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Macclesfield pack their bags to visit Cheltenham Town at Whaddon Road on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 10 games played, The Silkmen have recorded 2 wins, and Cheltenham T. have come away with 4 victories.
The previous match played between the two at Whaddon Road was more than three years back, in December 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 09 Aug | Macclesfield | 2 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Macclesfield | 0 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 07 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Cheltenham T. | 3 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 06 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Cheltenham T. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Cheltenham Town need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Robins have scored 9, a worringly large 13 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. While the The Silkmen have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Cheltenham T. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 14 points from their 12 matches. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 12 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Cheltenham T. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Silkmen out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Cheltenham T.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Cheltenham T. | Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |