Morecambe vs Hartlepool Predictions

• Morecambe have lost 12 of their 14 clashes with the top 10, including six defeats from seven at home
• Hartlepool have claimed back-to-back 1-0 victories
• The visitors haven’t conceded in any of their five visits to the bottom six

Visitors to claim another narrow win

Third-bottom Morecambe have been more competitive of late, but they have struggled to match up with the National League’s strongest sides all season.

The hosts have taken only two points from their 14 meetings with the top 10 sides in the fifth tier, including six defeats from seven at home.

Hartlepool head into the midweek fixtures just five points shy of the playoffs, so they have plenty of motivation heading into this clash. The visitors have also proven themselves against the league’s bottom teams, going unbeaten across 11 meetings with the bottom six.

Hartlepool have kept clean sheets in all five of their away visits to the bottom six, and after consecutive 1-0 wins they’ve picked up four victories from their last six National League matches.

Hartlepool’s solid defensive record should make the difference on Wednesday, as they head to a Morecambe side that have conceded 36 times in 19 home matches.