FM Preview: Bradford City v Macclesfield Town 21 Apr 2012

Last updated : 20 April 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bradford City v Macclesfield Town fixture

Bradford City prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Valley Parade on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Valley Parade was just last season, in November 2010, with Macclesfield Town inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Bantams in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Tue 25 Oct Macclesfield 1 - 0 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Tue 05 Apr Macclesfield 0 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2010/2011 Sat 20 Nov Bradford City 0-1 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Mon 05 Apr Bradford City 1 - 2 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 31 Oct Macclesfield 2 - 2 Bradford City League Two
2008/2009 Tue 03 Mar Bradford City 1 - 0 Macclesfield League Two
2008/2009 Sat 16 Aug Macclesfield 0 - 2 Bradford City League Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Bradford City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of Macclesfield Town is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Silkmen have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 43 matches.

Macclesfield Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League Two with a return of just 37 points from their 43 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bradford City 6 2 1 3 8 7 7
Macclesfield Town 6 0 2 4 5 12 2

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Though Bradford City are not exactly setting the world alight at Valley Parade in recent games, we can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bradford City Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Macclesfield Town Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 15 away matches.
No win in the 22 most recent games.

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