This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Macclesfield Town and Plymouth Argyle at 15:00 on 11th February 2012 in the League Two.

Footymad preview History of the Macclesfield Town v Plymouth Argyle fixture

Macclesfield Town play host to Plymouth Argyle at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The majority of those games have been won by the Silkmen.

The last time the two teams met at Macclesfield Town was back in March 2002, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Plymouth Arg. 2 - 0 Macclesfield League Two
2001/2002 Sat 02 Mar Macclesfield 1-1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 22 Sep Plymouth Arg. 2 - 0 Macclesfield League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 03 Feb Macclesfield 3 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 02 Sep Plymouth Arg. 0 - 1 Macclesfield League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 08 Apr Macclesfield 4 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
1999/2000 Mon 03 Jan Plymouth Arg. 3 - 2 Macclesfield League Division Three

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

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. The Silkmen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Plymouth Argyle have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pilgrims have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Macclesfield Town are currently lying in 19th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 30 from their 28 matches played.

Plymouth Argyle are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 23 points from their 29 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Macclesfield Town 6 0 1 5 5 12 1
Plymouth Argyle 6 1 2 3 8 10 5

For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Macclesfield Town only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Macclesfield Town Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 5 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Plymouth Argyle Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here