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Macclesfield face a trip to Oxford United at The Kassam Stadium on Saturday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Out of their two previous meetings, the Silkmen have come away with all the points on both occassions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2003, with Macclesfield inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the U's in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Mar | Oxford Utd | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 29 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Oxford Utd | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 26 Feb | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 18 Sep | Oxford Utd | 0 - 2 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 18 Nov | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Oxford Utd | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Oxford United have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the U's in those games, with 2 conceded.
In complete contrast to Oxford Utd, Macclesfield are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Silkmen have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Oxford Utd are holding the final promotion place in the Nationwide League Division Three, and have accumulated 35 points from the 18 games they have played so far. Macclesfield are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 17 points from 18 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Oxford Utd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 11 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
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 Oxford Utd. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Oxford Utd | Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 3 most recent games. |