The game between Macclesfield Town and Oxford United in the League Two on 15th October 2011 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Macclesfield Town v Oxford United fixture

Macclesfield Town prepare to entertain Oxford United at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Silkmen are clearly on top, beating their opponents 4 times from 7 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was less than a year ago, in October 2010, as the Silkmen squeezed past their rivals by a scoreline of 3-2 in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Tue 28 Dec Oxford Utd. 2 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2010/2011 Sat 16 Oct Macclesfield 3-2 Oxford Utd. League Two
2005/2006 Wed 15 Feb Oxford Utd. 1 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2005/2006 Sat 14 Jan Macclesfield 1 - 1 Oxford Utd. League Two
2004/2005 Wed 06 Apr Oxford Utd. 1 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2004/2005 Sat 23 Oct Macclesfield 1 - 0 Oxford Utd. League Two
2003/2004 Sat 01 May Macclesfield 2 - 1 Oxford Utd. League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The Silkmen have scored 10 and conceded 3 during this period.

The U's have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the U's, and 5 goals against.

Macclesfield Town's 17 points from 12 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.

Oxford United are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 22 points from 12 games.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Macclesfield Town 6 3 1 2 8 6 10
Oxford United 6 5 1 0 10 2 16

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing seems to be going right for the Silkmen at home recently, and we can see no immediate turn around in fortunes as the U's come away with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Macclesfield Town Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Oxford United 4 successive away victories.
9 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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