This season has been challenging for Morecambe so far, and that also applies to Burton Albion. These weathered teams hope for some much needed points here.
- Morecambe have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in League One
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in League One
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Morecambe form and stats
With 2 League One wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats from their home games, Morecambe are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Morecambe's previous game was also played at home, ending 2-0 versus Accrington Stanley (placed 20th). The home side are looking to build on that result. A huge relief, as that was the first three points in the league after failing to win eight games in a row. Morecambe goalkeeper Ripley did an outstanding job against Accrington Stanley with nine saves, so vital to securing the victory. Ripley, who guards the goal, was given a match rating of 9.15 out of 10 in that game. Ripley topped it up with a clean sheet.
Prior to that was the away defeat visiting Port Vale (0-1).Trench warfare? Looking at this club's last 11 league games, 9 have had zero, one or two goals.
Morecambe aren't scoring a lot here at Mazuma Stadium in the league, with only {9 goals} from 11 games. Morecambe have conceded 15 in these home matches.
Burton Albion form and stats
The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Burton Albion so far with only 9 points returning home. The records show 2-3-7 (win-draw-lose).
It's the second away game in a row for Burton Albion, but there's smiles all around after the 2-1 victory versus Forest Green Rovers (placed 23rd) last time out. Kamwa came off the bench to score the winning goal in the match against Forest Green Rovers last time out, making the manager Maamria feel like a tactical genius. Midfield player Taylor was the top player of the team with a match rating of 7.93/10. Taylor served one assist, hit four key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Lincoln City.Sports betting statistic: Both teams have scored at least one goal in 9 of this club's last 12 league fixtures.
Burton are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 18 times in 12 away games so far. The Burton Albion manager Maamria has some worries about the defense as 26 goals have been conceded in these travels. When Burton Albion is visiting a side on the bottom half, 3 of 4 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Charlton Athletic, Cambridge United, Accrington Stanley, Forest Green Rovers, Milton Keynes Dons, Burton Albion and Fleetwood Town.
Head 2 Head
The former head to head game ended Burton Albion - Morecambe 1-1, earlier this season. Last ten meetings between these teams: Morecambe won three, Burton Albion were winners in five and we saw two draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  V. Adeboyejo 11 goals |   J. Weir 6 goals |  D. Keillor-Dunn 5 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Morecambe | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 23 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 12 |
| 19 | 9 | 4 | Scored | S | 10 | 18 | 32 |
| 34 | 15 | 7 | Conceded | C | 10 | 26 | 45 |
| 96% | 91% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 78% | 82% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 88% |
| 43% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 67% | 54% |
| 13% | 9% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 25% | 29% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 25% | 21% |
| 61% | 55% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 58% |
| 13% | 27% | 25% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 12% |
| 30% | 27% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 29% |
| 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 |
| 7.7 | 7.9 | 7.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.8 | 5.4 | 5.1 |
| 2.2 | 1.9 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9.4 | 9.7 | 12 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10 | 10.8 | 11.7 |
| 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 24% | 21% | 19% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 77% | 49% | 39% |
| 18 | 19.1 | 18.8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.2 | 14.8 | 12.9 |
| 5.9 | 6.5 | 7 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
- All of Burton Albion's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (29) in League One
- Burton Albion have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
- Morecambe have the fewest scored goals in the second half (8) in League One
| 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 | 24 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 46 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 22 | 49 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 18 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 22 | 49 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 22 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 12 | 40 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 36 |
| 6 | Derby County | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 23 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 11 | 35 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 35 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -7 | 32 |
| 10 | Portsmouth | 21 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 28 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 31 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 37 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 1 | 31 |
| 12 | Bristol Rovers | 24 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 21 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 19 | 20 | -3 | 31 |
| 13 | Oxford United | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 3 | 29 |
| 14 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -3 | 29 |
| 15 | Cheltenham Town | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 10 | -6 | 28 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 21 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 21 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -5 | 27 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 26 |
| 18 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 33 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 18 | -1 | 25 |
| 19 | Cambridge United | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -12 | 24 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 16 | -13 | 22 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 24 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 32 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 26 | -13 | 22 |
| 22 | Milton Keynes Dons | 23 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 22 | 33 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 13 | -11 | 21 |
| 23 | Forest Green Rovers | 24 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 46 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 26 | -26 | 20 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 23 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -15 | 18 |
