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Burton Albion prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at The Pirelli Stadium on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.
The only previous meeting between Burton Albion and Macclesfield at was just last season, in September 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2010/2011 | Sat 30 Oct | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 13 Apr | Macclesfield | 1 - 1 | Burton Albion | LGE2 |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 29 Sep | Burton Albion | 1-1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Burton Albion have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 10 to 8.
Macclesfield have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the The Silkmen have hit 7 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Burton Albion are currently lying in 19th place in Npower League Two having mustered a points tally of 25 from their 21 matches played. Macclesfield find themselves struggling down in 18th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 22 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Burton Albion | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 1 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Brewers's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Macclesfield. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Burton Albion | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. |
| Macclesfield | Not won in previous 3 away matches. No win in the 6 most recent games. |