FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview

Last updated : 16 August 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Morecambe v Accrington Stanley fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Shrimps.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Thu 01 JanMorecambe1-0Accrington S.CONF
2003/2004Fri 26 DecAccrington S.1 - 0MorecambeCONF
1994/1995Sat 04 FebMorecambe3 - 0Accrington S.NPL
1994/1995Sat 31 DecAccrington S.0 - 4MorecambeNPL
1993/1994Thu 05 MayMorecambe5 - 0Accrington S.NPL
1993/1994Wed 25 AugAccrington S.3 - 2MorecambeNPL
1992/1993Sat 16 JanMorecambe2 - 0Accrington S.NPL

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 10.

The away form of Accrington S. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Reds have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 1 points from their 1 games played so far, Accrington S. are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 1 games giving them a return of 3 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe633013612
Accrington S.621313117

FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but I think that Shrimps's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Accrington S.. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Accrington S. Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.