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Accrington S. prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Fraser Eagle Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Reds have drawn both of the previous games against their opponents, however.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Fraser Eagle Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2007, as the The Reds squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Mar | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Fri 19 Oct | Accrington S. | 3-2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Apr | Accrington S. | 3 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Macclesfield | 3 - 3 | Accrington S. | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Accrington Stanley's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Reds have scored 4, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Macclesfield's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Silkmen have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Accrington S. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 3 points from their 2 games so far. Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 0 from their 2 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Accrington S. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Accrington S. are in pretty poor form at home recently, and the FootyMad are looking no further than a solitary point from this game. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Accrington S. | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 24 . |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 5 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |