FootyMAD Leigh RMI match preview

Last updated : 22 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Morecambe v Leigh RMI fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Leigh RMI at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occassions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in October 2002, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 23 NovLeigh RMI1 - 0MorecambeCONF
2002/2003Sat 05 OctMorecambe2-1Leigh RMICONF
2001/2002Tue 12 MarLeigh RMI0 - 1MorecambeCONF
2001/2002Tue 02 OctMorecambe1 - 3Leigh RMICONF
2000/2001Sat 05 MayMorecambe1 - 2Leigh RMICONF
2000/2001Thu 26 AprLeigh RMI1 - 0MorecambeCONF

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 16 goals, and conceded 5.

The Railwaymen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Railwaymen's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 16 points from their 9 games so far. Leigh RMI find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe6303899
Leigh RMI6123595

FootyMad's prediction ...

Morecambe may be coming up against a decent side in Leigh RMI, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Shrimps. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Won 9 successive home games.
10 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Leigh RMI An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.