FM Preview: Northampton Town v Morecambe 20 Nov 2012

Last updated : 19 November 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Northampton Town v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields Stadium on Tuesday evening,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Sixfields Stadium was just last season, in August 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 07 Jan Morecambe 1 - 2 Northampton League Two
2011/2012 Sat 27 Aug Northampton 0-2 Morecambe League Two
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Morecambe 1 - 2 Northampton League Two
2010/2011 Tue 15 Feb Northampton 3 - 3 Morecambe League Two
2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Northampton 2 - 0 Morecambe League Two
2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Morecambe 2 - 4 Northampton League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Cobblers, with 4 goals against.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Northampton Town's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 22 points from their 18 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Northampton Town 6 3 3 0 14 8 12
Morecambe 6 2 2 2 7 5 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Northampton Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 6 matches.
Morecambe 8 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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