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Morecambe prepare to entertain Stevenage Borough at Christie Park on Saturday evening, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, winning just 2 of the 9 games played, and losing 5.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Christie Park was just last season, in August 2002, with Morecambe running out comfortable 3-1 winners in a Conference match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Stevenage | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 31 Aug | Morecambe | 3-1 | Stevenage | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Apr | Stevenage | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | TR |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Morecambe | 1 - 2 | Stevenage | TR |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Morecambe | 0 - 3 | Stevenage | CONF |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Stevenage | 3 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 23 Apr | Stevenage | 1 - 1 | Morecambe | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 13 to 11.
Stevenage have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Boro's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Morecambe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide Conference, showing a record of 24 points from their 18 games played so far, Stevenage lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide Conference, picking up 29 from their 18 games so far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 2 |
| Stevenage | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Both teams are displaying reasonable form at the moment, and for that reason, the Madmen predict the game will end in stalemate. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Stevenage | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |