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Morecambe prepare to entertain Port Vale 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 just last season, in November 2007, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Oct | Port Vale | 2 - 1 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 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
Morecambe have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 7 conceded.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Valiants have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 28 points from their 26 matches. Port Vale find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 30 points from their 27 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Shrimps. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |