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Morecambe travel to take on Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The last time the two teams met at Cheltenham T. was more than a decade ago, in September 1998, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 21 Nov | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 02 Dec | Morecambe | 2 - 3 | Cheltenham T. | FAC |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 13 Feb | Morecambe | 0 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | CONF |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 05 Sep | Cheltenham T. | 4 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 21 Mar | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | CONF |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Robins have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Shrimps's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 12 goals for and 10 against.
Cheltenham T. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 27 points from 29 matches. Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 44 from their 30 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Shrimps of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Whaddon Road with Morecambe coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |