FootyMAD's Barnet match preview

Last updated : 03 September 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Barnet v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Barnet at Underhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Shrimps.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2003, the Bees carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Conference match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 21 FebMorecambe1 - 3BarnetCONF
2003/2004Sat 04 OctBarnet2 - 1MorecambeCONF
2002/2003Sat 15 MarMorecambe1 - 1BarnetCONF
2002/2003Sat 28 SepBarnet1 - 1MorecambeCONF
2001/2002Sat 09 MarBarnet1 - 0MorecambeCONF
2001/2002Tue 11 SepMorecambe1 - 0BarnetCONF

Recent respective form guides

Barnet are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Bees, with 4 goals against.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Shrimps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.

Barnet are leading the way in the Nationwide Conference, with their 5 games giving them a return of 13 points. Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 5 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Barnet641111413
Morecambe61329116

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Shrimps are doing reasonably well on their travels in recent games, but FootyMad think this will not be enough to stop what should be a relatively comfortable home win for Barnet. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Barnet Won 5 successive home games.
6 games since last home draw.
Won their latest 3 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Morecambe Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.