Ace Football previews the League Two game between Morecambe and Crewe who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
When Crewe come to Mazuma Stadium for the League Two match on Saturday, Morecambe will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
While Crewe are chasing the lead in the League Two after collecting 43 points in 25 rounds, Morecambe trail by 20 points after 24 rounds, leaving them as number 23 in the table.
Form: Morecambe vs Crewe
Morecambe Form
Morecambe are currently performing inconsistently, as they lost against Salford City by a 1-0 score, before winning 2-0 against Tranmere. They were back on the losing side in a 5-0 defeat against Chelsea. Morecambe just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League Two matches at the Mazuma Stadium. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored five and conceded 14 goals.
Crewe Form
Crewe look well suited to take on any opponent presently, as their last three matches saw them gaining two victories and a draw. They ran out 3-2 and 4-1 winners against Carlisle and Bromley, respectively. Their winning streak came to an end against Swindon, as the match resulted in a 0-0 draw. Crewe only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the League Two. In these six matches they drew four and lost one as well as being outscored by five goals to six.
Betting stats and facts for Morecambe and Crewe
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Morecambe and Crewe. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- Morecambe have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In the last 7 Morecambe home matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Morecambe have lost 6 of the last 8 matches while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In the last 5 Morecambe matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Morecambe matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 14 Crewe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 12 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 9 of the last 10 Crewe away matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Crewe matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Crewe away matches in the League Two, the sum of goals was under 2.5
Players on top: Morecambe vs Crewe
Having scored just once lately in the League Two, Gwion Edwards will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Crewe hope Omar Bogle can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League Two goals in his last six League Two games.
Popular betting markets: Morecambe vs Crewe
Full-time result
Of their last 10 matches at home across all tournaments Morecambe won three times and lost seven as well. Crewe won two times, drew six and lost two of their last 10 games away from home. Crewe have not lost to Morecambe in 8 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Morecambe scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Crewe scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Crewe managed the first goal of the game in only four of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Morecambe were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Crewe have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Morecambe when playing at away ground.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in three of Morecambe’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.6 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in three of the last ten outings for Crewe, who managed to score 1.3 times in those matches.
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