The glass has been half empty for Morecambe so far, and the same description fits Fleetwood Town. These hardened teams have a chance to get some much needed points here.
- Morecambe have the most conceded goals (44) in League One
- Fleetwood Town have the most matches over the total-line (16) in League One
We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!
Morecambe form and stats
When playing at home in the League One, Morecambe have managed 3 wins, 3 draws and suffered 4 defeats from 10 games. When Morecambe hosts teams that live in the bottom of the table (like Morecambe, Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra and Shrewsbury Town), they have won 2 of 3 matches! Morecambe has three losses from their three previous games and the tension is increasing in the dressing room for both the manager Robinson and the players.
Times are rough for the home team, having gone 288 minutes without scoring a league goal. O'Connor was the last player to find the net.
Morecambe lost their last game at Portsmouth (placed 8th) after a 0-2 scoreline. Liam Gibson, defender, was given a rating of 7.24/10 in that game, top of the team. Gibson won 5 of 11 duels.
A defeat was the result before that one, 0-5 away at Sunderland.The Morecambe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 14 in 10 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Morecambe defense is not exactly impregnable. 17 goals conceded from 10 games. You can find more goal stats on the Statistics tab above. Morecambe has at home met teams with this table position (low), three times. It has ended with less than 2.5 goals 2 of 3 times.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
Fleetwood Town have only collected 7 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-4-5 (10 played).
Fleetwood Town are travelling after their nice 2-1 home win in the League One against Gillingham (placed 22nd). Midfield player Paddy Lane was the top player of the team with a match rating of 8.13/10. Lane signed up for two assists and hit three key passes.
Prior to that match, a home win 3-0 against Bolton Wanderers.The travelling fans enjoy Fleetwood Town's attacking play in away games, having scored 16 goals in 10 league matches away. For Fleetwood Town, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net. When Fleetwood is visiting a side on the bottom half, 2 of 2 matches have ended with three or more goals. These are matches against Doncaster Rovers, AFC Wimbledon, Lincoln City, Gillingham, Crewe Alexandra, Shrewsbury Town and Fleetwood Town.
Head 2 Head
Fleetwood Town - Morecambe 1-2 was the outcome when this pair of teams last met, also in this season. Head-2-head stats last nine meetings: three - one - five (Morecambe wins - draws - Fleetwood Town wins). As for goals, six matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Stockton 13 goals |  G. Garner 7 goals | D. Andrew 6 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Fleetwood Town missing players
| Morecambe | Fleetwood Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 3 | Played | P | 2 | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 12 | 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 1 | 5 | 10 |
| 29 | 14 | 7 | Scored | S | 3 | 16 | 36 |
| 44 | 17 | 4 | Conceded | C | 4 | 23 | 40 |
| 100% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 86% | 80% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 62% | 40% | 33% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 80% | 81% |
| 52% | 40% | 33% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 60% | 48% |
| 24% | 20% | 33% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 30% | 29% |
| 57% | 40% | 33% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 90% | 76% |
| 14% | 30% | 67% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 10% |
| 29% | 30% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 10% | 14% |
| 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 3.2 | 4.6 |
| 6.8 | 6.5 | 7.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 2 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.8 | 1.7 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.6 | 8.8 | 7.3 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| 40% | 52% | 70% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 27% | 44% | 44% |
| 14.3 | 14.2 | 12.3 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8 | 12.6 | 13.3 |
| 4.8 | 4.4 | 2.3 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
- Fleetwood Town have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Fleetwood Town have the most matches over the total-line (16) in League One
- Fleetwood Town have won significantly less corners away then at home.
- Fleetwood Town 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
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 27 | 44 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 20 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 37 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 8 | 19 | 42 |
| 3 | Sunderland | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 42 |
| 4 | Wycombe Wanderers | 22 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 36 | 26 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 12 | 10 | 42 |
| 5 | Oxford United | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 34 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 39 |
| 6 | Plymouth Argyle | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 25 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 37 |
| 7 | Sheffield Wednesday | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 37 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 36 |
| 9 | Milton Keynes Dons | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 35 |
| 10 | Accrington Stanley | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 29 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 30 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 30 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 29 |
| 12 | Ipswich Town | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 37 | 33 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 28 |
| 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 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 | 37 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 19 | -9 | 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 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 20 | -5 | 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 | Lincoln City | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 22 | 28 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 15 | -6 | 22 |
| 19 | Fleetwood Town | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 36 | 40 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 23 | -4 | 21 |
| 20 | Shrewsbury Town | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 17 | -9 | 19 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 44 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 27 | -15 | 19 |
| 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 |