FM Preview: Bradford City v Morecambe 14 Jan 2012

Last updated : 13 January 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bradford City v Morecambe fixture

Bradford City prepare to entertain Morecambe at Coral Windows Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 3 of the previous 4 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Coral Windows Stadium was just last season, in October 2010, with Morecambe inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bantams in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 03 Sep Morecambe 1 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Morecambe 0 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Bradford City 0-1 Morecambe League Two
2009/2010 Tue 13 Apr Bradford City 2 - 0 Morecambe League Two
2009/2010 Tue 29 Sep Morecambe 0 - 0 Bradford City League Two
2008/2009 Fri 10 Apr Morecambe 2 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2008/2009 Sun 28 Dec Bradford City 4 - 0 Morecambe League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Bradford City have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Bantams, with 6 goals against.

Morecambe have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Bradford City are currently lying in 19th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 24 matches played.

Morecambe's 35 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bradford City 6 3 1 2 10 9 10
Morecambe 6 1 2 3 5 9 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Bantams are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bradford City Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Morecambe 4 games since last away draw.

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