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Morecambe prepare to entertain Cambridge United at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in November 2005, with Cambridge U. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Shrimps in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 18 Nov | Cambridge U. | 1 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Cambridge U. | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 12 Nov | Morecambe | 0-1 | Cambridge U. | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 09 Dec | Morecambe | 2 - 1 | Cambridge U. | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 6 conceded.
The away form of Cambridge U. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the U's have hit 4 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 48 points from their 29 games so far. Cambridge U. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 32 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 6 |
| Cambridge U. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Shrimps's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Cambridge U.. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Cambridge U. | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |