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Morecambe pack their bags to visit 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 previous match played between the two at St James' Park was within the last three years, in March 2007, the Grecians carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 22 Nov | Morecambe | 1 - 1 | Exeter City | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 20 May | Exeter City | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | CFPO |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Exeter City | 1 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Exeter City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Grecians in those games, with 4 conceded.
The Shrimps have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 8 goals for the Shrimps, and 4 goals against.
Exeter City are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 75 points from the 44 games they have played so far. Morecambe's 62 points from 44 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Exeter City | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 14 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Exeter City is likely to be a very close encounter, but one that the Madmen sees going the way of the home team. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Exeter City | Won 4 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 6 matches. |
| Morecambe | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |