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Morecambe prepare to entertain Burton Albion at Christie Park on Saturday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Shrimps won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Burton at was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Morecambe annihilating their visitors 5-0 in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Morecambe | 5-0 | Burton | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Burton | 1 - 4 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. In this time, Shrimps have rattled up an impressive 17 goals, and conceded 6.
Burton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Brewers have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 6 points from their 5 matches. Burton's 7 points from 5 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
| Burton | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe may be coming up against a decent side in Burton, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Shrimps. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Burton | 6 games since last away draw. |