FootyMAD's Macclesfield Town match preview

Last updated : 26 March 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Macclesfield Town v Northampton Town fixture

Northampton travel to take on Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday evening,

The last time the two teams met at Macclesfield was just over four years ago, in August 1999, the Silkmen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 20 SepNorthampton0 - 0MacclesfieldLD3
1999/2000Sat 04 DecNorthampton2 - 0MacclesfieldLD3
1999/2000Sat 07 AugMacclesfield1 - 0NorthamptonLD3
1998/1999Sat 20 MarNorthampton0 - 2MacclesfieldLD2
1998/1999Sat 31 OctMacclesfield0 - 1NorthamptonLD2

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Silkmen's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.

Northampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.

Macclesfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Nationwide League Division Three with a return of just 38 points from their 37 games thus far. Northampton's 55 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Macclesfield6213797
Northampton63126410

FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Cobblers has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Macclesfield. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Northampton 4 games since last defeat.