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Macclesfield play host to Northampton Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, hoping to redress the balance of power in this fixture. The The Silkmen have come away defeated on 4 of the 5 previous games.
The last time the two teams met at Macclesfield was just over four years ago, in September 2005, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-4 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Northampton | 5 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Macclesfield | 1-4 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Macclesfield | 0 - 4 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Sep | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Silkmen in those games, with 8 conceded.
Northampton have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Cobblers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 22 matches. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 29 points from their 24 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 8 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the The Silkmen. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Northampton | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 6 games since last defeat. |