The game between Bury and Macclesfield Town in the League Two on Tuesday, 9th February 2010 at 19:45 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Macclesfield face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Tuesday evening, looking to break their duck against the hosts. Most of the previous meetings have ended up in defeat for the The Silkmen.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, with Bury running out comfortable 3 - 0 winners 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sat 18 Apr | Bury | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 06 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 19 Apr | Bury | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 27 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 14 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 3 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | Bury | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Shakers in those games, with 5 conceded.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Silkmen have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bury are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 51 points from the 28 games they have played so far. Macclesfield are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 29 from their 26 matches played.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bury | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The 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 Bury. Home win
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| Bury | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Macclesfield | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 5 away matches. No win in the 4 most recent games. |
