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Morecambe prepare to entertain Darlington at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in December 2008, the Shrimps carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 24 Nov | Darlington | 0 - 4 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 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
Morecambe are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Shrimps, with 4 goals against.
The away form of Darlington is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the The Quakers have hit 5 goals, 21 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 38 points from their 28 games played so far, Darlington find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 26 games have yielded only 15 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 4 |
| Darlington | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Darlington is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Shrimps in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 10 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Darlington | 11 games since last away draw. |