Morecambe and Stoke City will battle it out for a place in the next round of the EFL Cup when they lock horns at Mazuma Stadium this Tuesday. Kickoffs at 21:45 EAT.
With just one point on the board, the hosts are currently in the relegation zone of the League One standings and in need of an urgent improvement. Morecambe have it all to do as they look to end their barren run on their own patch. Coming into this game, Morecambe are winless in their last five home matches.
Morecambe will be looking to make amends following 3-0 League One defeat to Peterborough United in their previous outing. In that match, Morecambe managed 49% possession and seven shots with two of them on target. Peterborough United got 18 shots with nine of them on target and goals by Joe Ward (9′), Ben Thompson (43′) and Hector Kyprianou (72′).
Stoke City on the hand has climbed up into the second half of the Championship table and are now level on points with Sheffield United in the race for the last playoff place this early. Having lost each of their last four outings on the road, Tuesday’s visitors will be keen to turn things around away from home and get the job done here, especially now that they are facing lower league opposition.
Stoke City come into this meeting off the back 2-0 Championship victory over Blackpool in their most recent game. In that match, Stoke City had 48% possession, 20 shots with seven of them on target and goals scored by Harry Clarke (33′) and Jacob Brown (75′). Blackpool got 10 shots with none of them on target.
Morecambe vs. Stoke City head to head
Tuesday fixture will be the first competitive head to head meeting between Morecambe and Stoke City.
Here are their last five results:
Home
- Peterborough 3-0 Morecambe
- Morecambe 0-0 Shrewsbury
- Morecambe 0-0 Carlisle
- Chester 1-1 Morecambe
- Huddersfield 3-1 Morecambe
Away
- Stoke 2-0 Blackpool
- Millwall 2-0 Stoke
- Heart of Midlothian 2-1 Stoke
- Bristol Rovers 2-0 Stoke
- Accrington 2-0 Stoke
Morecambe team news
Boss Derek Adams has zero fitness or suspension concerns ahead of this game.
Stoke City team news
Boss Michael O’Neill will be unable to call upon Harry Souttar who is recovering from injury.
Prediction and odds
Stoke City is way ahead of them of Tuesday’s hosts especially since Morecambe barely avoided relegation to League Two last season, while Stoke City is a stable Championship outfit.
- Stoke City Win
- Goals over 2.5
- Both teams to score (NO)
