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Macclesfield prepare to entertain Scunthorpe United at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening,
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was less than a year ago, in September 2002, with Scunthorpe inflicting a narrow 2-3 defeat upon the Silkmen in a League Division Three match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Scunthorpe | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Macclesfield | 2-3 | Scunthorpe | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 12 Feb | Scunthorpe | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 01 Sep | Macclesfield | 4 - 3 | Scunthorpe | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Mon 01 Jan | Scunthorpe | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 12 Aug | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Scunthorpe | LD3 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 11 Apr | Scunthorpe | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 10 goals have been scored by the Silkmen in those games, with 4 conceded.
Scunthorpe have an average recent record on the road, losing only 1 of the last six, but drawing 4 of them. The Iron's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 3 from their 4 matches played. Scunthorpe see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 10 |
| Scunthorpe | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Macclesfield may be coming up against a decent side in Scunthorpe, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the Silkmen. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Scunthorpe | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |