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History of the Bury v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2008, the The Shakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010	Tue 01 Dec	Morecambe	3 - 0	Bury	LGE2
2008/2009	Tue 10 Mar	Morecambe	0 - 0	Bury	LGE2
2008/2009	Sat 23 Aug	Bury	2 - 1	Morecambe	LGE2
2007/2008	Sat 08 Mar	Bury	2 - 1	Morecambe	LGE2
2007/2008	Tue 08 Jan	Morecambe	2 - 0	Bury	ASSM
2007/2008	Sat 24 Nov	Morecambe	2 - 1	Bury	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Bury could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. The The Shakers have scored 9 and conceded 2 during this period.

In complete contrast to Bury, Morecambe are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimps have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bury are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 57 points from their 31 games. Morecambe's 44 points from 31 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
Bury	6	5	0	1	6	2	15
Morecambe	6	2	1	3	9	10	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

Shrimps are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bury. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bury	Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Morecambe	Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago.