Morecambe vs Blackpool Predictions & Betting Tips, Match Preview

Morecambe have endured a horrible sequence of results through pre-season and that run was extended when they failed to get anything from Grimsby on the opening day of the season. Jim Bentley’s men were defeated 2-0 that day and he knows his side tops many pundits tips for the drop. Tuesday night brought a very welcome distraction in the League Cup and the visit to Rotherham proved to be a fruitful one. The Shrimps were involved in a nine goal thriller and eventually came out on top after Kevin Ellison’s extra time strike saw them win a place in the next round of the cup.

After hitting the heights of the Premier League, Blackpool have fallen through the leagues and now find themselves in the bottom tier of the Football League. It’s been a case of mismanagement, troubled players and fan protests on the way but after an opening day win Blackpool the green shoots of recovery may finally be on show. Gary Bowyer has seen his side perform well so far and he will be delighted that his side were able to claim the scalp of Bolton in the League Cup on Tuesday. Like Morecambe, the Tangerines needed extra time to dispatch their visitors but that makes it two wins from two so far this season.

Only 60 miles separate these two west coast sides but,the fact that they have only met on one occasion in their entire history shows the success Morecambe have enjoyed over the last few years. Blackpool look to have put the troubles of the last few years behind them and, despite injury troubles to their strikers, we fancy them to put another three points on the board. At an attractive 6/4 for the win with bet365 we think that is too good a price to ignore and if you fancy a correct score prediction we think a 2-1 away victory is the way to go.