The game between Macclesfield Town and Rochdale in the League Two on Saturday, 27th February 2010 at 15:00 takes centre stage for FootyMad's preview analysis.
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Rochdale face a trip to Macclesfield Town at Moss Rose on Saturday afternoon,
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in February 2009, with Rochdale inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Silkmen 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 05 Dec | Rochdale | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Macclesfield | 0 - 1 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Macclesfield | 2 - 2 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Sep | Rochdale | 1 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 21 Apr | Rochdale | 5 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 05 Dec | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Rochdale | LGE2 |
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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.
The away form of Rochdale however, is much more impressive, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Dale pummel 13 goals, and let in 6.
Macclesfield are currently lying in 20th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 32 from their 30 matches played. Rochdale are leading the way in the Coca-Cola League Two, with their 31 games giving them a return of 62 points.
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 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| Rochdale | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Dale 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 | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Drawn each of their last 3 games. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Rochdale | Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |
