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Morecambe prepare to entertain Port Vale at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, hoping to break their duck against the visitors. Though past meetings have resulted in more draws than losses for Shrimps.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in January 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 05 Dec | Port Vale | 0 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 31 Jan | Morecambe | 1-1 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 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 are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Shrimps, with 6 goals against.
The Valiants have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Valiants's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 45 points from their 32 games played so far, Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 43 points from their 31 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps go into their game against Port Vale in confident mood, but FootyMad sees them coming down to earth, with the visitors narrowly taking all three points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 12 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Port Vale | Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |