Morecambe will host Hartlepool on Tuesday in the EFL Trophy. The clubs are in Group A of the Northern section and go into matchday No. 2 seeking wins.
The EFL Trophy group stage is different from other football tournaments and competitions. Teams get three points for a win, two points for a penalty win, one point for a penalty loss, and zero points for a defeat.
Dylan Connolly is hoping the #Shrimps can make it two wins from two as they welcome @Official_HUFC to the @Mazuma Stadium on Tuesday night.#UTS 🦐 | #MORvHARMatch sponsor:🏟⚽️ The Visitor— Morecambe FC (@ShrimpsOfficial) September 18, 2022
Dylan Connolly is hoping the #Shrimps can make it two wins from two as they welcome @Official_HUFC to the @Mazuma Stadium on Tuesday night.#UTS 🦐 | #MORvHARMatch sponsor:🏟⚽️ The Visitor
Hartlepool won on matchday No. 1 against Harrogate Town 2-0. Mikael Ndjoli scored twice before halftime to give the Pools the win.
Morecambe drew 3-3 at full-time with Everton U21. The Shrimps won on penalties to give them two points. Morecambe go into matchday No. 2 one point off of first-place Hartlepool in Group A.
Hartlepool are not in good form ahead of Tuesday’s match. The Pools posted a record of 1W-2D-3L in the last six matches in all competitions. Hartlepool lost 2-0 to Sutton United at the weekend in League Two.
League One Morecambe are in better form and have a record of 3W-1D-2L in the last six matches in all competitions. Morecambe defeated Forest Green Rovers in League One at the weekend.
Hartlepool are experiencing a poor season in League Two. The Pools are 23rd in the league and in an early-season relegation fight. Four points were taken from Hartlepool’s opening nine fixtures.
Morecambe are also experiencing a rough start to the league campaign. The Shrimps are in the relegation zone in League One with seven points from nine matches. They are second from the bottom of the League One table.
Between 2015 and 2021, Morecambe and Hartlepool played six times in all competitions. Hartlepool posted a record of 4W-1D-1L in matches against Morecambe. The home team is unbeaten in the last four matches between these teams.
Morecambe and Hartlepool last played in October 2021. The teams met in the EFL Trophy a season ago with the match ending 2-2 at full-time. Hartlepool won the fixture on penalties.
Goals have not flowed for Morecambe this season with 10 goals scored in their 12 matches in all competitions. Jensen Weir leads the team in goals with three in all competitions.
Hartlepool’s Ndjoli scored twice on matchday No. 1. He hasn’t scored in League Two this season and played a mere two matches. Josh Umerah leads Hartlepool in goals this season with three in all competitions.
Morecambe and Hartlepool will meet for the second straight season in the EFL Trophy. Neither team is having a good start to the league campaign. Which side will get the upper hand in the group stage of the EFL Trophy?