The game between Chesterfield and Macclesfield Town in the League Two on Friday, 12th December 2008 at 19:30 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Macclesfield face a trip to Chesterfield at Recreation Ground on Friday 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 just last season, in October 2007, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw 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: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 26 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 06 Oct | Chesterfield | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 18 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 0 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Sep | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Chesterfield | ASSM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 14 Oct | Chesterfield | 2 - 1 | Macclesfield | ASSM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Mar | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Chesterfield | LGE2 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 09 Jan | Chesterfield | 4 - 1 | Macclesfield | ASSM |
Recent respective form guides
Chesterfield are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Spireites, with 8 goals against.
The The Silkmen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. The The Silkmen's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 8 against.
Chesterfield's 23 points from 19 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 21 points from their 19 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chesterfield | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Silkmen's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Chesterfield, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chesterfield | Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | 4 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
