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Port Vale face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, determined to keep up their impressive record at the venue, having come through the challenge on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2009, with Macclesfield running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a League Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 23 Jan | Port Vale | 0 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 18 Aug | Macclesfield | 2 - 0 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Wed 25 Feb | Macclesfield | 0 - 2 | Port Vale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Fri 28 Nov | Port Vale | 1 - 3 | Macclesfield | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 20 Sep | Port Vale | 1 - 4 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 1987/1988 | Sun 10 Jan | Port Vale | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | FAC |
| 1984/1985 | Sat 17 Nov | Macclesfield | 1 - 2 | Port Vale | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Macclesfield Town have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 in the wrong end.
The away form of Port Vale however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. While the Valiants have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 5 from their 6 matches played. Port Vale are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League Two, and have accumulated 13 points from the 6 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Valiants have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Moss Rose with an easy victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Port Vale | 7 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |