FootyMAD's Exeter City match preview

Last updated : 24 March 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Morecambe v Exeter City fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Exeter City at Christie Park on Friday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Shrimps lost the only previous game contested between the two teams.

The only previous meeting between Morecambe and Exeter City at was just last season, in March 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-3 winners in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 14 AugExeter City1 - 1MorecambeCONF
2003/2004Sat 20 MarMorecambe0-3Exeter CityCONF
2003/2004Sat 15 NovExeter City4 - 0MorecambeCONF

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 4 conceded.

Exeter City have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The Grecians's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Morecambe's 53 points from 34 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Exeter City's 53 points from 33 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe63216411
Exeter City63128810

FootyMad's prediction ...

Shrimps are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Unbeaten in the last 11 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 3 .
Exeter City 9 games since last away draw.