Delightful dogfight as daring Accrington Stanley duel with determined Morecambe

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 01.October
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Wham Stadium (5057 seats)

Accrington Stanley have 13 points running out as the hosts. Morecambe have claimed 7 points being the away side. Will this be a home win?

Insights:
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Morecambe have the fewest scored goals (7) in League One

Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.

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Accrington Stanley form and stats

Accrington Stanley have played 5 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 1-3-1 (wins-draws-losses).

The Accrington goalkeeper Lukas Jensen is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 249 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

Accrington Stanley enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bristol Rovers's place. The match ended 1-0 with Pritchard scoring. Midfielder Coyle was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.65 (out of ten) in that game. Coyle hit one key pass.

In the match before, 0-0 away to Salford City (EFL Trophy). The hosts are modest favourites in this match, with the bookmakers estimating the chance of a home win at about 50% +- five percent. It's interesting to look at how Accrington Stanley have performed under similar circumstances, so here are some numbers: When modest favourites like this (we found 14 games) they have won 6 times, drawn 5 and lost 3.

Accrington Stanley has scored 7 league goals at home this season, in 5 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Accrington defense is not exactly impregnable. 8 goals conceded from 5 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above.

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Morecambe form and stats

1-2-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Morecambe, who have the fewest scored goals (7) in League One, in their League One matches away.

The manager Adams was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Globe Arena. Morecambe suffered a 1-2 loss to Cambridge United (placed 7th). Midfielder Shaw was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.63. Shaw hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Ahead of that, 0-0 at home against Hartlepool United in the EFL Trophy. We have checked recent matches where Morecambe have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 9 games were 4 victories, 3 draws and 2 defeats.

Goal fest? This side have played 5 consecutive league matches all with at least three goals scored (over 2.5 goals).

Morecambe's defence is not exactly unbeatable as they have conceded 8 goals from these trips.

Head 2 Head

Accrington Stanley have managed a streak of 5 consecutive games without losing (3-2-0) when facing Morecambe.

Top Goalscorers

Accrington StanleyS. McConville
S. McConville
4 goals
MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
3 goals
Accrington StanleyJ. Pritchard
J. Pritchard
2 goals

Accrington Stanley missing players

Morecambe missing players

Accrington Stanley Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
10 5 2 Played P 0 5 10
3 1 1 Won W 0 1 1
4 3 1 Drew D 0 2 4
3 1 0 Lost L 0 2 5
11 7 5 Scored S 0 5 7
12 8 4 Conceded C 0 8 18
90% 80% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 90%
50% 60% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 80% 80%
30% 40% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 60% 60%
20% 40% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 20% 20%
10% 20% 50% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
40% 40% 50% BTTS BTTS 0% 60% 50%
40% 40% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 10%
30% 40% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 40% 50%
 
6.8 5.2 5 Corners for (avg) C F 0 2.2 2.8
4.8 6 4 Corners against (avg) C A 0 8.8 7.9
2.2 2 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 1.6 1.3
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
14.4 16.8 16.5 Shots (avg) S ( 0 9 9.4
3.1 4 6.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 3 3.5
35% 35% 38% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 33% 20%
 
11.3 12.4 12 Shots against (avg) S A 0 18.6 19.2
3.8 3.2 3.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 0 5.8 6
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Accrington Stanley have created more than twice as many corners as Morecambe.
  • Accrington Stanley have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Accrington Stanley have won significantly less corners at home than away.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
  • Morecambe have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
  • Morecambe have the fewest scored goals (7) in League One
  • Morecambe have the fewest scored goals in the second half (3) in League One
  • Morecambe have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game 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 Ipswich Town 9 6 3 0 18 6 4 2 2 0 8 3 5 4 1 0 10 3 12 21
2 Portsmouth 9 6 3 0 19 8 5 3 2 0 11 5 4 3 1 0 8 3 11 21
3 Sheffield Wednesday 10 6 2 2 20 10 6 3 2 1 14 8 4 3 0 1 6 2 10 20
4 Plymouth Argyle 9 6 1 2 16 11 4 4 0 0 6 0 5 2 1 2 10 11 5 19
5 Barnsley 10 5 2 3 16 10 5 3 1 1 8 5 5 2 1 2 8 5 6 17
6 Bolton Wanderers 9 5 2 2 11 6 5 4 0 1 8 3 4 1 2 1 3 3 5 17
7 Cambridge United 10 5 1 4 14 16 5 4 0 1 9 7 5 1 1 3 5 9 -2 16
8 Peterborough United 10 5 0 5 17 10 5 4 0 1 12 1 5 1 0 4 5 9 7 15
9 Shrewsbury Town 10 4 3 3 11 11 5 2 1 2 5 7 5 2 2 1 6 4 0 15
10 Exeter City 10 4 2 4 16 10 5 3 0 2 8 4 5 1 2 2 8 6 6 14
11 Derby County 9 4 2 3 9 9 5 4 0 1 9 6 4 0 2 2 0 3 0 14
12 Lincoln City 9 3 4 2 14 14 4 1 3 0 6 4 5 2 1 2 8 10 0 13
13 Accrington Stanley 10 3 4 3 11 12 5 1 3 1 7 8 5 2 1 2 4 4 -1 13
14 Fleetwood Town 9 2 6 1 9 8 5 1 4 0 4 3 4 1 2 1 5 5 1 12
15 Port Vale 10 3 3 4 10 15 5 2 2 1 6 5 5 1 1 3 4 10 -5 12
16 Charlton Athletic 10 2 5 3 14 14 4 2 2 0 8 3 6 0 3 3 6 11 0 11
17 Wycombe Wanderers 10 3 2 5 13 15 4 2 1 1 6 3 6 1 1 4 7 12 -2 11
18 Milton Keynes Dons 9 3 1 5 9 11 4 1 1 2 3 5 5 2 0 3 6 6 -2 10
19 Oxford United 9 3 1 5 8 10 5 2 1 2 6 6 4 1 0 3 2 4 -2 10
20 Cheltenham Town 9 2 2 5 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 5 1 2 2 3 4 -4 8
21 Bristol Rovers 10 2 2 6 13 20 6 1 2 3 8 12 4 1 0 3 5 8 -7 8
22 Forest Green Rovers 10 2 2 6 8 22 6 1 0 5 4 14 4 1 2 1 4 8 -14 8
23 Morecambe 10 1 4 5 7 18 5 0 2 3 2 10 5 1 2 2 5 8 -11 7
24 Burton Albion 10 1 1 8 11 24 4 0 0 4 0 9 6 1 1 4 11 15 -13 4

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.