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Newport County v Morecambe: Prediction, Tips and Odds

This clash between two of the bottom six in the League Two table was due to be played a month ago only to be postponed due to a frozen pitch, but both Newport County and Morecambe are in more or less the same situation as they were then.

Newport remain on the fringes of the scrap to stay out of the bottom two, seven points above Morecambe, but with Harrogate Town behind them only on goal difference and Accrington Stanley just one point worse off.

County ended a six-game winless run with Saturday's welcome 1-0 home victory over Barrow, but the visitors are also coming off a morale-boosting success.

The Shrimps put a run of four successive losses behind them with a 4-2 home win over Fleetwood Town and are now just three points behind 22nd-placed Tranmere Rovers and with genuine hope of climbing out of trouble over their final 18 league games.

Newport County v Morecambe

Newport County v Morecambe betting tips and predictions

Morecambe to win - 17/10

Newport's victory over Barrow on Saturday saw them finally turn around a long slide down the League Two table.

Having been ninth after nine games of the season, County had gradually sunk down the standings to reach a low of 21st place after their draw at Salford City last Tuesday, which was the first point they had earned for six matches.

That was only their second league success since the start of November, though, with half of their eight league wins this season having been recorded before the end of September.

It wasn't a convincing performance, either, as County won 1-0 through a 70th-minute own goal and had only two shots on target in the game, while failing to win a single corner.

While six of Newport's eight league victories have come at home, they had lost their previous two home games to AFC Wimbledon and Swindon Town.

Morecambe's refreshing 4-2 win over Fleetwood saw their winter recruitment bearing fruit as loan signing Andy Dallas struck twice on his debut after free-agent signing Callum Cooke opened the scoring from the penalty spot.

That was only the Shrimps' second home win in 13 league games and they have been more successful on the road, with 14 of their 23 points having been collected on their travels.

An FA Cup run that ended with a 5-0 loss against Premier League Chelsea at Stamford Bridge will have helped to fund their plans to escape trouble and Morecambe had not been far off in their subsequent games, losing 1-0 to solid sides in Crewe Alexandra, Colchester United and Bradford City in consecutive matches.

The Shrimps had helped themselves with their previous two wins coming over other relegation candidates Carlisle United and Tranmere Rovers and Derek Adams' side look capable of pulling out another big result on the road.

Over 2.5 goals - 17/20

Morecambe's four-goal blast against Fleetwood saw the goalscoring floodgates open after they had failed to find the net in their previous four matches and they could be set for another high-scoring contest in Wales on Tuesday.

Newport have the worst defensive record in the division with 46 goals conceded in 27 games and the clean sheet they kept against Barrow was their first for eight matches.

Both teams have scored in six of County's last eight matches and with the stakes so high in this clash it's not likely that either side will be holding back in a contest that both will see as a winnable fixture.

Morecambe's visit to Rodney Parade last season produced an eight-goal thriller as Newport won 5-3 and there could be at least three when they return to Wales.

Andrew Dallas anytime goalscorer - 13/5

Dallas made a fantastic start to his loan spell with Morecambe when notching twice against Fleetwood and he looks a value bet to strike again at Newport.

The Scottish striker is on the books of League One Barnsley, but is no stranger to a temporary move, having previously had loan spells with Kilmarnock and OldhamAthletic, before spending the first half of this season in League Two with Barrow.

He now has seven goals this season after his double on his debut and could pounce once more against a shaky home defence.

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Newport County v Morecambe odds

Newport County - 6/4
Draw -
23/10
Morecambe -
17/10

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