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Morecambe prepare to entertain Chester City at Christie Park on Tuesday evening, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 2 of the 4 previous games, with the Shrimps winning just 1.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in February 2003, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Feb | Morecambe | 1-1 | Chester City | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 07 Dec | Morecambe | 3 - 2 | Chester City | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 03 Sep | Chester City | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 08 Dec | Chester City | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Morecambe | 0 - 3 | Chester City | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 27 Jan | Chester City | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 05 Sep | Morecambe | 0 - 2 | Chester City | 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, 13 to 11.
The Blues have had a decent run of form away from home recently, unbeaten in their last six, consisting of three wins and three draws. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Blues, and 2 goals against.
Morecambe's 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Chester City are just outside the promotion places, in 3rd, having taken 33 points from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Chester City | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps go into their game against Chester City in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Chester City | Undefeated in last 7 away games. 4 games since last defeat. |