FootyMAD's Macclesfield Town match preview

History of the Port Vale v Macclesfield Town fixture

Port Vale prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Vale Park on Saturday afternoon, determined to stop the rot against their opponents, having lost out to their rivals on 2 of the previous 3 occasions.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vale Park was just last season, in November 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1-3 winners in a F.A. Cup match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
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

Port Vale's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Valiants's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Macclesfield's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Silkmen have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Port Vale's 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 27 points from their 23 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Port Vale	6	3	1	2	8	7	10
Macclesfield	6	2	2	2	9	9	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

Attention punters! I see this as an opportunity for the Valiants to get the show back on the road by taking all the three points available. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Port Vale	4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Macclesfield	Not won in previous 4 away matches.