FootyMAD's Morecambe match preview

Last updated : 15 October 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Forest Green Rovers v Morecambe fixture

Forest Green prepare to entertain Morecambe at The Lawn on Saturday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the Rovers winning just 2.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Lawn was less than a year ago, in November 2003, with Morecambe inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Rovers in a Conference match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 03 AprMorecambe4 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2003/2004Tue 25 NovForest Green1-2MorecambeCONF
2002/2003Sat 14 DecForest Green1 - 0MorecambeCONF
2002/2003Sat 07 SepMorecambe4 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2001/2002Mon 08 AprMorecambe2 - 0Forest GreenCONF
2001/2002Sat 08 SepForest Green3 - 1MorecambeCONF
2000/2001Sat 21 AprMorecambe0 - 2Forest GreenCONF

Recent respective form guides

Forest Green Rovers's home form is most definitely relegation standard, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While Rovers have scored 5, a worringly large 17 have been leaked at the other end.

Morecambe's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Shrimps have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Forest Green find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 13 games have yielded only 4 points. Morecambe's 20 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Forest Green61147114
Morecambe63219611

FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Rovers at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Shrimps come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Forest Green Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Morecambe Not won in previous 2 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.