FootyMAD's Macclesfield Town match preview

Last updated : 06 February 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Macclesfield Town v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Robins 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 was two seasons ago, in April 2002, the Silkmen carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Fri 26 DecCheltenham T.3 - 2MacclesfieldLD3
2001/2002Sat 06 AprMacclesfield1 - 0Cheltenham T.LD3
2001/2002Tue 20 NovCheltenham T.4 - 1MacclesfieldLD3
2000/2001Tue 06 MarCheltenham T.1 - 1MacclesfieldLD3
2000/2001Sat 14 OctMacclesfield2 - 1Cheltenham T.LD3
1999/2000Sat 08 JanMacclesfield1 - 2Cheltenham T.LD3
1999/2000Sat 11 DecCheltenham T.1 - 1MacclesfieldLD3

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Silkmen in those games, with 4 conceded.

The away form of Cheltenham T. is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Robins have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 31 from their 29 matches played. Cheltenham T. find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 28 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Macclesfield61147134
Cheltenham T.6132356

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cheltenham T. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Moss Rose with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Cheltenham T. Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.