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Morecambe face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren 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 less than a year ago, in April 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 04 Apr | Darlington | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Mon 24 Mar | Darlington | 2 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 15 Jan | Morecambe | 0 - 3 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Shrimps's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.
Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 8 points. Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 21 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Shrimps has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Darlington. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | 7 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Morecambe | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |