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Morecambe face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 24 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 4 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 8 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton's total of 55 points from their 36 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Morecambe's 52 points from 36 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 12 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | 5 games since last home draw. Won their latest 4 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Morecambe | No sequences of note |