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History of the Macclesfield Town v Bury fixture

Macclesfield prepare to entertain Bury at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. Of the two previous meetings, the Silkmen have won one and drawn one.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was just last season, in November 2003, the Silkmen carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005	Sat 02 Oct	Bury	2 - 1	Macclesfield	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 08 May	Bury	2 - 0	Macclesfield	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 29 Nov	Macclesfield	1-0	Bury	LGE2
2002/2003	Sat 15 Mar	Macclesfield	0 - 0	Bury	LGE2
2002/2003	Sat 26 Oct	Bury	2 - 1	Macclesfield	LGE2

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town have had an average home run of late, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Bury is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shakers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Macclesfield's total of 45 points from their 29 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Coca-Cola League Two. Bury find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 35 points from their 28 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Macclesfield	6	3	1	2	12	7	10
Bury	6	1	2	3	4	6	5

FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Macclesfield are not exactly setting the world alight at Moss Rose in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield	11 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Bury	Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches.