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Macclesfield face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. On each previous occassion, the match has ended in defeat for the Silkmen.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2004, the The Shakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Mon 29 Aug | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 29 Jan | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 02 Oct | Bury | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 May | Bury | 2 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 29 Nov | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Macclesfield | 0 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Oct | Bury | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Shakers's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Silkmen have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bury find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 37 points from their 33 matches. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 39 points from their 34 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shakers, as the Silkmen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
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| Bury | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Macclesfield | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |