FM Preview: Scunthorpe United v Morecambe 21 Dec 2013

Last updated : 20 December 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Scunthorpe United v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Scunthorpe United at Glanford Park Stadium on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
No previous matches found

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Recent respective form guides

Scunthorpe United are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The Shrimps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.

Scunthorpe United are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 34 points from 20 games.

Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Skybet League Two, picking up 32 from their 21 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Scunthorpe United 6 2 3 1 10 5 9
Morecambe 6 1 4 1 5 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This is a game which sees both teams in reasonable shape, and one which the Madmen are pretty confident will end up as a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Scunthorpe United 7 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Morecambe Undefeated in last 3 away games.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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