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History of the Morecambe v Lincoln City fixture

Morecambe prepare to entertain Lincoln City at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Out of their two previous meetings, the Shrimps have drawn one game and lost the other.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was less than a year ago, in February 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Tue 10 Feb	Morecambe	1-1	Lincoln City	LGE2
2008/2009	Sat 27 Sep	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Morecambe	LGE2
2007/2008	Sat 26 Apr	Morecambe	1 - 2	Lincoln City	LGE2
2007/2008	Sat 06 Oct	Lincoln City	1 - 1	Morecambe	LGE2
2000/2001	Tue 28 Nov	Lincoln City	3 - 2	Morecambe	ASSM
1976/1977	Sat 20 Nov	Lincoln City	1 - 0	Morecambe	FAC

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Shrimps's have scored 10 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 11.

The away form of Lincoln City is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. The Red Imps have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Morecambe are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 12 points from 14 matches. Lincoln City find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 14 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Morecambe	6	0	4	2	7	12	4
Lincoln City	6	2	1	3	2	6	7

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Morecambe only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe	Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Lincoln City	9 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games.