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Macclesfield face a trip to Burton Albion at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The only previous meeting between the two sides yielded a draw.
The only previous meeting between Burton Albion and Macclesfield at was just last season, in September 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 13 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Burton Albion | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Silkmen have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burton Albion are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 21 matches played. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Brewers, as the The Silkmen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |