FootyMAD's Accrington Stanley match preview

Last updated : 09 March 2009 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Macclesfield Town v Accrington Stanley fixture

Macclesfield prepare to entertain Accrington Stanley at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the The Silkmen have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the The Silkmen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009Sat 23 AugAccrington S.2 - 0MacclesfieldLGE2
2007/2008Sat 29 MarMacclesfield2-1Accrington S.LGE2
2007/2008Fri 19 OctAccrington S.3 - 2MacclesfieldLGE2
2006/2007Sat 28 AprAccrington S.3 - 2MacclesfieldLGE2
2006/2007Sat 16 DecMacclesfield3 - 3Accrington S.LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 6 to 4.

The away form of Accrington S. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the The Reds have hit 4 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 35 matches. Accrington S. are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 30 from their 34 matches played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Macclesfield6213787
Accrington S.6033273

FootyMad's prediction ...

Macclesfield are not exactly setting the world alight at Moss Rose at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Accrington S. in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Accrington S. Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 12 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 8 most recent games.