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Northampton face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, expecting to continue a remarkable return in this fixture. The Cobblers have come away as the winners on 5 of the 6 previous games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Wed 20 Jan | Macclesfield | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 08 Aug | Northampton | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Northampton | 5 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 17 Sep | Macclesfield | 1 - 4 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 05 Mar | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 3 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 27 Mar | Macclesfield | 0 - 4 | Northampton | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Silkmen have conceded a disappointing 9 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.
Northampton's away form is none too clever either, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While the Cobblers have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 9 from their 9 matches played. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 9 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 |
| Northampton | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Northampton are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Moss Rose with a well-deserved point. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Northampton | Not won in previous 10 away matches. |