Morecambe v Plymouth prediction

League Two · Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · Globe Arena

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The match

Morecambe host Plymouth in League Two on Saturday 14 March (kick-off 00:00 UK).

The key numbers

Morecambe have conceded 60 goals, the most of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far).

12 of Plymouth’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (80%).

Morecambe are winless in their last four matches in all competitions.

Form and the table

Six of Morecambe’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (40%). Both teams scored in 10 of Morecambe’s last 15 results in all competitions (67%). At home, Morecambe have two wins, four draws and one defeat in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 1.43 points per game, scoring 1.29 and conceding 1.00. Morecambe have scored 35 goals, the fourth-fewest of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far).

Both teams scored in nine of Plymouth’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Plymouth have four wins, one draw and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.86 points per game, scoring 1.86 and conceding 1.43. Plymouth have scored 61 goals, the third-most of the 24 clubs (2019/20 so far). Plymouth have conceded 39 goals, the third-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Morecambe (22nd) and Plymouth (third) are 36 points apart, 2019/20 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Plymouth the stronger side, 445 rating points above Morecambe (Plymouth 1643, Morecambe 1199, after at least 37 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

The most recent meeting, on 14 December 2019, finished Plymouth 3–0 Morecambe.

Team news

By TACTIX Impact, Adam Phillips (3.5 per match over 11 appearances, four goals and three assists) and Carlos Gomes (2.9 per match over 16 appearances, two goals) have been Morecambe’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Morecambe (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Adam Phillips averages 2.3 key passes per 90 over 914 minutes, with a key pass in eight of the last 10 appearances. Carlos Gomes averages 1.2 shots per 90 over 1293 minutes, with a shot in seven of the last 10 appearances.

By TACTIX Impact, Antoni Sarcevic (4.0 per match over 27 appearances, eight goals and six assists) and B. Moore (3.3 per match over 27 appearances, five goals and five assists) have been Plymouth’s most influential players 2019/20, all competitions. In numbers for Plymouth (2019/20, all competitions, before kick-off), Antoni Sarcevic averages 1.6 key passes per 90 over 2395 minutes, with a key pass in seven of the last 10 appearances. B. Moore averages 1.3 shots per 90 over 2168 minutes, with a shot in six of the last 10 appearances.

The referee

J. Oldham takes charge; across the last 7 matches refereed (this competition) the referee has shown 3.3 yellow cards a game and 0.29 reds.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 14 Mar 2020 00:00 GMT · League Two · Globe Arena
Referee: J. Oldham
Head-to-head (last 1): Morecambe 0 · draws 0 · Plymouth 1 · 3 goals/game
Recent form: Morecambe 1W 2D 2L · Plymouth 2W 2D 1L

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Key Stats

1.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.13 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.14 / 6.17

Corners

against 8.43 / 5.67 · 5 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 6 matches

4 / 5

Shots on target

against 5 / 5.33 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 6 matches

1.57 / 1.33

Cards

against 1.43 / 1.33 · 2 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 6 matches

3.29 yellows

Referee · J. Oldham

25.86 fouls a game

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over 7 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 March 2020. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 March 2020. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Morecambe for / against	Line	Plymouth for / against
Goals scored	1.25 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.14 for · 8.43 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	6.17 for · 5.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	11 for · 14.29 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	15.5 for · 13.67 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	4 for · 5 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	5 for · 5.33 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	12 for · 10.14 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	8.83 for · 13.5 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	1.57 for · 1.43 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	1.33 for · 1.33 against n 6 Last 5

Referee: J. Oldham — 3.29 yellow cards a game, 0.29 red cards, 25.86 fouls over 7 matches.

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Morecambe

Morecambe Goalkeeper

Morecambe — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
M. Halstead	12	901080 min	322.7 /90	211.8 /90	00 /90
B. Roche	10	90900 min	353.5 /90	191.9 /90	20.2 /90
C. Mafoumbi	9	90810 min	323.6 /90	101.1 /90	10.1 /90

Morecambe — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Morecambe before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
M. Halstead n 8	90	2.6 6/5
B. Roche n 8	90	2.6 5/4
C. Mafoumbi n 8	90	3.8 7/7

Morecambe Defensive

Morecambe — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
S. Old	31	882725 min	190.6 /90	280.9 /90	280.9 /90	not recorded in League Two	200.7 /90	10 /90
S. Lavelle	25	882194 min	251 /90	150.6 /90	160.7 /90	not recorded in League Two	200.8 /90	20.1 /90
G. Tanner	21	901890 min	401.9 /90	251.2 /90	120.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	150.7 /90	10 /90
L. Conlan	16	861377 min	281.8 /90	302 /90	110.7 /90	not recorded in League Two	120.8 /90	40.3 /90
J. Cranston	14	65914 min	151.5 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90	not recorded in League Two	40.4 /90	10.1 /90
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Morecambe — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Morecambe before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
S. Old n 8	90	0.5 3/1	0.1 1/0	—
J. O'Sullivan n 8	53.6	1.7 3/2	0.8 4/0	—
S. Lavelle n 8	90	1.1 4/2	0.6 4/1	—
A. Wildig n 8	84.3	1.5 6/4	1.3 5/4	—
A. Kenyon n 8	69.9	1.4 7/2	1.4 4/2	—
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Morecambe — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Morecambe before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
S. Old n 8	90	0.5 4/0
J. O'Sullivan n 8	53.6	0.8 2/2
S. Lavelle n 8	90	0.8 4/2
A. Wildig n 8	84.3	1.3 5/4
A. Kenyon n 8	69.9	1 5/1
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Morecambe Attacking

Morecambe — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
C. Stockton	22	771702 min	50.3 /90	10.1 /90	492.6 /90	181 /90	160.8 /90	110.6 /90
A. Leitch-Smith	18	49889 min	20.2 /90	40.4 /90	171.7 /90	90.9 /90	161.6 /90	111.1 /90
L. Alessandra	16	781253 min	10.1 /90	20.1 /90	211.5 /90	80.6 /90	231.7 /90	80.6 /90
Carlos Gomes	15	851279 min	20.1 /90	00 /90	171.2 /90	80.6 /90	151.1 /90	231.6 /90
J. Slew	10	67674 min	00 /90	00 /90	141.9 /90	30.4 /90	30.4 /90	50.7 /90
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Morecambe — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Morecambe before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
S. Old n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. O'Sullivan n 8	53.6	1.5 4/2	0 0/0
S. Lavelle n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
A. Wildig n 8	84.3	1.3 7/1	0.7 3/1
A. Kenyon n 8	69.9	1.4 5/3	0.3 1/1
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Morecambe — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Morecambe before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
S. Old n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
J. O'Sullivan n 8	53.6	0 0/0	0.4 2/0
S. Lavelle n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Wildig n 8	84.3	0.4 3/0	0 0/0
A. Kenyon n 8	69.9	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
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Plymouth

Plymouth Goalkeeper

Plymouth — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
Alex Palmer	31	902790 min	782.5 /90	331.1 /90	00 /90

Plymouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plymouth before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
Alex Palmer n 8	90	3.4 6/6

Plymouth Defensive

Plymouth — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Scott Wootton	28	902520 min	230.8 /90	240.9 /90	190.7 /90	not recorded in League Two	190.7 /90	60.2 /90
N. Canavan	27	882385 min	190.7 /90	190.7 /90	220.8 /90	not recorded in League Two	240.9 /90	40.2 /90
G. Sawyer	22	881925 min	301.4 /90	211 /90	120.6 /90	not recorded in League Two	200.9 /90	30.1 /90
W. Aimson	5	81405 min	51.1 /90	30.7 /90	30.7 /90	not recorded in League Two	40.9 /90	10.2 /90
D. Mayor	28	822301 min	261 /90	100.4 /90	40.2 /90	not recorded in League Two	150.6 /90	50.2 /90
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Plymouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plymouth before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Alex Palmer n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
Scott Wootton n 8	90	0.4 3/0	0.5 1/1	—
D. Mayor n 8	89.8	0.5 2/1	2.1 8/6	—
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.3	0.9 6/1	1.8 6/5	—
N. Canavan n 8	90	0.8 4/1	0.3 1/1	—
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Plymouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plymouth before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
Scott Wootton n 8	90	1.1 6/2
D. Mayor n 8	89.8	1.3 6/3
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.3	2 6/5
N. Canavan n 8	90	0.8 4/2
B. Moore n 8	89.8	2.5 7/5
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Plymouth Attacking

Plymouth — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
B. Moore	27	802168 min	50.2 /90	50.2 /90	321.3 /90	150.6 /90	331.4 /90	220.9 /90
Joel Grant	18	621111 min	30.2 /90	20.2 /90	171.4 /90	90.7 /90	110.9 /90	100.8 /90
L. Jephcott	14	721011 min	70.6 /90	00 /90	282.5 /90	141.2 /90	90.8 /90	00 /90
R. Hardie	11	49543 min	61 /90	00 /90	274.5 /90	132.2 /90	30.5 /90	50.8 /90
D. Telford	11	35389 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	122.8 /90	51.2 /90	10.2 /90	10.2 /90
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Plymouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plymouth before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
Alex Palmer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Scott Wootton n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0 0/0
D. Mayor n 8	89.8	1.1 6/3	0.3 2/0
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.3	3.2 8/7	1 4/4
N. Canavan n 8	90	0.8 3/2	0.1 1/0
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Plymouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Plymouth before kick-off, to 7 March 2020. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
Alex Palmer n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Scott Wootton n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Mayor n 8	89.8	0 0/0	0.3 1/1
A. Sarcevic n 8	89.3	0.5 4/0	0.3 2/0
N. Canavan n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Morecambe v Plymouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

MorecambeWLDDL

Last 5: 1W 2D 2L · 1.2 scored / 1.2 conceded per game

PlymouthDDLWW

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.6 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 1

Morecambe 0 · 0 draws · Plymouth 1 · 3 goals/game

2019-12-14 Plymouth 3–0 Morecambe

League standing · 2019/20

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Morecambe#22 pos32 pts37 pl-25 GD

Plymouth#3 pos68 pts37 pl+22 GD

Goals per game

Morecambe scored0.95

Plymouth scored1.65

Morecambe conceded1.62

Plymouth conceded1.05

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Morecambe and Plymouth?: In their last 1 meetings, Morecambe won 0, Plymouth won 1 and there were 0 draws, averaging 3 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Morecambe and Plymouth?: Recent form — Morecambe 1W 2D 2L; Plymouth 2W 2D 1L.

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