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Macclesfield face a trip to Barnet at Underhill Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Silkmen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them being consigned to defeat by opponents in 4 of the 7 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, the Bees carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 09 Sep | Macclesfield | 2 - 3 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 20 Aug | Barnet | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 11 Mar | Macclesfield | 3 - 0 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Sun 08 Oct | Barnet | 0 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Macclesfield | 2 - 0 | Barnet | LGE2 |
| 1999/2000 | Sun 05 Sep | Barnet | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Barnet have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Bees in those games, with 5 conceded.
Macclesfield's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The Silkmen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Barnet see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 34 points from their 26 games played so far, Macclesfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 26 points from their 26 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Barnet | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 15 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 11 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Macclesfield are performing with pride on their travels, but the FootyMad panel believes it may not be enough to prevent the Bees coming away with a hard-fought home win. Home win.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Barnet | Won 4 successive home games. 10 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 6 . |
| Macclesfield | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |