Perhaps a welcome break from league football as Macclesfield & Bamber Bridge face off to decide who makes it to next stage of the Fa Trophy. All the pre-match information is available here!
There has not been much time to rest for the guests, as they played a Non League Premier: Northern game only four days ago. That game was also an away game, at Morpeth Town. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.
Macclesfield form and stats
This is not the first game this season in the Fa Trophy for Macclesfield, as the manager led his troops to eliminate Widnes and Tadcaster Albion, and reach the 3rd Round Qualifying.The Macclesfield crowd went home unhappy last time out, seeing their beloved players lose 1-2 to Bootle FC here.
Before that, Macclesfield had a Non League Div One: Northern West home game versus Kidsgrove Athletic which ended with a victory 5-0.With the first game of the season soon underway, it's time to look at the results from the Macclesfield friendly games in pre-season: Macclesfield played five friendlies, won 2, drew 2 and lost 1. If you are really into statistics you might appreciate knowing that Macclesfield scored {10 goals} and conceded 9 in these five games.
Bamber Bridge form and stats
They also participated in Fa Trophy last season. This ended in the 3rd round qualifying.It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Morpeth Town in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1.
The match before was the FA Cup-duel against Buxton, a home loss (0-3).
Bamber Bridge played five friendlies in their break from official games, resulting in 1 victory, 1 draw and 3 defeats. In these five matches Bamber scored 3 and conceded {13 goals}.
Head 2 Head
Macclesfield missing players
Bamber Bridge missing players
| Macclesfield | Bamber Bridge | ||||||
| Total | Home | Statistics | Stat | Away | Total | ||
| 25 | 14 | Played | P | 9 | 25 | ||
| 19 | 11 | Won | W | 4 | 11 | ||
| 2 | 2 | Drew | D | 1 | 7 | ||
| 4 | 1 | Lost | L | 4 | 7 | ||
| 74 | 53 | Scored | S | 12 | 38 | ||
| 21 | 11 | Conceded | C | 14 | 39 | ||
| 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 96% | ||
| 84% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 76% | ||
| 76% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 44% | 56% | ||
| 64% | 79% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | ||
| 32% | 43% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 22% | 24% | ||
| 40% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 44% | 56% | ||
| 48% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 28% | ||
| 12% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 22% | 20% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.8 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 3.9 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9.5 | 11.4 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 4.5 | ||
| 0% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 31% | 39% | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 13 | 11.1 | ||
| 0 | 0 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.4 | ||
