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Walsall play host to Macclesfield Town at Bescot Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The Saddlers won the only previous game contested between the two.
The only previous meeting between Walsall and Macclesfield at was back in April 1999, over five years ago, with Walsall running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 1998/1999 | Sat 17 Apr | Walsall | 2-0 | Macclesfield | LGE1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 21 Nov | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Walsall | LGE1 |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 06 Dec | Macclesfield | 0 - 7 | Walsall | FAC |
Recent respective form guides
Walsall are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Saddlers, with 5 goals against.
The away form of Macclesfield is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Silkmen have hit 6 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Walsall are just outside the promotion places, in 4th, having taken 17 points from 8 games. Macclesfield find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 8 games have yielded only 2 points.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Walsall | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 5 | 11 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the Saddlers being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Walsall | Won 4 successive home games. 7 games since last home draw. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 5 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 9 most recent games. |