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Macclesfield face a trip to Darlington at Balfour Webnet Darlington Aren on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Silkmen will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 6 and win only 2 of the 11 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2006, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win 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 01 Sep | Macclesfield | 0 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 Aug | Darlington | 4 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 19 Nov | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Fri 07 Oct | Darlington | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 03 Jan | Darlington | 3 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Darlington | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Darlington have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Quakers in those games, with 3 conceded.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Silkmen have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Darlington are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 49 points from the 25 games they have played so far. Macclesfield are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 26 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 |
| Darlington | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Macclesfield not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Darlington will ease to victory over the Silkmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Darlington | Won their latest 3 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Macclesfield | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |