This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Macclesfield Town and Gillingham at 15:00 on Saturday, 1st November 2008 in the League Two.
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Macclesfield play host to Gillingham at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The The Silkmen won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Macclesfield and Gillingham at was back in March 1999, over five years ago, the The Silkmen carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Tue 09 Mar | Macclesfield | 1-0 | Gillingham | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 03 Oct | Gillingham | 2 - 2 | Macclesfield | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town's home form is poor, winning just 2 of the last six, and losing the other 4. While The Silkmen have scored 9, a worringly large 17 have been leaked at the other end.
Gillingham's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Gills have hit 5 goals, 17 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 13 matches. Gillingham's 21 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position.
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 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| Gillingham | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Moss Rose for the The Silkmen and the Madmen are unable to see past Gillingham claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Gillingham | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |
