The visiting Crewe Alexandra side should be favourites in this visit to Macclesfield Town, as the away team holds a 23 point advantage from their 26 league games this season.
It's no vacation for neither Macclesfield Town nor Crewe Alexandra as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Macclesfield Town form and stats
The story so far in the League Two for Macclesfield Town at their home stadium (Moss Rose) is 4 wins, 7 draws and 1 defeat. The Macclesfield Town fans aren't used to losing here at Moss Rose and will expect new points from this game. Macclesfield Town has played ten games in a row here without a defeat.
The fans are hoping that Macclesfield Town will strike back in this match, putting things right after the 1-2 away loss in the League Two game against Colchester United (placed 8th). In the match before that, Macclesfield Town hosted Oldham Athletic and drew the game 1-1.
Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Forest Green Rovers in only four days. This game is also played here at Moss Rose.
Macclesfield Town has scored 13 league goals at home this season, in 12 matches. From these home matches, Macclesfield Town have conceded only 8 goals.
Crewe Alexandra form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League Two travels is 6 wins, 2 draws and 4 defeats. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Crewe Alexandra are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.
Crewe Alexandra won their last game, 1-0 versus Cheltenham Town played at home. Prior to that match, the Crewe Alexandra manager D. Artell faced defeat when travelling to Swindon Town and losing 1-3.
There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Crewe Alexandra manager D. Artell as the team has another away game coming up in only four days, this time against Scunthorpe United.
Crewe Alexandra are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 21 times in 12 away games so far. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Crewe Alexandra have conceded 18 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's 3 Macclesfield Town victories, 3 draws and 4 Crewe Alexandra wins. 6 of these games ended with three goals or more, 4 matches with two goals or less.Top Goalscorers
  C. Porter 8 goals |  C. Anene 7 goals |  D. Powell 6 goals |
Macclesfield Town missing players
Crewe Alexandra missing players
| Macclesfield Town | Crewe Alexandra | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 26 | 12 | 2 | Played | P | 5 | 12 | 26 |
| 6 | 4 | 0 | Won | W | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| 12 | 7 | 2 | Drew | D | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 8 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 25 | 13 | 2 | Scored | S | 15 | 21 | 48 |
| 29 | 8 | 2 | Conceded | C | 5 | 18 | 32 |
| 92% | 92% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 65% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 83% | 77% |
| 38% | 17% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 80% | 67% | 62% |
| 12% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 40% | 42% | 42% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 40% | 25% | 27% |
| 54% | 58% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 80% | 75% | 65% |
| 23% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 20% | 17% | 23% |
| 31% | 17% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 19% |
| 4.8 | 6 | 5 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 6.2 | 6.8 | 7.4 |
| 5.7 | 4.9 | 4 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 2 | 2.2 | 3 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 0.8 | 1 | 1.1 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 286 | 142 | 16 | Total Shots | T S | 77 | 162 | 377 |
| 94 | 51 | 8 | Shots on Target | S O | 32 | 63 | 140 |
| 27% | 25% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 33% | 34% |
- Crewe Alexandra has the most points from losing position (17)
- Crewe Alexandra has the most scored goals in the second half (27)
- Crewe Alexandra have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Macclesfield Town has the fewest conceded goals (8) at home
- 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 | 28 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 31 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 53 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 27 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 38 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 11 | 53 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 32 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 47 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 26 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 43 | 27 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 47 |
| 5 | Bradford City | 27 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 35 | 24 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 45 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 27 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 45 |
| 7 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 41 | 22 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 19 | 44 |
| 8 | Colchester United | 27 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 44 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 28 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 2 | 41 |
| 11 | Newport County | 25 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 25 | 22 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 36 |
| 12 | Walsall | 28 | 10 | 6 | 12 | 28 | 37 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 20 | -9 | 36 |
| 13 | Salford City | 28 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 18 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -4 | 35 |
| 14 | Scunthorpe United | 28 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 37 | 40 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 17 | 21 | -3 | 32 |
| 15 | Crawley Town | 28 | 7 | 11 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | -3 | 32 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 28 | 8 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 37 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | -7 | 31 |
| 17 | Grimsby Town | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 30 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 18 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 12 | -5 | 30 |
| 18 | Oldham Athletic | 28 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 27 | 42 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 23 | -15 | 29 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 37 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 18 | -8 | 27 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 27 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 33 | 44 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -11 | 27 |
| 21 | Carlisle United | 27 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 44 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 26 | -20 | 26 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 26 | 6 | 12 | 8 | 25 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 21 | -4 | 24 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 28 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 22 |
| 24 | Morecambe | 28 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 24 | 50 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 20 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 30 | -26 | 22 |