Morecambe are unlocking their away locker room to Forest Green Rovers for another important match following their 0-5 result against 4th-placed Derby County.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (55) in League One
Both teams have had enough rest since their last work day in an official game. Let's aim for an enthusiastic fixture!
Morecambe form and stats
5 victories, 5 draws and 4 defeats. That’s what Morecambe have to build on here at Mazuma Stadium in the League One. When Morecambe hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion, Fleetwood Town and Cheltenham Town), they have won 3 of 6 matches! After failing to beat Exeter City here at Mazuma Stadium, Morecambe has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with four wins in a row.
In their previous game, the manager Adams led his Morecambe to a defeat away at Derby County. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Mazuma Stadium. As you see from the result above, Morecambe suffered greatly in their last game. Thankfully the team has a new chance to prove themselves in this one. Morecambe's goalkeeper Ripley was extremely busy against Derby County, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning six saves. Midfielder Gnahoua was the best player on the team with a rating of 6.64 (out of ten) in that game. Gnahoua dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that game, the 5-1 home victory against Bristol Rovers.This is expected to be a close game, with Morecambe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Morecambe as a small favourite), we find 4 games. Morecambe has won 1 of these, drawn 1 and lost 2.
Goals keep coming in this team's league matches, with 5 in a row having three or more goals (over 2.5).
There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Morecambe as they are travelling to their away game against Sheffield Wednesday in the League One. That match is three days after this one.
Morecambe have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at Mazuma Stadium with 21 goals in 14 league matches. It's worth mentioning that 12 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Morecambe have conceded 17 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Forest Green Rovers so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 1-6-8 (win-draw-lose). Travelling has not been lucrative for the away team as they have returned home without a win in 14 away games in a row.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, the home defeat versus Peterborough United with 0-2 on the scoreboard. Defender Robson was the best team player with a rating of 7.03. Robson hit two key passes and won 4 of 6 duels.
It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Shrewsbury Town wasn't a success with a 1-2 loss.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found 5 similar matches played by Forest Green Rovers in our archives, and the results are: 1 win for Forest Green Rovers, 2 draws and 2 defeats.
A quick return to home after this game, as Forest Green Rovers are hosting Charlton Athletic in the League One only three days away.
The visitors have scored 13 goals from 15 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game.
Head 2 Head
The former H2H encounter ended Forest Green Rovers - Morecambe 1-2, earlier this season. Head-2-head stats last ten meetings: four - three - three (Morecambe wins - draws - Forest Green Rovers wins). As for goals, five matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), five had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Weir 8 goals |   M. Peart-Harris 4 goals |  C. Watts 2 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Morecambe | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 6 | Played | P | 3 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | 5 | 3 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 6 | 6 |
| 13 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 19 |
| 31 | 21 | 11 | Scored | S | 3 | 13 | 24 |
| 45 | 17 | 8 | Conceded | C | 5 | 30 | 57 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 87% | 83% |
| 54% | 50% | 67% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 47% | 53% |
| 25% | 21% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 33% | 23% |
| 11% | 14% | 17% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 20% | 10% |
| 57% | 57% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 67% | 57% |
| 14% | 29% | 33% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 32% | 21% | 17% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 33% | 37% |
| 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
| 7.4 | 7.4 | 6.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 6.4 | 6.2 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1.2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 2.2 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9.5 | 10.6 | 12.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 9.3 | 9.5 |
| 3.7 | 4.6 | 6 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 30% | 32% | 31% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 30% | 26% |
| 17.8 | 17.8 | 15.7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 14.8 | 13 |
| 5.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.3 | 4 |
- Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Forest Green Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals (55) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (27) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-31) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 53 | 28 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 25 | 54 |
| 4 | Derby County | 27 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 40 | 21 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 19 | 50 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 29 | 14 | 8 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 50 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 26 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 43 | 32 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 11 | 41 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 35 | 27 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 41 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 28 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 41 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 41 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 22 | 22 | 2 | 38 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 26 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 2 | 37 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 50 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 28 | -7 | 37 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 27 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -8 | 36 |
| 14 | Oxford United | 29 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 34 | 35 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | Charlton Athletic | 27 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 38 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 27 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 3 | 34 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 26 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 31 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 27 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 29 | 30 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | -1 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 8 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 29 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 31 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 23 | -9 | 27 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 28 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 23 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -15 | 25 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 34 | 54 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -20 | 25 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 27 | 7 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 25 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 29 | 5 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 55 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 30 | -31 | 21 |
