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Macclesfield face a trip to Accrington Stanley at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Both of the previous encounters have resulted in a drawn game.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in October 2007, as the The Reds edged out their past their rivals by a score of 3 - 2 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 19 Oct | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Macclesfield | 3 - 3 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Reds have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Macclesfield's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Silkmen have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Accrington S. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 3 points from their 2 games so far. Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 0 from their 2 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Macclesfield are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Fraser Eagle Stadium with a well-deserved point. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 24 . |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |