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Northampton are ready to welcome Macclesfield Town to Sixfields on Saturday evening,
The previous match played between the two at Sixfields was more than three years back, in December 1999, with Northampton running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Three match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1999/2000 | Sat 04 Dec | Northampton | 2-0 | Macclesfield | LD3 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 07 Aug | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Northampton | LD3 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Northampton | 0 - 2 | Macclesfield | LD2 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 31 Oct | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Northampton | LD2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Silkmen have hit 9 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Northampton's 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Nationwide League Division Three having mustered a points tally of 7 from their 8 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Cobblers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Macclesfield. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Won 3 successive home games. 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 5 away matches. |