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Macclesfield face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Silkmen.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Bury running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Bury | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Bury | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 3 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | Bury | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Shakers in those games, with 8 conceded.
In complete contrast to Bury, Macclesfield are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Silkmen have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 36 points from their 23 games so far. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shakers, as the The Silkmen have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 4 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |