FM Preview: Macclesfield Town v Rotherham United 26 Dec 2011

Last updated : 25 December 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Macclesfield Town v Rotherham United fixture

Macclesfield Town prepare to entertain Rotherham United at Moss Rose on Monday afternoon, needing to improve on a poor record between the sides. The visitors have won 3 of the 7 previous games, with the Silkmen winning just 1.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was less than a year ago, in January 2011, as the visitors ran out cosy 0-2 winners in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Mon 03 Jan Macclesfield 0-2 Rotherham U. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 02 Nov Rotherham U. 1 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Tue 23 Mar Rotherham U. 3 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 29 Aug Macclesfield 1 - 3 Rotherham U. League Two
2008/2009 Sat 31 Jan Rotherham U. 2 - 0 Macclesfield League Two
2008/2009 Sat 25 Oct Macclesfield 1 - 2 Rotherham U. League Two
2007/2008 Tue 01 Jan Rotherham U. 3 - 0 Macclesfield League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. These low-scoring games have seen just 4 goals scored and conceded.

The away form of Rotherham United however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The Millers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 13 goals for and 11 against.

Macclesfield Town see themselves just below half way in the npower League Two, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far,

Rotherham United lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower League Two, picking up 33 from their 21 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Macclesfield Town 6 1 3 2 4 5 6
Rotherham United 6 4 0 2 11 9 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Macclesfield Town are not in a rich vein of form at the moment, and your Madmen see things getting no better with Rotherham United running out comfortable winners. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Macclesfield Town Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Rotherham United 5 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 8 outings ago.

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