FM Preview: Morecambe v Crawley Town 10 Sep 2011

Last updated : 09 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Morecambe v Crawley Town fixture

Morecambe play host to Crawley Town at Globe Arena on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.

The last time the two teams met at Morecambe was just over four years ago, in March 2007, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Conference match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2006/2007 Sat 10 Mar Morecambe 1-0 Crawley Town Conference
2006/2007 Sat 07 Oct Crawley Town 4 - 0 Morecambe Conference
2005/2006 Sat 28 Jan Crawley Town 1 - 3 Morecambe Conference
2005/2006 Sat 27 Aug Morecambe 3 - 0 Crawley Town Conference
2004/2005 Mon 21 Feb Crawley Town 2 - 1 Morecambe Conference
2004/2005 Sat 20 Nov Morecambe 1 - 2 Crawley Town Conference

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Recent respective form guides

Morecambe are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.

Crawley Town have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Reds's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Morecambe are holding the final promotion place in the npower League Two, and have accumulated 13 points from the 6 games they have played so far.

Crawley Town are leading the way in the npower League Two, with their 6 games giving them a return of 13 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Morecambe 6 4 1 1 10 4 13
Crawley Town 6 3 0 3 11 8 9

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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 No sequences of note
Crawley Town Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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