League Two: Accrington vs Morecambe – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League Two round 10 match between Accrington and Morecambe and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Accrington enjoy home advantage, when visitors Morecambe swing by this coming Saturday for a clash in the League Two. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Placed 24th in the table Accrington have amassed three points after eight matches. On four points, Morecambe rank 23th with eight matches played this season.

Form: Accrington vs Morecambe

Accrington Form

Only a single draw prevents Accrington from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They came up short in a 0-1 defeat against Crewe, before drawing 2-2 with Port Vale. They came up empty-handed once again when Cheltenham ran out as 2-1 winners. Accrington only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Wham Stadium in the League Two. They also drew four and lost one of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded eight goals.

Morecambe Form

Having recorded three draws from their previous three matches without winning, Morecambe are on the lookout for a win again. Against Fleetwood, they settled for a 2-2 draw, before finishing level with Notts Co. in a 1-1 draw. In their latest match, they once again had to settle for a draw after a 1-1 match against Bradford. Morecambe came through their last six away games in the League Two without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew two and lost four in which, they were outscored by ten goals to five.

Betting stats for Accrington and Morecambe

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Accrington and Morecambe. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players on top: Accrington vs Morecambe

Shaun Whalley found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Yann Songo’o just scored once in a similar number of matches.

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Full-time result

Accrington won just one of their last 10 games at home, while drawing five. They lost four at Wham Stadium in this run of matches. Morecambe won two of their last 10 away games, whilst drawing two and losing six. Morecambe drew their last five League Two matches.

Both teams to score

Amazingly, Accrington scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Curiously, Morecambe only scored the opening goal of the match in two of the last ten away games. Both teams have scored in last 4 consecutive Morecambe games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Accrington managed to keep a clean sheet in zero of the last 10 games, Morecambe kept their opponent from scoring in zero of their last 10 matches. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Accrington and Morecambe when playing at Wham Stadium.

Total goals

Accrington saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of one goal during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Morecambe, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches. Astonishingly, Accrington failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 13 matches.

Suggested bet: Accrington vs Morecambe

To sum up, the upcoming match between Accrington and Morecambe seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League Two game.

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