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Port Vale travel to take on Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon, and will hope to continue their unbeaten record at the ground. Valiants won the only previous game contested between the two teams.
The only previous meeting between Macclesfield and Port Vale at was amazingly over twenty years ago, in November 1984, with Port Vale inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Silkmen in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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, While The Silkmen have scored 5, a worringly large 8 have been leaked at the other end.
Port Vale have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Valiants have hit 7 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Macclesfield see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 27 points from their 23 games played so far, Port Vale see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 26 points from their 23 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 7 |
| Port Vale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Not a lot has been going right generally for Port Vale on their travels as of late, but I can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Macclesfield. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Macclesfield | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Port Vale | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 3 away matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |