League Two strugglers Morecambe will have a tricky home tie against Hartlepool from the National League in the FA Cup first round proper on the weekend. The Shrimps may well be down a tier next season facing Pool in league action. You never know. With their struggles in League Two, Morecambe will probably be happy to get away from relegation issues and try and put together a cup run. Morecambe are 5/4 to pick up the win, which isn’t impressive against a National League side, with Hartlepool at 1/4.
FA Cup – Globe Arena, Morecambe – Saturday, 4th November, 15:00
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Morecambe FC
Hartlepool UnitedMorecambe Form
So the league season for Shrimps hasn’t gone well at all as they are stuck in the bottom two after sixteen games played, having won just the three games. So they could be a little vulnerable in this one. The Shrimps have just one win in their last six games across all competitions and at the Globe Arena, they have collected a pretty poor W2 D2 L5 record across all competitions and they have failed to win any of their last four at home. They are badly lacking scoring power this season and they have failed to hit the back of the net in any of their last four home games and in total, they have not scored in six of their nine home fixtures this term.
Hartlepool Form
Hartlepool are a league beneath Morecambe then in the National League and they are sat in mid-table there. They haven’t been prolific, barely averaging over a goal per game in the league this season. But they are unbeaten in their last six league games and have lost just one of their last twelve. That’s a pretty strong recovery as they didn’t win any of their first six league fixtures of the season. Can they pull it together and go and win at the Globe Arena? Well, they are on a three-match winning streak away from home in all competitions, winning at South Shields in the last round of the FA Cup.
Head to Head News
There is recent history as Hartlepool were relegated from League Two last season but they did pick up two points against Morecambe on their way down. They are actually unbeaten in their last five games against the Shrimps, winning four of those. They have won two of their last three visits to the Globe Arena.
Top Betting Tips
Hartlepool have to be great value to go and pull off an upset in this one. This is one of those games where the home side are just not convincing enough to warrant backing but there is 1/4 value on a Hartlepool – Draw Double Chance for the underdogs to have their day at the Globe Arena.