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Morecambe are ready to welcome Southport to Christie Park on Monday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 13 games played, Shrimps have recorded 6 wins, and Southport have come away with 4 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Christie Park was more than three years back, in December 2002, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Southport | 0 - 3 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Southport is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Sandgrounders have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 0 in reply.
Morecambe's total of 39 points from their 22 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Nationwide Conference. Southport find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 20 games have yielded only 15 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 13 |
| Southport | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Morecambe are not exactly setting the world alight at Christie Park in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | 10 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Southport | Not won in previous 6 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |