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Morecambe face a trip to Burton Albion at Eton Park on Saturday afternoon, expecting to continue a remarkable return in this fixture. The Shrimps have come away as the winners on 4 of the 5 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, where Morecambe annihilated the Shrimps 0 - 4 in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 12 Aug | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Morecambe | 3 - 1 | Burton Albion | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. These games have seen the Brewers score just 7 goals, though they have conceded 4.
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Shrimps's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Burton Albion lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 61 points from their 37 games so far. Morecambe's total of 62 points from their 37 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 10 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Burton Albion may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 2 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |