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Macclesfield prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was just last season, in September 2002, the Silkmen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 08 Sep | Macclesfield | 2-1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 16 Feb | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LD3 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 13 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 2 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 May | Macclesfield | 3 - 4 | Bristol Rvs. | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 18 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Silkmen, with 4 goals against.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Pirates have conceded 5 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 27 from their 25 matches played. Bristol Rvs.'s 32 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The match against Bristol Rvs. is certainly an interesting one with me deciding its going to end up with a victory for the Silkmen in a close run game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bristol Rvs. | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |