Keep working on their own tactics or focus more on the opponent? Both Morecambe and Crewe Alexandra must try something else than earlier. Read more!
- Morecambe have the most conceded goals (44) in League One
- Crewe Alexandra have yet to win a game away.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Morecambe form and stats
3 victories, 4 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, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town), they have won 2 of 4 matches!
Morecambe are anxiously hoping for a goal as it's been 378 minutes since the last one in league fixtures. (Scored by O'Connor).
The home supporters saw a 0-0 draw versus Fleetwood Town in the League One last time out and are looking for a win here. Gibson was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.45 out of 10. The defender Gibson won 16 of 21 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Portsmouth.The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Morecambe have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won five, drawn four and lost three.
Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Doncaster Rovers are coming to town in four days.
Morecambe has scored 14 league goals at home this season, in 11 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Morecambe defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 11 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Morecambe has at home met teams with this table position (low), four times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 3 of 4 times.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
There's been little loot from Crewe Alexandra's travels as they have only collected 3 points from 11 away games in the League One. Crewe Alexandra only have 0 wins to counter their 8 defeats and 3 draws. The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Alexandra have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Portsmouth game.
Crewe Alexandra failed to get anything from their last game, a League One home match vs Sheffield Wednesday (placed 8th) that ended with defeat 0-2. Offord, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.32. Offord won 5 of 10 duels.
That result followed a home victory 2-0 versus Lincoln City.As mentioned above, this is an open game with no clear favourite. We have found nine similar matches played by Alexandra in our archives, and the results are: five wins for Crewe Alexandra, two draws and two defeats.
The schedule is very tough for Alexandra now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Burton Albion is waiting in only three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Alexandra as they have only managed to score 7 times from 11 away games in the league. Alexandra have conceded 20 goals in these games. When Crewe Alexandra is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 3 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town.
Head 2 Head
The newest recorded match featuring both these squads is the Crewe Alexandra - Morecambe 1-3 played earlier this season. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's two Morecambe victories, three draws and five Crewe Alexandra wins. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stockton 13 goals |  A. Phillips 5 goals |   M. Mandron 5 goals |
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| Morecambe | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 22 | 11 | 4 | Played | P | 3 | 11 | 22 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 8 | 13 |
| 29 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 7 | 19 |
| 44 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 7 | 20 | 38 |
| 95% | 91% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 82% | 73% | 75% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 91% | 91% |
| 59% | 36% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 36% | 36% |
| 50% | 36% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 9% | 23% |
| 23% | 18% | 25% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 33% | 9% | 9% |
| 55% | 36% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 55% | 50% |
| 18% | 36% | 75% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 32% | 36% | 25% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 45% | 36% |
| 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.7 | 3.7 | 4.2 |
| 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.7 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10.5 | 8.7 | 7.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.7 | 9.4 | 9.8 |
| 3.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| 39% | 50% | 64% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 21% | 26% |
| 14 | 13.6 | 11.2 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 17.3 | 15.3 |
| 4.7 | 4.3 | 2.5 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.5 |
- Crewe Alexandra have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
- Crewe Alexandra have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Crewe Alexandra have yet to win a game away.
- Crewe Alexandra haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Morecambe have the most conceded goals (44) in League One
- Morecambe have the most conceded goals in the second half (27) 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 | Rotherham United | 23 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 43 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 27 | 47 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 21 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 40 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 45 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 22 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 39 | 26 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 13 | 43 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 13 | 43 |
| 5 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 6 | Oxford United | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 24 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 39 |
| 7 | Milton Keynes Dons | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 16 | 13 | 38 |
| 8 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 9 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 39 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -9 | 33 |
| 11 | Ipswich Town | 23 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 34 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 29 |
| 12 | Charlton Athletic | 23 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 30 | 28 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 13 | Burton Albion | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 12 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | -4 | 28 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 23 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 29 | 42 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 22 | -13 | 28 |
| 15 | Bolton Wanderers | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 29 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 18 | -4 | 26 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 23 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 32 | 38 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -6 | 26 |
| 17 | AFC Wimbledon | 20 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 30 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 25 |
| 18 | Shrewsbury Town | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 25 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 17 | -4 | 25 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 36 | 43 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Lincoln City | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 24 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -7 | 22 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 20 |
| 22 | Gillingham | 22 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 18 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 20 | -16 | 17 |
| 23 | Doncaster Rovers | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 26 | -23 | 16 |
| 24 | Crewe Alexandra | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 38 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 20 | -19 | 15 |
