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Last updated : 17 February 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Macclesfield Town v Lincoln City fixture

Lincoln City face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 03 DecLincoln City2 - 2MacclesfieldLGE2
2004/2005Sat 21 MayMacclesfield1 - 1Lincoln CityD3PO
2004/2005Sat 14 MayLincoln City1 - 0MacclesfieldD3PO
2004/2005Sat 16 AprLincoln City2 - 0MacclesfieldLGE2
2004/2005Tue 07 DecMacclesfield2 - 1Lincoln CityLGE2
2003/2004Tue 30 MarMacclesfield0 - 0Lincoln CityLGE2
2003/2004Tue 21 OctLincoln City3 - 2MacclesfieldLGE2

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, During these games, Silkmen have smashed 14 goals past the opposition and conceded a paltry 2.

Lincoln City have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Red Imps's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 38 points from their 32 matches. Lincoln City lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 48 from their 33 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Macclesfield6231889
Lincoln City651014616

FootyMad's prediction ...

Lincoln City are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Macclesfield. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Macclesfield Unbeaten in the last 12 home games.
Drawn each of their last 3 games.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Lincoln City Undefeated in last 5 away games.
Won each of the previous 4 matches.
Last drawn game 5 outings ago.