Ace Football previews the League Two match between Morecambe and Stockport County and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
Bookmakers favour Morecambe to be victorious against Stockport County in their upcoming League Two encounter. Despite their recent unconvincing form, a win for the former seems likely this coming Saturday. They should not underestimate Stockport County, though.
Morecambe rank 12th with 27 points to their name from 18 matches, while visitors Stockport County rank oneth in the table on 42 points.
Form: Morecambe vs Stockport County
Morecambe Form
Morecambe suffered a couple of disappointments in their last three matches, as they were run over by Wrexham in a 6-0 defeat. Newport also proved too hard to handle, as they won 1-2, before Morecambe were able to strike back last time out in a 0-2 win against Wycombe. Morecambe claimed a middle-of-the-road three wins in their previous six matches on home soil in the League Two. They also drew two and lost one, as they scored ten and conceded six goals.
Stockport County Form
Stockport County picked up five wins from a possible six on their recent travels in the League Two, while scoring 15 and conceding seven goals. They also lost once while drawing none.
Betting facts for Morecambe and Stockport County
Here are some interesting betting-relevant facts based on the data from the last couple of matches that Morecambe and Stockport County played across all competitions.
- Morecambe have conceded in 15 of the last 16 matches
- In 9 of the last 11 Morecambe matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Morecambe have scored in 14 of the last 16 home matches
- Morecambe have not lost 11 of the last 13 home matches
- Morecambe have lost the last 4 matches in a row and the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 12 away matches Stockport County played, both teams scored
- In 13 of the last 15 Stockport County away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Stockport County have scored in 22 of the last 24 matches
- Stockport County have scored in the last 12 away matches in a row
- Stockport County have not lost 16 of the last 18 matches
Interesting players: Morecambe vs Stockport County
There are a few players in each team who currently draws attention to their name in the goal-scoring department. For the visitors, Kyle Wootton has been hitting the net regularly and now has three goals in his last six games. Should he find himself in the starting line-up this coming Saturday, it is because Stockport County bank on him to build on these numbers against Morecambe. The latter relies on Michael Mellon, who found the target four times in six games.
Betting markets: Morecambe vs Stockport County
Full-time result
Mazuma Stadium saw five wins for Morecambe in their last 10 here across all tournaments. They also drew three and lost two, while Stockport County won seven of their 10 most recent outings on their travels, whilst drawing one and losing two. Morecambe have 4 defeats in a row.
Both teams to score
Morecambe scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Stockport County scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Stockport County managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Morecambe have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Stockport County.
Total goals
In Morecambe’s last ten games, there have been over 2.5 goals in seven of them. They managed to average 1.6 goals goals per match across all tournaments. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Stockport County, who managed to score 1.8 times in those matches.
Betting suggestion: Morecambe vs Stockport County
In conclusion, the upcoming game between Morecambe and Stockport County seems like a decent betting opportunity. Considering the abovementioned stats and facts, we have come up with a betting suggestion for this League Two match.