FootyMAD's Morecambe match preview

Last updated : 19 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Morecambe v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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Recent respective form guides

Morecambe have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Shrimps, with 7 goals against.

In complete contrast to Morecambe, Crawley Town are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Reds have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Morecambe's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Crawley Town's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe6312171010
Crawley Town6213557

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Shrimps, as the Reds have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe 5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Crawley Town Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.