March 19th features a match where Morecambe and Wigan Athletic will play a match in Wigan in a League One match. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which is great football weather. 2nd placed Wigan Athletic is fresh off their 2-0 shutout win against Crewe Alexandra. Josh Magennis struck first for Wigan Athletic in the 43rd minute on a feed from Max Power, then Will Keane added another in the 53rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Crewe Alexandra couldn’t manage to score, and Wigan Athletic took the shutout win. With 20 points in their last 10 matches Wigan Athletic should be reasonably happy with their performance, while morecambe is fresh off their 0-5 blowout loss against Shrewsbury Town. Daniel Udoh struck first for Shrewsbury Town in the 44th minute, then Luke Leahy added another in the 47th minute on a penalty In the end, Morecambe was frustrated by Shrewsbury Town’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Shrewsbury Town ended the match with the shutout victory. Morecambe looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 4 points in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 18th, Morecambe hosted Wigan Athletic in their last match together. Wigan Athletic was victorious by a score of 2 to 1. Cole Stockton struck first for Morecambe in the 7th minute, then in the 1st minute of the first half’s stoppage time, Tendayi Darikwa sent in a beautiful pass which was converted by Will Keane But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback victory in the 73rd minute on a goal by Stephen Humphrys.
Morecambe hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Aaron Wildig and Cole Stockton, and they each have 1 goal. Wigan Athletic’s top weapon lately has been Will Keane, who has three goals in the last five matches.