FM Preview: Morecambe v Aldershot Town 08 May 2010

Last updated : 07 May 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Morecambe v Aldershot Town fixture

Aldershot Tn. face a trip to Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Shots.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2008, with Morecambe running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 10 OctAldershot Tn.4 - 1MorecambeLGE2
2008/2009Sat 21 FebAldershot Tn.0 - 2MorecambeLGE2
2008/2009Sat 01 NovMorecambe2 - 0Aldershot Tn.LGE2
2006/2007Tue 20 MarMorecambe2 - 1Aldershot Tn.CONF
2006/2007Sat 21 OctAldershot Tn.0 - 1MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Sat 25 FebAldershot Tn.2 - 0MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Sat 10 SepMorecambe5 - 2Aldershot Tn.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Shrimps, with 4 goals against.

The The Shots have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Shots's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Morecambe's total of 70 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Aldershot Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 72 points from 45 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe640210912
Aldershot Tn.632110611

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form The Shots, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Won 4 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Aldershot Tn. Undefeated in last 5 away games.
4 games since last defeat.