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Morecambe travel to take on Shrewsbury Town at Gay Meadow on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occasion, the match has ended in defeat for the Shrimps.
The last time the two teams met at Shrewsbury Tn. was just over four years ago, in January 2004, with Shrewsbury Tn. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Trophy match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Morecambe | 3 - 3 | Shrewsbury Tn. | CONF |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | FAT |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Morecambe | 2 - 4 | Shrewsbury Tn. | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 22 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 3 - 0 | Morecambe | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Shrewsbury Town are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. The Shrews have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.
Morecambe's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Shrimps, and 9 goals against.
Shrewsbury Tn. see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 34 points from their 26 games played so far, Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 42 from their 26 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Shrimps's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Shrewsbury Tn., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 4 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | 7 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 13 outings ago. |