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Morecambe prepare to entertain Burton Albion at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, 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 April 2005, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Tue 20 Sep | Burton Albion | 0 - 4 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 12 Apr | Morecambe | 3-0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Burton Albion | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | FAT |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 07 Dec | Burton Albion | 1 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Burton Albion | 0 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 30 Aug | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Morecambe | 5 - 0 | Burton Albion | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The Brewers 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 Brewers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 45 points from their 27 games so far. Burton Albion's 37 points from 27 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Morecambe only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. |
| Burton Albion | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |