FootyMAD's Morecambe match preview

Last updated : 11 January 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Morecambe v Dagenham & Redbridge fixture

Dag. & Red. face a trip to Morecambe at Christie Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Daggers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 5 and win only 1 of the 9 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Conference match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2006/2007Sat 20 JanMorecambe1 - 1Dag. & Red.CONF
2006/2007Sat 16 SepDag. & Red.2 - 1MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Sat 18 MarDag. & Red.3 - 1MorecambeCONF
2005/2006Sat 15 OctMorecambe2 - 0Dag. & Red.CONF
2004/2005Sat 12 MarMorecambe1 - 0Dag. & Red.CONF
2004/2005Sat 27 NovDag. & Red.2 - 1MorecambeCONF
2003/2004Sat 10 AprDag. & Red.1 - 3MorecambeCONF

Recent respective form guides

Morecambe are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 9 conceded.

The away form of Dag. & Red. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Daggers have hit 6 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 39 points from their 24 games so far. Dag. & Red. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 21 points from 24 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Morecambe650116815
Dag. & Red.61147154

FootyMad's prediction ...

Daggers are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Morecambe. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Morecambe Won 4 successive home games.
7 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 10 .
Dag. & Red. 5 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.