The game between Macclesfield Town and Bristol Rovers in the League Two on Tuesday 24th April 2007 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Macclesfield prepare to entertain Bristol Rovers at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening, aiming to maintain a near-perfect record against their opponents. The Silkmen have claimed victory from 5 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was just last season, in October 2005, the Silkmen carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Oct | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 3 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Macclesfield | 2-1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 26 Feb | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Dec | Bristol Rvs. | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 13 Jan | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Mon 25 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Silkmen in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Pirates's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 5 goals for and 4 against.
Macclesfield are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 47 points from 43 matches. Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 63 from their 43 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 10 |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Macclesfield are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Bristol Rvs. will prove too much for the homesters. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Unbeaten in the last 6 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bristol Rvs. | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
