Our prediction for this League 2 match:
Morecambe and Doncaster square off against each other at the Mazuma Stadium in what is expected to be a close League Two encounter. The Shrimps aim to build on back-to-back wins over Accrington and Barrow and a triumph over Doncaster could see them climb to the playoffs places. Barring any fresh injury worries, boss Gerard Brannan is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated the Bluebirds on Monday.
The Donny, on the other hand, look unstoppable at the moment, with the team extending their winning run to five games against Wrexham. As the visitors are eager to stay in the playoffs race, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Tom Anderson is back from suspension, while all George Miller, Ian Lawlor, and Jon Taylor should miss out with injuries. In their last meeting at the venue Morecambe recorded a thrilling 4-3 win over Doncaster.
Highlighted Player (Tom Anderson):
Known for his heading and no-nonsense defending, the 1.92 m tall center back, is an English footballer who plays for Doncaster Rovers in the third tier of English Football. Anderson was born in Burnley, on the 2nd of September, 1993. He joined Burnley's youth academy at the age of seven and went on to sign his first professional contract with the club in May 2012. The club then sent him out on loan to Conference Premier Club Barrow, where he made his first professional appearance on the 11th of August,2011, in a 0-0 draw against Telford United.
A further string of loans to Conference clubs Hyde, Halifax, and Lincoln City, League Two club Carlisle and League One club Chesterfield, succeeded his time at Harrow. On the 31st of January, 2018, Anderson joined his current club Doncaster Rovers initially on a year's loan before signing a two-year contract with the club in May.
This permanent switch ended his 18 years-long relationship with parent club Burnley during which, he never once made an appearance for the senior team. On the International front, the 26-year-old has never represented his country at any level.
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.