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Morecambe pack their bags to visit Southport at Haig Avenue on Monday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The previous match played between the two at Haig Avenue was within the last three years, in January 2003, with Morecambe inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Sandgrounders in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Southport | 2 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Thu 26 Dec | Morecambe | 3 - 0 | Southport | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 19 Mar | Morecambe | 2 - 2 | Southport | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Wed 26 Dec | Southport | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Morecambe | 1 - 3 | Southport | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 26 Dec | Southport | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1999/2000 | Mon 03 Jan | Southport | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Southport's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While Sandgrounders have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Shrimps, and 5 goals against.
Southport find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 19 games have yielded only 15 points. Morecambe's total of 35 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Southport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the Shrimps of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Haig Avenue with Morecambe coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Southport | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 10 most recent games. |
| Morecambe | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |