Both sides go into this game at the lower end of the table and on a poor run of results. Morecambe have only picked up five points from their last five games, and Yeovil have only picked up one point from their last five.
Andy’s Bet Club’s football analyst will break down Morecambe’s recent clash with Brackley Town to see what the statistics indicate about how they might set up against Yeovil.
Morecambe vs Brackley Town
The 2-0 victory for Morecambe was well deserved, and the statistics indicate that they dominated the game, particularly when it came to the quality of chances created. Morecambe created an Expected Goals (xG) figure of 2.51 in the game, whereas Brackley Town only managed to create an xG of 0.11.
Despite only having three shots and none of them on target, Brackley did manage to gain some territory during the game and give themselves opportunities from set pieces. However, their quality from the set pieces was poor, with them unable to produce any shots from their six corners and six free kicks.
Not only did Morecambe keep things tight at the back, but they pressed well high up the pitch. They had a PPDA (passes allowed per defensive action) score of 9.53, which indicates that they pressed Brackley high up the pitch with some intensity. This then caused Brackley to play 21.9% of their passes long and also resulted in them having a forward pass accuracy of 62.8%. In comparison, Morecambe had a long pass percentage of 7.6% and had a forward passing accuracy of 70.2%.
Final Thoughts
Despite Yeovil only scoring one goal in their last five fixtures, Morecambe have conceded nine goals in their last five, so Yeovil will be confident that they will be able to improve on their recent goalscoring form in this fixture.
Morecambe will need to be aware of the high press that Yeovil utilised in their last fixture against Southend. Yeovil managed to win the ball high up the pitch regularly and will probably look to repeat this against this Morecambe side.
Both sides have been quite flexible when it comes to formations this season. Yeovil have consistently switched between a back four and a back five throughout the season, and, until recently, Morecambe have regularly switched up the positions of the front players whilst keeping a back four in place. However, in their last outing against Brackley Town, Morecambe played a 3-4-2-1 formation and will likely stick to this after their dominant performance in the game.
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