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Macclesfield prepare to entertain Shrewsbury Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 7 wins out of 10 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was less than a year ago, in March 2008, the The Silkmen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 Aug | Shrewsbury Tn. | 4 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Mar | Macclesfield | 2-1 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 01 Dec | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 10 Mar | Macclesfield | 2 - 2 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Fri 06 Oct | Shrewsbury Tn. | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 25 Mar | Macclesfield | 2 - 0 | Shrewsbury Tn. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 31 Jan | Shrewsbury Tn. | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 in the wrong end.
The away form of Shrewsbury Tn. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Shrews have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 33 points from their 32 matches. Shrewsbury Tn. are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 52 points from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 1 |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing seems to be going right for the The Silkmen at home recently, and I can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the Shrews come away with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 7 most recent games. |
| Shrewsbury Tn. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |