League Two: The mid-table placements illustrates the road Morecambe and Accrington Stanley have been on uptil now. Both sides are up for it; let's get this boat on the water!
- Morecambe have not yet lost a game at home.
- Accrington Stanley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
It's no vacation for neither Morecambe nor Accrington Stanley as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Morecambe form and stats
3 victories, 2 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Morecambe have to build on here at Mazuma Stadium in the League Two.
Morecambe are returning here after visiting Forest Green Rovers and winning with a 2-1 scoreline. Mellon and Slew scored the goal(s). Bloxham (midfield) was the top team player in that game with a rating of 8.1/10. Bloxham signed up for two assists, hit three key passes, dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times and had 21 successful passes (of 25 total).
Before that, Morecambe drew at home versus Swindon Town.Morecambe are traveling soon after this match as the League Two match at Colchester United awaits in four days.
A decent goal production from Morecambe in their home games so far, with 8 goals from 5 league matches. Morecambe have only conceded 3 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Accrington Stanley form and stats
Playing away, Accrington Stanley have won 1 game, drawn 0 and suffered 3 defeats in the League Two this season. Accrington has lost their two previous away games and are eager to kill a negative trend in its infancy.
This fixture can not go any worse than the last one, the home loss versus Stockport County with 1-3 on the scoreboard. Andrews, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.14. Andrews served one assist, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 2 of 3 times.
A 0-2 defeat away at Tranmere Rovers before that.The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Forest Green Rovers in just four days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Accrington Stanley as they have only managed to score 3 times from 4 away games in the league. Accrington Stanley struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 7 goals conceded from these games.
Head 2 Head
Morecambe-Accrington Stanley H2H statistics last ten meetings regardless of arena: Morecambe two wins, Accrington Stanley five wins, three draws. seven of these ten matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).
Top Goalscorers
  M. Mellon 5 goals |  J. Nolan 3 goals | T. Leigh 2 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Accrington Stanley missing players
| Morecambe | Accrington Stanley | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 2 | Played | P | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 11 | 8 | 5 | Scored | S | 0 | 3 | 14 |
| 11 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 89% | 80% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 75% | 90% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 50% | 70% |
| 11% | 20% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 25% | 30% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 44% | 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 50% | 60% |
| 33% | 60% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 50% | 30% |
| 5.7 | 6.6 | 5.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 5 | 4.9 |
| 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 5 | 4.8 |
| 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 0 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.4 | 12.2 | 10 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 0 | 12.5 | 14.2 |
| 3.8 | 3.8 | 4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0 | 4 | 4.4 |
| 32% | 42% | 62% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 19% | 32% |
| 13.4 | 10.8 | 12.5 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 0 | 15.2 | 13.5 |
| 3.7 | 2.8 | 3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 0 | 4.5 | 3.3 |
- Accrington Stanley have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Accrington Stanley have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Accrington Stanley haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have not yet lost a game at home.
- Morecambe have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Morecambe have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Accrington Stanley have scored away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Notts County | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 20 |
| 2 | Crawley Town | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 20 |
| 3 | Swindon Town | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 19 |
| 4 | Gillingham | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 19 |
| 5 | Mansfield Town | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 18 |
| 6 | AFC Wimbledon | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 9 | 17 |
| 7 | Crewe Alexandra | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 17 |
| 8 | Stockport County | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 17 |
| 9 | Wrexham | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| 10 | Barrow | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 15 |
| 11 | Milton Keynes Dons | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Morecambe | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 14 |
| 13 | Walsall | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | -2 | 14 |
| 14 | Bradford City | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Accrington Stanley | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 16 | Harrogate Town | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -2 | 13 |
| 17 | Newport County | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | -3 | 11 |
| 18 | Colchester United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 19 | Grimsby Town | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Salford City | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | -4 | 10 |
| 21 | Doncaster Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | -10 | 7 |
| 23 | Tranmere Rovers | 10 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | -6 | 6 |
| 24 | Sutton United | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -12 | 4 |
