FM Preview: Swindon Town v Morecambe 17 Dec 2011

History of the Swindon Town v Morecambe fixture

Swindon Town play host to Morecambe at County Ground on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Robins won the only previous game contested between the two.

The only previous meeting between Swindon Town and Morecambe at County Ground was back in December 2006, over five years ago, the Robins carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season	Date	Team	Result	Team	Comp
2006/2007	Sat 02 Dec	Swindon Town	1-0	Morecambe	F.A. Cup

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Swindon Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Robins, with 5 goals against.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Shrimps, and 10 goals against.

Swindon Town's total of 34 points from their 20 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Morecambe lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 31 from their 20 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Swindon Town	6	4	2	0	11	4	14
Morecambe	6	1	2	3	5	8	5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The match against Morecambe is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Robins in a close run game. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team	Sequences
Swindon Town	Unbeaten in the last 9 home games. Unbeaten run of 14 matches.
Morecambe	Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here