FM Preview: Plymouth Argyle v Macclesfield Town 24 Sep 2011

Last updated : 23 September 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Plymouth Argyle v Macclesfield Town fixture

Plymouth Argyle play host to Macclesfield Town at Home Park on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 2 of the previous 3 games.

The last time the two teams met at Plymouth Argyle was back in September 2001, over five years ago, with Plymouth Argyle running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division Three match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2001/2002 Sat 02 Mar Macclesfield 1 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2001/2002 Sat 22 Sep Plymouth Arg. 2-0 Macclesfield League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 03 Feb Macclesfield 3 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
2000/2001 Sat 02 Sep Plymouth Arg. 0 - 1 Macclesfield League Division Three
1999/2000 Sat 08 Apr Macclesfield 4 - 1 Plymouth Arg. League Division Three
1999/2000 Mon 03 Jan Plymouth Arg. 3 - 2 Macclesfield League Division Three

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Recent respective form guides

Plymouth Argyle could not have a worse home record, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Pilgrims have conceded a disappointing 14 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 2 of their own chances.

Macclesfield Town's away form is none too clever either, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. The Silkmen's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Plymouth Argyle find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 9 games have yielded only 1 points.

Macclesfield Town find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 11 points from their 9 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Plymouth Argyle 6 0 1 5 2 10 1
Macclesfield Town 6 2 1 3 9 9 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Home Park for the Pilgrims and the Madmen are unable to see past Macclesfield Town claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Plymouth Argyle Been beaten in each of their previous 7 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 7 home matches.
Latest 4 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 14 most recent games.
Macclesfield Town Lost each of the previous 3 away matches.
Not won in previous 3 away matches.

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