FM Preview: Port Vale v Morecambe 30 Apr 2011

Last updated : 29 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Port Vale v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2009, 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
2010/2011 Sat 11 Dec Morecambe 1 - 0 Port Vale League Two
2009/2010 Sat 27 Feb Morecambe 1 - 0 Port Vale League Two
2009/2010 Sat 05 Dec Port Vale 0-2 Morecambe League Two
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Morecambe 1 - 1 Port Vale League Two
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Port Vale 2 - 1 Morecambe League Two
2007/2008 Sat 10 Nov Morecambe 0 - 2 Port Vale F.A. Cup
2007/2008 Tue 09 Oct Morecambe 2 - 2 Port Vale (Associate Members)

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Recent respective form guides

Port Vale have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Valiants's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Shrimps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.

Port Vale's 62 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Npower League Two, showing a record of 51 points from their 44 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Port Vale 6 1 2 3 4 7 5
Morecambe 6 2 2 2 6 8 8

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Shrimps out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Port Vale. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Port Vale Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Morecambe Not won in previous 2 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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