FM Preview: Macclesfield Town v Chesterfield 28 Aug 2010

Last updated : 27 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Macclesfield Town v Chesterfield fixture

Chesterfield face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Spireites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them with only a 12.50% success rate in the fixture.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2010, with Macclesfield running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 17 AprMacclesfield2 - 0ChesterfieldLGE2
2009/2010Sat 19 SepChesterfield4 - 1MacclesfieldLGE2
2008/2009Sat 04 AprMacclesfield1 - 1ChesterfieldLGE2
2008/2009Fri 12 DecChesterfield2 - 4MacclesfieldLGE2
2007/2008Sat 26 AprMacclesfield1 - 0ChesterfieldLGE2
2007/2008Sat 06 OctChesterfield2 - 2MacclesfieldLGE2
2005/2006Tue 18 OctMacclesfield2 - 0ChesterfieldASSM

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

The away form of Chesterfield is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. While the Spireites have hit 6 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Macclesfield are stuck down in the relegation zone of Npower League Two with a return of just 1 points from their 3 games thus far. Chesterfield are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 7 points from their 3 games.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Macclesfield60245122
Chesterfield631210710

FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Chesterfield have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Macclesfield. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Chesterfield Not won in previous 7 away matches.