FM Preview: Macclesfield Town v Crawley Town 10 Mar 2012

Last updated : 09 March 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Macclesfield Town v Crawley Town fixture

Crawley Town face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 13 Aug Crawley Town 2 - 0 Macclesfield League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Silkmen have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Crawley Town's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Reds have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Macclesfield Town are currently lying in 19th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 34 from their 35 matches played.

Crawley Town's total of 57 points from their 32 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League Two.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Macclesfield Town 6 0 4 2 6 8 4
Crawley Town 6 0 2 4 2 9 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Reds out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Macclesfield Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Macclesfield Town Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 6 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 4 games.
Not won in the 14 most recent games.
Crawley Town Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 6 most recent games.

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