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Morecambe prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in October 2009, 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 01 May | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 3 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Oct | Morecambe | 1-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Mar | Shrewsbury Tn. | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Sep | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 08 Apr | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Morecambe | 3 - 3 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Shrimps have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Shrewsbury Tn.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Shrews's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Morecambe are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 10 from their 10 matches played. Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 18 points from 10 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 8 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the Shrimps at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Shrews come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 4 most recent games. |