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Morecambe are ready to welcome Burton Albion to Christie Park on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Shrimps have claimed victory from 4 of the previous 5 games.
The previous match played between the two at Christie Park was more than three years back, in August 2006, with Burton Albion inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Shrimps in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Burton Albion | 5 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 24 Mar | Burton Albion | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Shrimps, with 4 goals against.
Burton Albion have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Brewers's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 41 points from their 29 games played so far, Burton Albion's 43 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 7 |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps go into their game against Burton Albion in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 11 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Burton Albion | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |