Salford City have performed better than Morecambe so far this season, but every game starts at 0-0. Here's all you need to know about the upcoming game:
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Salford and Morecambe.
Salford City form and stats
3 victories, 4 draws and 0 defeats. That’s what Salford City, who have the the best goal difference (+8) at home in League Two, have to build on here at The Peninsula Stadium in the League Two. Salford has recorded two wins in a row here at The Peninsula Stadium, increasing their hopes of victory in this match.
The Salford supporters enjoyed the previous match, watching their team host Bradford City in League Two and win 3-0. Prior to that, an away loss at Bolton Wanderers.
Salford decided the match against Bradford City in the first half, and held firmly on to their lead (3-0) without using too much effort. The team showed great control while saving some energy.
The hosts are favourites to win this game, with an estimated chance of about 55-60% of that outcome. Earlier Salford City matches with similar probabilities have ended with two wins, four draws and two defeats (from eight games).
The manager G. Alexander will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Newport County in only four days.
Salford have proved capable of finding the net in their games here at The Peninsula Stadium with 13 goals in 7 league matches. Salford City are not conceding a lot of goals here at The Peninsula Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 5 from 7 matches.
Morecambe form and stats
4-1-2 is the win-draw-loss statistic for Morecambe, who have the most points (13) away in League Two, in their League Two matches away. Morecambe have had a generous will to share for some time now, running a streak of three draws in a row.
It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Scunthorpe United (placed 22nd) in their previous outing. The League Two match ended in a draw 1-1. A home win before that, celebrating 4-0 vs Manchester United U21.
Looking at the earlier recent performances of Morecambe when being an outsider away as they are today, we find six matches with the visitors losing four times, drawing one and winning one game.
A new game in only four days for Morecambe, the FA Cup home match versus Solihull Moors. Busy days.
The visiting Morecambe have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 10 goals from 7 games. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Morecambe have conceded 12 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the last two meetings between these two teams are: one win for Salford, one draw and zero wins for Morecambe. Over 2,5 goals: one time; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  I. Henderson 7 goals |   A. Phillips 5 goals |  J. Wilson 4 goals |
Salford City missing players
Morecambe missing players
| Salford City | Morecambe | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 13 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 19 | 13 | 3 | Scored | S | 3 | 10 | 16 |
| 10 | 5 | 3 | Conceded | C | 4 | 12 | 23 |
| 92% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 75% | 86% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 86% | 85% |
| 50% | 57% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 71% | 62% |
| 25% | 29% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 43% | 38% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 33% | 43% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 71% | 69% |
| 50% | 57% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 25% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 15% |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1 | 1.5 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 159 | 96 | 23 | Total Shots | T S | 18 | 78 | 139 |
| 67 | 37 | 9 | Shots on Target | S O | 5 | 13 | 23 |
| 28% | 35% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 60% | 77% | 70% |
- Morecambe has the most points (13) away in League Two
- Morecambe have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Morecambe haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Salford City has the the best goal difference (+8) at home in League Two
- Salford City have not yet lost a game at home.
- Salford City have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Salford City have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Newport County | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 28 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Cambridge United | 12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 16 | 24 |
| 4 | Carlisle United | 13 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 23 |
| 5 | Forest Green Rovers | 13 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 22 |
| 6 | Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 21 |
| 7 | Colchester United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 8 | Salford City | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 19 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 13 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 19 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 23 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 12 | -7 | 19 |
| 11 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 12 | Crawley Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 2 | 18 |
| 13 | Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 18 |
| 14 | Harrogate Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Walsall | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 10 | -3 | 16 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 12 | -5 | 16 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -7 | 14 |
| 18 | Barrow | 13 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | -1 | 13 |
| 19 | Bradford City | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 13 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | -8 | 12 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 13 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 7 | -5 | 11 |
| 22 | Scunthorpe United | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | -10 | 11 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 13 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 8 |
| 24 | Southend United | 12 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | -19 | 5 |