FM Preview: Cheltenham Town v Morecambe 20 Nov 2010

Last updated : 19 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Cheltenham Town v Morecambe fixture

Cheltenham T. prepare to entertain Morecambe at Whaddon Road on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Robins.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Whaddon Road was earlier this season, the Robins carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2010/2011Sat 06 NovCheltenham T.1-0MorecambeFAC
2009/2010Sat 20 FebCheltenham T.2 - 0MorecambeLGE2
2009/2010Sat 21 NovMorecambe1 - 0Cheltenham T.LGE2
2008/2009Tue 02 DecMorecambe2 - 3Cheltenham T.FAC
1998/1999Sat 13 FebMorecambe0 - 2Cheltenham T.CONF
1998/1999Sat 05 SepCheltenham T.4 - 1MorecambeCONF
1997/1998Sat 21 MarMorecambe1 - 0Cheltenham T.CONF

Recent respective form guides

Cheltenham Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Shrimps have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Cheltenham T.'s 22 points from 15 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Morecambe are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 17 from their 16 matches played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Cheltenham T.63218611
Morecambe6114884

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cheltenham T. are not exactly setting the world alight at Whaddon Road at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Morecambe in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Cheltenham T. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Morecambe Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.