Both teams have struggled recently, but the visitors have shown flashes of brilliance this season as exemplified by their victories over Colchester United, Grimsby Town and Crewe Alexandra in recent times.
That said, the visitors are likely to edge this fixture and we predict a 2-1 for Doolan's team.
Read more.
Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Morecambe win with a probability of 44.5%. A win for Accrington Stanley had a probability of 29.82% and a draw had a probability of 25.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Morecambe win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.08%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest Accrington Stanley win was 0-1 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Morecambe would win this match.