 FebAccrington S.2 - 0MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Tue 27 SepMorecambe3 - 2Accrington S.CONF
2004/2005Sat 19 MarAccrington S.2 - 1MorecambeCONF

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.

The The Reds have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Morecambe's total of 34 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Accrington S.'s 30 points from 20 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe651016116
Accrington S.641111713

FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Morecambe is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Won 3 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Accrington S. 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.