This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Southend United and Macclesfield Town at 15:00 on 5th May 2012 in the League Two.

Footymad preview History of the Southend United v Macclesfield Town fixture

Macclesfield Town face a trip to Southend United at Roots Hall on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the Silkmen.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Roots Hall was just last season, in January 2011, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 29 Oct Macclesfield 0 - 2 Southend Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Mon 25 Apr Macclesfield 0 - 0 Southend Utd. League Two
2010/2011 Tue 25 Jan Southend Utd. 4-1 Macclesfield League Two
2010/2011 Tue 16 Nov Southend Utd. 2 - 2 Macclesfield F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sat 06 Nov Macclesfield 2 - 2 Southend Utd. F.A. Cup
2004/2005 Tue 19 Apr Macclesfield 1 - 2 Southend Utd. League Two
2004/2005 Mon 30 Aug Southend Utd. 2 - 1 Macclesfield League Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Southend United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Shrimpers, with 3 goals against.

The away form of Macclesfield Town is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Silkmen have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Southend United are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 80 points from 45 games.

Macclesfield Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 45 games have yielded only 37 points.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Southend United 6 4 1 1 11 2 13
Macclesfield Town 6 0 1 5 3 11 1

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

FootyMad's prediction ...

Silkmen are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Southend United. Home win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Southend United Won 3 successive home games.
5 games since last home draw.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Macclesfield Town Lost each of the previous 5 away matches.
Not won in previous 16 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 24 most recent games.

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