Shrewsbury are flying high near the top of League One on a strong season but they have just lost their way a little bit recently with three defeats in their last four league games. Will that have any bearing as they go one home soil in this FA Cup third round tie against a side from a division lower than them? Morecambe have been struggling all season around the bottom side of League Two and they are going off to New Meadow as heavy underdogs at a price of 13/2. Home side Shrewsbury are 2/5 to collect the win.
Football League Two – Proact Stadium, Chesterfield 14th October – 15:00 UK Time
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Shrewsbury Town
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It has been a pretty strong season then for the Shrews who take a break from league action where they have battled their way into second place. However, there have been recent defeats just stacking up for them lately as they have gone W2 L4 in their last six matches played across all competitions and each of those defeats was by a 1-0 scoreline. That may tempt punters in a 1-0 correct score for the visiting Shrimps. Shrewsbury romped to a 5-0 win over Aldershot in the first round of the FA Cup and despite losing their last two home fixtures they have won nine of their other ten (D1) this season. Eight of their home wins this season in all competitions have been with a clean sheet.
Morecambe Form
So can the Shrimps pull something special out of their hat for this FA Cup tie? Morecambe have been struggling to discover a winning touch all season and they have only collected the four league wins this campaign and that’s part of the reason why they are struggling. The main reason why so few games have been won is that they really have a lightweight attack. They are really struggling going forward and they have failed to score in five of their last nine games played. The turned on the goals to get past Hartlepool 3-0 in the last round though, but are going to struggle against the stronger defence of the Shrews.
Head to Head News
There is some recent history between the two as they were together in the 2014/15 League Two season and the Shrews took wins in both of the games that season. They are on a four-match winning streak against the Shrimps in all competitions now, winning their last two on home soil against them. Overall in the head to head in all competitions Shrewsbury are 9-4 up with four drawn matches.
Top Betting Tips
Morecambe are unlikely going to have enough in the tank going forward to really pose a major threat in this one, even though the Shrews have just gone off the boil a little bit lately. Overall Shrewsbury’s home form has been fantastic and they can win this to nil.