FootyMAD's Exeter City match preview

History of the Exeter City v Morecambe fixture

Morecambe face a trip to Exeter City at St James' Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Shrimps.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, with Exeter City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Conference match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007	Sat 14 Oct	Morecambe	2 - 2	Exeter City	CONF
2005/2006	Sat 21 Jan	Morecambe	2 - 2	Exeter City	CONF
2005/2006	Sat 20 Aug	Exeter City	2 - 0	Morecambe	CONF
2004/2005	Fri 25 Mar	Morecambe	2 - 2	Exeter City	CONF
2004/2005	Sat 14 Aug	Exeter City	1 - 1	Morecambe	CONF
2003/2004	Sat 20 Mar	Morecambe	0 - 3	Exeter City	CONF
2003/2004	Sat 15 Nov	Exeter City	4 - 0	Morecambe	CONF

Recent respective form guides

Exeter City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Grecians, with 4 goals against.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 9 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Exeter City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 58 points from their 35 games so far. Morecambe's total of 59 points from their 35 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Exeter City	6	3	1	2	8	6	10
Morecambe	6	3	2	1	10	6	11

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Shrimps, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Exeter City	Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Morecambe	No sequences of note