This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Morecambe and Macclesfield Town at 15:00 on Friday, 26th December 2008 in the League Two.
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Macclesfield face a trip to Morecambe at Christie Park on Friday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Macclesfield inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shrimps 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 09 Feb | Morecambe | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Jan | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Morecambe | LGE2 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 10 Sep | Macclesfield | 0 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 21 Aug | Morecambe | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 10 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 0 | Morecambe | CONF |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 05 Sep | Morecambe | 2 - 4 | Macclesfield | CONF |
Recent respective form guides
Morecambe have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Shrimps in those games, with 6 conceded.
The The Silkmen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the The Silkmen, and 10 goals against.
Morecambe find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 22 points from their 21 matches. Macclesfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 24 points from their 21 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Morecambe | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Macclesfield are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Morecambe. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Morecambe | No sequences of note |
| Macclesfield | 5 games since last away draw. |
