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Morecambe face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The Shrimps lost the only previous game played between the two.
The only previous meeting between Northampton and Morecambe at was less than a year ago, in March 2010, with Northampton running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners 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 20 Mar | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 4 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Cobblers, with 5 goals against.
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Shrimps's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Northampton see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far, Morecambe are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 33 from their 29 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 9 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 3 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Northampton may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Unbeaten in the last 8 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 4 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |