The game between Northampton Town and Macclesfield Town in the League Two on 21st February 2012 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.

Footymad preview History of the Northampton Town v Macclesfield Town fixture

Macclesfield Town face a trip to Northampton Town at Sixfields on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 7 games played, Silkmen have recorded 2 wins, and Northampton Town have come away with 3 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2011, with Macclesfield Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Cobblers in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 17 Sep Macclesfield 3 - 1 Northampton League Two
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Northampton 0-1 Macclesfield League Two
2010/2011 Sat 02 Oct Macclesfield 2 - 0 Northampton League Two
2009/2010 Wed 20 Jan Macclesfield 0 - 2 Northampton League Two
2009/2010 Sat 08 Aug Northampton 0 - 0 Macclesfield League Two
2005/2006 Sat 21 Jan Northampton 5 - 0 Macclesfield League Two
2005/2006 Sat 17 Sep Macclesfield 1 - 4 Northampton League Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Northampton Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While Cobblers have scored 8, a worringly large 13 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Macclesfield Town is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Silkmen have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Northampton Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 24 points from their 29 games thus far.

Macclesfield Town are currently lying in 20th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 30 from their 30 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Northampton Town 6 2 1 3 7 10 7
Macclesfield Town 6 0 0 6 2 10 0

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Nothing appears to be going right for the Silkmen 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 Northampton Town. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Northampton Town 6 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Macclesfield Town Lost each of the previous 6 away matches.
Not won in previous 8 away matches.
An overall losing run of 7 games.
No win in the 9 most recent games.

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