FM Preview: Macclesfield Town v Bradford City 05 Apr 2011

Last updated : 04 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Macclesfield Town v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Tuesday evening, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Victory has been gained on 3 of the 4 previous occasions for Bantams.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2009, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
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
2007/2008 Sat 02 Feb Macclesfield 0 - 1 Bradford City League Two
2007/2008 Sat 11 Aug Bradford City 1 - 1 Macclesfield League Two

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Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The The Silkmen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

The away form of Bradford City is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bantams have hit 6 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Macclesfield Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 46 points from their 39 matches.

Bradford City are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 44 from their 38 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Macclesfield Town 6 1 2 3 9 16 5
Bradford City 6 2 1 3 6 8 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Bradford City 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. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Macclesfield Town Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Bradford City 5 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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