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Morecambe prepare to entertain Canvey Island at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Shrimps won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Canvey Island at was just last season, in January 2005, as they swept to an impressive 4-0 win in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Canvey Island | 3 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 08 Jan | Morecambe | 4-0 | Canvey Island | CONF |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Canvey Island | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Canvey Island have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Gulls have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 54 points from their 34 games so far. Canvey Island find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 42 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
| Canvey Island | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 9 . |
| Canvey Island | 5 games since last away draw. 5 games since last defeat. |