Preview: Morecambe vs. Tranmere Rovers - prediction, team news, lineups

League Two's bottommost side, Morecambe, volition big Tranmere Rovers, a squad aiming to enactment much region betwixt themselves and the relegation zone, astatine Globe Arena connected New Year's Day.

The hosts person amassed 17 points from 23 matches, leaving them 2 points adrift of safety, portion the visitors clasp 22 points from 21 matches, sitting 3 points wide of the driblet zone.

Match preview

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Morecambe edged Carlisle 1-0 successful a important relegation conflict astatine Brunton Park connected Boxing Day, ending a four-match winless streak successful the league, but they were incapable to physique connected that momentum, falling to a 1-0 decision distant to Salford City connected Sunday.

Derek Adams, present successful his 3rd spell arsenic manager of the Shrimps since taking complaint successful June, faces a monumental task to steer his broadside wide of relegation to the National League, but cardinal to this effort volition beryllium improving their dismal signifier astatine Globe Arena.

The Lancashire outfit are inactive searching for their archetypal location triumph of the run contempt hosting 10 league matches, with each 4 of their victories truthful acold coming connected the road, portion their 14 league defeats are evenly divided betwixt location and distant fixtures.

Adding to their woes, Morecambe are averaging much goals scored successful distant matches than astatine home, portion they person conceded 21 goals successful 10 location games – 3 much than they person shipped connected the roadworthy successful 13 outings, and the Shrimps besides clasp the unenviable favoritism of having conceded much goals (39) than immoderate different squad successful the league this season.

This antiaircraft frailty is apt to lend to different decision connected Wednesday – however, the hosts tin gully immoderate encouragement from their ongoing five-match unbeaten tally against the visitors, which includes 3 wins and 2 draws.

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Tranmere, meanwhile, returned to enactment past Sunday pursuing the postponement of their Boxing Day clash with Accrington Stanley owed to adverse upwind conditions, and managed to salvage a 1-1 gully against Barrow successful their astir caller outing.

Nigel Adkins's broadside stay successful 19th spot aft the draw, but with 1 oregon 2 games successful manus implicit astir teams astir them, they could person a imaginable vantage if they tin capitalise successful those fixtures.

After ending a four-match winless streak with a 2-1 triumph implicit Harrogate astatine Prenton Park connected December 14, Tranmere are present without a triumph successful 2 games, having mislaid to Doncaster earlier drafting with Barrow.

The Rovers volition anticipation to debar a repetition of their earlier slump, and portion they mightiness beryllium optimistic astir securing a affirmative effect against the league's bottommost side, their joint-worst distant grounds successful the part could hinder their efforts to assertion each 3 points.

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Team News

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Morecambe volition stay without 25-year-old guardant Charlie Brown, who continues his betterment from a semipermanent injury.

Marcus Dackers, unavailable against his genitor nine Salford City successful the erstwhile match, is expected to instrumentality to the starting line-up and pb the attack.

Ben Tollitt, the team's apical scorer with six goals and 2 assists this season, is apt to diagnostic connected the close flank, and the dynamic guardant volition beryllium the cardinal subordinate to ticker for the hosts arsenic they purpose to find the backmost of the net.

Tranmere, meanwhile, volition invited backmost defender Tom Davies, who was suspended for the gully against Barrow aft being sent disconnected successful the lucifer against Doncaster.

However, the visitors whitethorn inactive beryllium without Brad Walker, Regan Hendry, Saidou Khan and Luke Norris, each of whom are sidelined owed to wounded concerns.

In addition, reports suggest that guardant Sam Taylor has agreed to a indebtedness determination to National League broadside Oldham Athletic, which would regularisation him retired of contention for this clash.

Morecambe imaginable starting lineup:
Burgoyne; Hendrie, Williams, Stott, Tutonda; White, Songo'o; Tollitt, Jones, Edwards; Dackers

We say: Morecambe 1-1 Tranmere Rovers

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