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Morecambe prepare to entertain Bradford City at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in April 2009, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Fri 10 Apr | Morecambe | 2-1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 28 Dec | Bradford City | 4 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 12 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 22 Nov | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Bradford City | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. While Shrimps have scored 11, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
The Bantams have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. While the Bantams have hit 11 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 9 points from their 9 matches. Bradford City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 15 from their 9 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Shrimps of late, and things are not going to improve with the visit of Bradford City, who one believes will win this game handsomely. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Unbeaten run of 7 matches. |
| Bradford City | Undefeated in last 4 away games. 8 games since last defeat. |