On Saturday Feb 5th, in week 31, Morecambe hosts Bolton Wanderers in a clash of the League One. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 6 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. Morecambe is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Sheffield Wednesday. George Byers scored the first goal for Sheffield Wednesday in the 55th minute, then Nathaniel Mendez-Laing added another in the 1st minute of the second half’s stoppage time In the end, Morecambe was frustrated by Sheffield Wednesday’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sheffield Wednesday ended the match with the shutout victory. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while bolton Wanderers sits at 11th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Cambridge United. Amadou Bakayoko scored the first goal for Bolton Wanderers in the 39th minute, then Oladapo Afolayan added another in the 70th minute on a feed from Dion Charles At the end of 90 a dissapointed Cambridge United couldn’t manage to score, and Bolton Wanderers took the shutout win. Bolton Wanderers is looking for direction having earned 16 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Dion Charles and Oladapo Afolayan have been the hottest scorers for Bolton Wanderers in the last five each having scored 3 goals each. Morecambe’s most prolific scorer has been Jonah Ayunga. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last 5 matches.