FootyMAD's Macclesfield Town match preview

Last updated : 12 January 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Macclesfield Town v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having managed to conjure up just 1 wins from the previous 3 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, the Silkmen carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Mon 25 AugBristol Rvs.2 - 2MacclesfieldLD3
2002/2003Sat 22 FebBristol Rvs.1 - 1MacclesfieldLD3
2002/2003Sun 08 SepMacclesfield2 - 1Bristol Rvs.LD3
2001/2002Sat 16 FebMacclesfield2 - 1Bristol Rvs.LD3
2001/2002Sat 13 OctBristol Rvs.0 - 2MacclesfieldLD3
1998/1999Sat 08 MayMacclesfield3 - 4Bristol Rvs.LD2
1998/1999Fri 18 DecBristol Rvs.0 - 0MacclesfieldLD2

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Silkmen, with 4 goals against.

Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Pirates have conceded 5 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 27 from their 25 matches played. Bristol Rvs.'s 32 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Macclesfield62221188
Bristol Rvs.6204586

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Silkmen, as the Pirates have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield Unbeaten in the last 6 home games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Bristol Rvs. 5 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.