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Mansfield Town face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 8 games played, Stags have recorded 2 wins, and Macclesfield have come away with 4 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Mansfield Town | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Macclesfield | 3 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 06 Nov | Mansfield Town | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 02 Nov | Macclesfield | 4 - 0 | Mansfield Town | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 28 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Mansfield Town | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Sep | Mansfield Town | 3 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Silkmen have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.
Mansfield Town's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Stags have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Macclesfield find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 15 games have yielded only 5 points. Mansfield Town see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 18 points from their 15 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 2 |
| Mansfield Town | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Mansfield Town 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 10 home matches. Not won in the 17 most recent games. |
| Mansfield Town | Not won in previous 5 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |