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Macclesfield face a trip to Mansfield Town at Field Mill on Friday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Silkmen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 14.29% success rate in the fixture.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2006, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 3 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Macclesfield | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Macclesfield | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Mansfield Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Stags in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Silkmen have conceded 13 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 49 points from their 38 games played so far, Macclesfield are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 38 points from 38 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Silkmen are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Mansfield Town. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Mansfield Town | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |