History of the Macclesfield Town v Gateshead fixture
Macclesfield Town play host to Gateshead at Moss Rose on Friday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. All the previous meetings between the two have been won by the Silkmen.
The last time the two teams met at Macclesfield Town was well over fifteen years ago, back in March 1997, with Macclesfield Town running out comfortable 3-0 winners in a Conference match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Fri 23 Nov | Gateshead | 2 - 0 | Macclesfield | Trophy |
| 2012/2013 | Tue 09 Oct | Gateshead | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | (Conference) Premier |
| 1996/1997 | Sat 22 Mar | Macclesfield | 3-0 | Gateshead | Conference |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 25 Sep | Gateshead | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | Conference |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 16 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Gateshead | Conference |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Gateshead | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | Conference |
| 1994/1995 | Tue 04 Apr | Gateshead | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | Conference |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Silkmen in those games, with 6 conceded.
Gateshead 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 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Macclesfield Town lie just outside the playoff positions in the Blue Square (Conference) Premier, picking up 48 points from their 32 games so far.
Gateshead are stuck down in the relegation zone of Blue Square (Conference) Premier with a return of just 31 points from their 29 games thus far.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Gateshead | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 0 |
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FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Gateshead is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Silkmen in a close run game. Home Win
Sequence statistics
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Macclesfield Town | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Gateshead | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 6 games. No win in the 7 most recent games. |
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