FM Preview: Accrington Stanley v Morecambe 20 Mar 2012

Last updated : 19 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Accrington Stanley v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having taken no points from 9 of the 12 contests.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fraser Eagle Stadium was just last season, in February 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Mon 26 Dec Morecambe 1 - 2 Accrington S. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 01 Feb Accrington S. 1-1 Morecambe League Two
2010/2011 Sat 01 Jan Morecambe 1 - 2 Accrington S. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 06 Feb Accrington S. 3 - 2 Morecambe League Two
2009/2010 Sat 26 Dec Morecambe 1 - 2 Accrington S. League Two
2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Accrington S. 1 - 0 Morecambe League Two
2008/2009 Tue 28 Oct Morecambe 1 - 1 Accrington S. League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Accrington Stanley have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The Reds's have scored 12 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 13.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Accrington Stanley see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 49 points from their 36 games played so far,

Morecambe's 50 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Accrington Stanley 6 1 3 2 7 10 6
Morecambe 6 3 0 3 7 5 9

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Shrimps out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Accrington Stanley. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Accrington Stanley Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Morecambe Last drawn game 7 outings ago.

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