FM Preview: Macclesfield Town v Barnet 23 Mar 2012

Last Updated : 22-Mar-2012 by

Footymad preview History of the Macclesfield Town v Barnet fixture

Barnet face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Friday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 12 games played, Bees have recorded 2 wins, and Macclesfield Town have come away with 5 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Moss Rose was just last season, in January 2011, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Fri 25 Nov Barnet 2 - 1 Macclesfield League Two
2010/2011 Sat 22 Jan Macclesfield 1-1 Barnet League Two
2010/2011 Sat 23 Oct Barnet 1 - 0 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 10 Apr Barnet 1 - 2 Macclesfield League Two
2009/2010 Sat 12 Sep Macclesfield 1 - 1 Barnet League Two
2008/2009 Sat 25 Apr Macclesfield 2 - 1 Barnet League Two
2008/2009 Sat 22 Nov Barnet 1 - 3 Macclesfield League Two

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

Recent respective form guides

Macclesfield Town need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Silkmen have scored 7, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

Barnet's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Bees have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Macclesfield Town are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 35 points from 38 matches.

Barnet are currently lying in 20th place in npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 38 from their 37 matches played.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Macclesfield Town 6 0 4 2 7 11 4
Barnet 6 1 2 3 6 13 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Barnet on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Macclesfield Town. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Macclesfield Town Drawn last 3 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 7 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 17 most recent games.
Barnet 5 games since last away draw.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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