Our prediction for this League 1 match:
Oxford United
Match Time & Date:
30/10/2021
16:00
Prediction: 3-2
Morecambe
Oxford United will look to extend their winning run to four games in all competitions when they host Morecambe to their Kassam Stadium on Matchday 16. The Yellows are eager to book their place in the League One playoffs, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be experienced attacker Matt Taylor, who has found his goal-scoring touch of late.
Morecambe, on the other hand, do not seem to be at their sharpest at the moment, with the team collecting only one point in total from the previous four league fixtures. The Shrimps are low on spirits ahead of the trip to Oxford, and they are unlikely to spoil the Yellow’s party at Kassam Stadium. In their last meeting in a competitive match Oxford United outplayed Morecambe 4-2.
Highlighted Player (Elliott Moore):
Born in Coalville, England on March 16, 1997 Elliott Moore is an English footballer who plays for Oxford United as a centre-back. Moore has one cap with the England U18 team, while making two appearances for the England U20 team.
The 196-cm tall defender is a product of Leicester City football school, joining the club at the age of 6, but he did not enjoy a first-team football with the Foxes. He made his first appearances for Leicester City senior team on July 19, 2017 against WBA at the Asia Trophy. After spending a couple of seasons on loan at OH Leuven, Elliott Moore returned to England in the summer of 2019, signing a contract with League One side Oxford United.
Moore made his League One debut against Sunderland on August 3, 2019. The two teams played out a 1-1 draw at Stadium of Light in the opening match of the season, with Elliott Moore coming from the bench in the dying minutes of the game.
Highlighted Team (Morecambe):
Based in Lancashire, England, Morecambe are a professional club that compete in the League 2. The Shrimps were founded in 1920, and they welcome their home rivals at Globe Arena. The venue, which was opened in August, 2010, can hold up to 6,476 people.
Morecambe wear red shirts and red shorts when playing in front of home fans, while yellow is the dominant colour of their away kit. Fellow Lancashire-based club Accrington Stanley are seen as the club’s fiercest rivals. The Shrimps have rivalries with the likes of Lancaster City, Fleetwood Town, Barrow, Kendal Town, and Southport as well.
In 1974 Morecambe won the FA Trophy as they defeated Dartford 2-1 in the title game, and 14 years later they lifted the Conference League Cup trophy. The Shrimps secured promotion into the Football League with a 2-1 win over Exeter City in the 2007 play-offs final.
