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The League Two tie at Mazuma Stadium on Monday sees hosts Morecambe welcome opponents Barrow.
Our tips, poll and stats for Morecambe v Barrow can all be found here - as well as the best betting odds.
๐ Form Guide
Morecambe
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Morecambe are hoping to win again following the 1-2 League Two success versus Accrington Stanley.
For Morecambe, the goals were scored by Nelson Khumbeni (55') and Chris Stokes (62'). Lewis Shipley (89') scored for Accrington Stanley.
It has been all too rare in recent times where Morecambe have kept a clean sheet. The facts show that Morecambe have seen their defence breached in 5 of their previous 6 matches, leaking 16 goals on the way. Letโs find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.
Coming into this meeting, Morecambe are without a win at home for the past 2 league games.
Barrow
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Barrow will go into the clash after a 3-1 League Two win with the defeat of Grimsby Town in their previous match.
For Barrow, the goalscorers were Cole Stockton (11', 22') and Robbie Gotts (82'). Justin Obikwu (89') scored for Grimsby Town.
In 5 of the past six games involving Barrow, a comparatively low number of goals have been hit between them and opposing teams. The overall average goals scored per game within that period is a mere 2.5, with the average goals for The Bluebirds being 1.5.
Heading into this fixture, Barrow are without a win away from home in their last 6 matches in the league.
๐ค๐ค Head to head
The previous league match featuring these clubs was League Two match day 7 on 31/10/2023 which finished with the scoreline of Barrow 1-0 Morecambe.
The referee was Ben Speedie.
โน๏ธ Team News: Morecambe
The Morecambe manager Ged Brannan does not have any fitness concerns to speak of ahead of this game thanks to a fully injury-free squad to choose from.
โน๏ธ Team News: Barrow
Thanks to a fully injury-free squad available to choose from, the Barrow boss Pete Wild has zero fitness worries at all ahead of this match.
โจ Prediction
Here, weโre thinking that Morecambe will need to push hard to hit the back of the net against this Barrow side who we think will likely get the win and a maybe even keep a clean sheet as well.
Therefore, we predict a highly competitive game with a 0-1 advantage for Barrow at the end of this one.
It should be a good one.
Our expert partners are tipping under 3.5 goals for this match. Check out their VIP predictions here.
Andre Moura, 13:05 01/04/2024
โฝ๏ธ Team Focus:
Morecambe
Formed: 1920
Stadium: Mazuma Stadium (6,476)
Captain: Donald Love
Chairman: Graham Howse & Rod Taylor
Manager: Ged Brannan
Competitions: League Two position 12
๐ Star Man: JJ McKiernan
Generally used in the Centre Midfield position, JJ McKiernan was born in England. Having played his first senior match for Bohemian FC in the 2022 season, the talented Midfielder has got 7 league goals in the League Two 2023 - 2024 season so far from a total of 24 appearances.
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | +/- | Pts | Form |
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1 |
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39 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 38 | 74 | WDDWW |
2 |
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40 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 73 | WLWDL |
3 |
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40 | 21 | 10 | 9 | 24 | 73 | WDLWW |
4 |
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41 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 14 | 70 | WLWLW |
5 |
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39 | 18 | 13 | 8 | 15 | 67 | WDDWW |
6 |
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40 | 18 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 66 | LWLDD |
7 |
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41 | 17 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 60 | DLDWD |
8 |
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41 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 59 | WWLDD |
9 |
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39 | 18 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 59 | WWDWL |
10 |
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40 | 16 | 9 | 15 | -8 | 57 | LLLLW |
11 |
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39 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 56 | WLDDL |
12 |
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40 | 16 | 7 | 17 | -2 | 55 | LWWLL |
13 |
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40 | 15 | 10 | 15 | -9 | 55 | LDDWD |
14 |
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40 | 14 | 11 | 15 | -5 | 53 | LLLLW |
15 |
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39 | 15 | 7 | 17 | -9 | 52 | DWWWW |
16 |
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40 | 15 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 51 | LDWLL |
17 |
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41 | 15 | 5 | 21 | 0 | 50 | DWWLL |
18 |
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40 | 14 | 8 | 18 | -6 | 50 | LWDLL |
19 |
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40 | 12 | 11 | 17 | -4 | 47 | DLLLW |
20 |
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41 | 12 | 11 | 18 | -14 | 47 | LDWWL |
21 |
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39 | 8 | 15 | 16 | -18 | 39 | DWDLL |
22 |
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38 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -18 | 37 | DLDDW |
23 |
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41 | 8 | 12 | 21 | -25 | 36 | DLWWW |
24 |
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40 | 8 | 9 | 23 | -30 | 33 | WWLLL |
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Crewe Alexandra |
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Doncaster Rovers |
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Barrow |
Accrington Stanley |
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Gillingham |
Crawley Town |
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Gillingham |
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Swindon Town |
Morecambe |
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Grimsby Town |
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Newport County |
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Gillingham |
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Wrexham |
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Crawley Town |
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Grimsby Town |
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Sutton United |
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Colchester United |
Walsall |
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Salford City |
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AFC Wimbledon |
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Notts County |
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Sutton United |
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Wrexham |
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Goals scored | 1.4 |
Goals conceded | 1.2 |
Time first goal scored | 41 |
Time first goal conceded | 40 |
Yellow cards | 2.7 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 3.5 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 3-1 |
Goals scored | 1.6 |
Goals conceded | 1.4 |
Time first goal scored | 40 |
Time first goal conceded | 41 |
Yellow cards | 1.8 |
Red cards | 0.1 |
Subs used | 4.7 |
Biggest victory | 4-1 |
Biggest defeat | 4-1 |
Michael Mellon | 13 |
Jordan Slew | 8 |
JJ McKiernan | 7 |
Charlie Brown | 4 |
Gerard Garner | 4 |
Ben Whitfield | 8 |
Emile Acquah | 7 |
Kian Spence | 7 |
Cole Stockton | 7 |
Dean Campbell | 4 |
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Forest Green Rovers |
Swindon Town |
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Doncaster Rovers |
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Bradford City |
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Mansfield Town |