Season ticket holders at Globe Arena haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Morecambe languishing in the 24th position so far. The guesting Newport County will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.
Morecambe and Newport County should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.
Morecambe form and stats
With 1 League Two win, 4 draws and 5 defeats from their home games, Morecambe, who have the most conceded goals (39) in League Two, are certainly not brimming with confidence.
The fans are hoping that Morecambe will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the League Two game against Plymouth Argyle (placed 8th). Before that, Morecambe drew at home versus Carlisle United.
Morecambe aren't scoring a lot here at Globe Arena in the league, with only 9 goals from 10 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 15 goals have been conceded.
Newport County form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 2 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Newport County are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Newport County delivered a 1-1 draw playing at home against Stevenage (placed 23rd) in their previous match; a League Two game. Preceding that game, the 0-1 loss visiting Bradford City's place.
The visitors have scored 6 goals from 8 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. Newport County are defending well in their away games, having conceded only 7 times in 8 matches. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Morecambe, 4 draws and 2 wins for Newport County. Over 2,5 goals: 4 times; under 2,5 goals: 6 games.Top Goalscorers
 
L. Alessandra
5 goals
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P. Amond
5 goals
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J. Matt
3 goals
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| Morecambe | Newport County | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 21 | 10 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 8 | 19 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | 5 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 17 | 9 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 6 | 18 |
| 39 | 15 | 2 | Conceded | C | 0 | 7 | 16 |
| 95% | 90% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 0% | 75% | 89% |
| 71% | 70% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 62% | 58% |
| 52% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 12% | 21% |
| 38% | 30% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 12% | 11% |
| 10% | 10% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| 48% | 50% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 25% | 42% |
| 19% | 20% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 100% | 50% | 42% |
| 38% | 40% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 50% | 26% |
| 4 | 4.6 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 2 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| 7.7 | 6.8 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 4 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 212 | 116 | 13 | Total Shots | T S | 7 | 76 | 226 |
| 60 | 28 | 7 | Shots on Target | S O | 1 | 17 | 60 |
| 28% | 32% | 29% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 35% | 30% |
- Morecambe has the fewest points (7) at home
- Morecambe has the most conceded goals (39)
- Morecambe has the the worst goal difference (-22)
- Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Newport County has the fewest conceded goals in the second half (7)
- Newport County has the fewest matches over the total-line (4)
- Newport County is in the worst form (0-2-4)
| 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 | 21 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 37 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 15 | 42 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 21 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 28 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 39 |
| 3 | Cheltenham Town | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 32 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 35 |
| 4 | Crewe Alexandra | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 33 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 35 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 20 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 35 |
| 6 | Forest Green Rovers | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 8 | 35 |
| 7 | Northampton Town | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 31 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 34 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 32 |
| 9 | Colchester United | 20 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 26 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 31 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 21 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 18 | -1 | 29 |
| 11 | Cambridge United | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 25 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 28 |
| 12 | Newport County | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 28 |
| 13 | Scunthorpe United | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 25 |
| 14 | Salford City | 21 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 17 | -7 | 25 |
| 15 | Macclesfield Town | 20 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 19 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -3 | 24 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 21 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 23 |
| 17 | Walsall | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | -11 | 23 |
| 18 | Mansfield Town | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 30 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -3 | 22 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 27 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 16 | -8 | 22 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -5 | 21 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 21 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 20 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 17 | -12 | 21 |
| 22 | Oldham Athletic | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 29 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -9 | 20 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 20 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 12 | -9 | 16 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 21 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 39 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 24 | -22 | 15 |