FM Preview: Morecambe v Aldershot Town 20 Aug 2011

Last updated : 19 August 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Morecambe v Aldershot Town fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Aldershot Town at Globe Arena on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Shrimps.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Globe Arena was less than a year ago, 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
2010/2011 Tue 08 Feb Morecambe 1-1 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Aldershot Tn. 2 - 1 Morecambe League Two
2009/2010 Sat 08 May Morecambe 1 - 0 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2009/2010 Sat 10 Oct Aldershot Tn. 4 - 1 Morecambe League Two
2008/2009 Sat 21 Feb Aldershot Tn. 0 - 2 Morecambe League Two
2008/2009 Sat 01 Nov Morecambe 2 - 0 Aldershot Tn. League Two
2006/2007 Tue 20 Mar Morecambe 2 - 1 Aldershot Tn. Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Morecambe's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Shrimps have scored 5, a worringly large 10 have been leaked at the other end.

Aldershot Town's away form is none too clever either, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 10 goals for the The Shots, and 7 goals against.

Morecambe's total of 6 points from their 3 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Aldershot Town find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 3 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Morecambe 6 3 0 3 10 11 9
Aldershot Town 6 2 1 3 8 7 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its been a distinctly poor show from Morecambe at home in recent games, and, though we cannot see a run starting here, we do think the Shrimps will at least gain a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Morecambe Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Aldershot Town 4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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