In this 8th week match, on Saturday Sep 10th, Morecambe will host Derby County at Mazuma Stadium in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 15 degrees, which is great football weather. In their last match, Morecambe recorded a 2-2 draw against Bristol Rovers. Jensen Weir struck first for Morecambe in the 12th minute, then in the 29th minute, Lewis Collins sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Ryan Loft . Morecambe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while derby County is fresh off their 2-3 loss against Plymouth Argyle. James Collins struck first for Derby County in the 26th minute, then Nathaniel Mendez-Laing added another in the 38th minute Finally they completed the comback victory in the 90th minute on a goal by Sam Cosgrove to cap off a wild match. Derby County is looking for direction having 3 win and 2 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season.
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing has been the most prolific scorer on Derby County in the last five matches with 2 goals. Morecambe’s most prolific scorer has been Jensen Weir. He has netted 2 goals over the last 5 matches.