Morecambe vs Nottingham Forest U21 Prediction: Shrimps can take sanctuary in cup

Morecambe got the better of Wigan in their opening Northern Section Group C EFL Trophy contest and the Shrimps will be looking to back that up with a victory over Nottingham Forest’s U21 side on Tuesday night.

The Tricky Trees were 2-1 winners at Carlisle in their opening group clash but Warren Joyce’s side may be on the receiving end of a defeat at the Mazuma Mobile Stadium. Read on for my Morecambe vs Nottingham Forest U21 prediction, team news and match odds.

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Morecambe manager Derek Adams has indicated that he will make changes to the side which lost 2-1 at Accrington on Saturday.

Lee Angol, who scored the winning goal in the 2-1 EFL Trophy victory at Wigan, is in line for a start and the forward could be joined in the XI by Jordan Slew.

Forest’s U21 side have no major injury concerns and they could hand a start to Ben Hammond, who returned from the bench against Southampton on Friday

Morecambe vs Nottingham Forest U21 Odds

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Morecambe are 6/5 to get the better of Nottingham Forest U21s, who are 7/4 to claim the victory. The draw is priced at 12/5.

Morecambe to beat Nottingham Forest U21 @ 6/5

Morecambe have dropped to the bottom of League Two after failing to win a single league match this season, but the EFL Cup did offer a welcome sanctuary for the Shrimps.

Adams’ men were 2-1 winners at League One side Wigan in their opening group contest and they should be able to draw some confidence from that success.

It is 10 league games without success for the Shrimps, but they have drawn four of their last five matches and been reduced to 10 men in two of those.

Morecamble were a little unfortunate to lose 2-1 at Accrington on Saturday in a game where Stanley managed only two shots on target from open play.

Nottingham Forest’s youngsters got the better of Carlisle at Brunton Park in their first contest in this competition, but they have since lost three Premier League 2 games on the spin and they may come up short against Morecambe.

Over 3.5 goals @ 13/8

There have been 17 goals in Morecambe’s last five matches and all of those games have seen both sides find the back of the net.

That is likely to give each side plenty of attacking confidence on Tuesday evening and this cup tie looks set to bust the 3.5-goal line.

There have been 32 strikes in Forest’s last 11 games and the young side can play their part in an entertaining fixture in Lancashire.