|
Morecambe face a trip to Port Vale at Vale Park 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 10 Nov | Morecambe | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | FAC |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 09 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 2 | Port Vale | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Port Vale's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Valiants have scored 6, a worringly large 14 have been leaked at the other end.
Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Shrimps have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches. Morecambe are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 9 from their 12 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 6 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Valiants, as the Shrimps have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Port Vale | Been beaten in each of their previous 4 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 10 . |
| Morecambe | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 17 away matches. No win in the 8 most recent games. |