Macclesfield Town will hope to utilise their home advantage to help bridge the gap to today's opponents. The home side are currently 11 points behind Crewe Alexandra.
Both teams should be fairly well rested for this game, as they have had some quiet days to prepare. Hopefully this will translate into lots of action on the pitch.
Macclesfield Town form and stats
Macclesfield Town have played 9 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-5-1 (wins-draws-losses). With three draws from their last three games overall it has been a case of neither great nor terrible for Macclesfield Town. Two draws in a row at home now for Macclesfield Town.
The points were shared in Macclesfield Town's previous game, also at home. Visiting Bradford City (placed 7th) travelled back with a point after a 1-1 scoreline. Preceding that game was the away draw at Salford City that finished 0-0.
The Macclesfield Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 10 in 9 matches. Macclesfield Town have only conceded 6 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
Playing away, Crewe Alexandra have won 5 games, drawn 2 and suffered 2 defeats in the League Two this season.
214 minutes! That's how long the Crewe Alexandra goalkeeper William Jaaskelainen and his defense have shut out their league opponents.
Crewe Alexandra are the visiting side once again, their previous game being the 1-1 draw at Eastleigh. Before that, Crewe Alexandra travelled to Forest Green Rovers and returned home with a draw after the League Two game finished 0-0.
The travelling fans enjoy Crewe Alexandra's attacking play in away games, having scored 14 goals in 9 league matches away. 11 goals have been conceded by Crewe Alexandra in these games.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last ten matches): Macclesfield Town 3 wins, 3 draws and Crewe Alexandra 4 victories. As for goals, 6 matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), 4 games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
 
C. Porter
8 goals
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T. Lowery
5 goals
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E. Osadebe
4 goals
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Macclesfield Town missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Macclesfield Town | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs
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Statistics | Stat | vs
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Away | Total |
| 19 | 9 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 9 | 19 |
| 5 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 0 | 5 | 10 |
| 8 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 18 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 0 | 14 | 32 |
| 21 | 6 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 11 | 22 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 89% | 89% |
| 63% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 78% | 74% |
| 42% | 22% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 56% | 58% |
| 11% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 22% | 32% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 47% | 56% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 67% | 58% |
| 26% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 22% | 26% |
| 37% | 22% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 22% | 26% |
| 5.1 | 6.4 | 6 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 11 | 6.6 | 7.6 |
| 5.3 | 4.7 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 2 | 5 | 4.7 |
| 2.1 | 2.2 | 4 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.2 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 193 | 95 | 0 | Total Shots | T S | 10 | 120 | 276 |
| 72 | 40 | 0 | Shots on Target | S O | 2 | 47 | 99 |
| 24% | 22% | 0% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 30% | 32% |
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (17)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (20)
- Macclesfield Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Swindon Town | 19 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | Forest Green Rovers | 19 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 11 | 35 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 34 |
| 4 | Exeter City | 19 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 33 |
| 5 | Cheltenham Town | 18 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 13 | 31 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 19 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 28 | 19 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 31 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 31 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 18 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 29 |
| 9 | Port Vale | 19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 0 | 28 |
| 10 | Colchester United | 18 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 11 | Newport County | 17 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 27 |
| 12 | Salford City | 19 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 23 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 16 | -5 | 25 |
| 13 | Cambridge United | 19 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 23 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 24 |
| 14 | Macclesfield Town | 19 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 18 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 15 | -3 | 23 |
| 15 | Mansfield Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 21 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -1 | 21 |
| 17 | Crawley Town | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 25 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 17 | -6 | 21 |
| 18 | Grimsby Town | 17 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | -2 | 20 |
| 19 | Leyton Orient | 19 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 26 | 34 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 15 | -8 | 20 |
| 20 | Oldham Athletic | 18 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | -7 | 19 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | -12 | 19 |
| 22 | Walsall | 19 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 13 | -12 | 19 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 18 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 21 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 11 | -9 | 14 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 19 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 21 | -19 | 14 |