Morecambe hope to sell some tickets for this game even though the season has been rough so far with 22 points and a 24th position in the League Two table. Visiting Cambridge United holds 16th place with 31 pts.
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
With 3 League Two wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Morecambe, who have the most conceded goals (50) in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
Morecambe lost their last game at Northampton Town (placed 6th) after a 1-4 scoreline. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Port Vale in a game that was won 2-1.
Morecambe's goalkeeper Mark Halstead was extremely busy against Northampton Town, saving the team from a uglier defeat with a stunning 6 saves.
This is expected to be a close game, with Morecambe perhaps considered small favourites due to their home advantage. Looking back at earlier matches similar to this one (expected to be close with Morecambe as a small favourite), we find nine games. Morecambe has won 3 of these, drawn 3 and lost 3.
The manager D. Adams will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Walsall in only three days.
The Morecambe fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 15 in 14 matches. On the other hand, Morecambe have conceded 20 goals.
Cambridge United form and stats
Cambridge United have only collected 13 points from their away games in the League Two, after 3-4-7 (14 played). It's looking increasingly bleak for Cambridge United who now has to deal with a four game losing streak. Morecambe was the last time a defeat was avoided. Three consecutive losses in away matches means Cambridge United are growing more and more desperate for a good performance on the road.
Cambridge United have been frustrated by their lack of goals lately, as they haven't scored in the league since they found the net 316 minutes ago. G. Taylor was the goal scorer.
The manager C. Calderwood was unhappy after their last game, a League Two match played at their home ground Abbey Stadium. Cambridge United suffered a 0-4 loss to Stevenage (placed 23rd). It was a defeat before that one as the away game against Exeter City wasn't a success with a 0-2 loss.
Cambridge United lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-4 beating and focus on this one.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Cambridge United playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were 2 Cambridge United wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats.
The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Salford City in just three days.
Many goals are not expected from the visiting Cambridge United as they have only managed to score 12 times from 14 away games in the league. Cambridge United have conceded 18 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
Morecambe and Cambridge United have met before this season: Cambridge United - Morecambe 1-0. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Morecambe, 2 draws and 4 wins for Cambridge United. Over 2,5 goals: 5 times; under 2,5 goals: 5 games.Top Goalscorers
  S. Smith 7 goals |   L. Alessandra 5 goals |  P. Lewis 5 goals |
Morecambe missing players
Cambridge United missing players
| Morecambe | Cambridge United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 28 | 14 | 5 | Played | P | 4 | 14 | 28 |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | Won | W | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 16 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 7 | 13 |
| 24 | 15 | 6 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 30 |
| 50 | 20 | 7 | Conceded | C | 2 | 18 | 37 |
| 96% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 86% | 86% |
| 71% | 79% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 64% | 61% |
| 54% | 50% | 60% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 25% | 36% | 46% |
| 32% | 21% | 20% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 25% | 21% | 32% |
| 11% | 7% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 14% |
| 54% | 64% | 60% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 36% | 39% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 21% | 29% |
| 36% | 29% | 40% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 57% | 46% |
| 4 | 4.5 | 4.4 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
| 6.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5 |
| 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.2 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 |
| 5 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 309 | 167 | 51 | Total Shots | T S | 61 | 145 | 321 |
| 82 | 42 | 19 | Shots on Target | S O | 14 | 38 | 107 |
| 29% | 36% | 32% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 36% | 32% | 28% |
- Morecambe has the fewest clean sheets (4)
- Morecambe has the most conceded goals (50)
- Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-26)
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 27 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 49 | 33 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 48 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 28 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 46 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 28 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 10 | 46 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 45 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Walsall | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Salford City | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 34 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 24 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 28 |
| 20 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -20 | 26 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 27 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 25 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 22 |