Struggling Macclesfield Town will be hoping to pull off an upset when they welcome high-flying Northampton Town in the upcoming league round. It's 22nd vs 6th and the home crowd will have moderate expectations.
There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.
Macclesfield Town form and stats
Overall League Two stats at home this season for Macclesfield Town are 5-8-1 (wins-draw-losses). The Macclesfield Town fans aren't used to losing here at Moss Rose Ground and will expect new points from this game. Macclesfield Town has played twelve games in a row here without a defeat.
In their previous game, the manager M. Kennedy led his Macclesfield Town to a defeat in the League Two match away at Newport County. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at Moss Rose Ground. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Forest Green Rovers in a game that was won 2-1.
Macclesfield Town has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 14 matches. Macclesfield Town have only conceded 10 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Northampton Town form and stats
The visitors are W4-D5-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League Two.
Northampton Town go into this game after a win, the home game against Scunthorpe United that ended 3-0. A draw for Northampton Town before that, at their own venue hosting Derby County (0-0).
The schedule is very tough for Northampton Town now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A FA Cup game at Derby County is waiting in only three days.
Northampton Town find the net in their away games, although not all the time. 16 goals from 14 away fixtures in the league. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Northampton Town have conceded 21 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above.
Head 2 Head
The most recent history between these sides is the Northampton Town - Macclesfield Town 1-2 played earlier this season. Numbers for the last ten meetings between these two teams are: 4 wins for Macclesfield Town, 1 draw and 5 wins for Northampton Town. Over 2,5 goals: 6 times; under 2,5 goals: 4 games.Top Goalscorers
  A. Williams 8 goals |  S. Hoskins 7 goals |   J. Ironside 6 goals |
Macclesfield Town missing players
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| Macclesfield Town | Northampton Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 29 | 14 | 3 | Played | P | 6 | 14 | 29 |
| 7 | 5 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 4 | 14 |
| 13 | 8 | 3 | Drew | D | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| 9 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| 28 | 16 | 3 | Scored | S | 9 | 16 | 44 |
| 32 | 10 | 3 | Conceded | C | 6 | 21 | 31 |
| 93% | 93% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 66% | 71% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 83% | 79% | 76% |
| 38% | 21% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 50% | 45% |
| 10% | 0% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 29% | 28% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 7% | 10% |
| 55% | 64% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 57% | 48% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 21% | 34% |
| 31% | 14% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 21% | 17% |
| 4.7 | 5.8 | 5.7 | Corners For (avg) | C F | 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.4 |
| 5.8 | 5.4 | 6 | Corners Against (avg) | C A | 7.2 | 7.2 | 6.2 |
| 2 | 2.1 | 2.7 | Yellow Cards (avg) | Y C | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.3 |
| 2 | 2 | 1 | Red Cards | R C | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| 306 | 155 | 24 | Total Shots | T S | 68 | 142 | 356 |
| 100 | 55 | 10 | Shots on Target | S O | 19 | 44 | 117 |
| 28% | 29% | 30% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 47% | 36% | 38% |
- Macclesfield Town have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Northampton Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Northampton Town haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Northampton Town is in the best form (4-2-0)
| 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 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 13 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 56 |
| 2 | Exeter City | 29 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 19 | 9 | 54 |
| 3 | Crewe Alexandra | 29 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 53 | 35 | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 52 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 29 | 15 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 51 |
| 5 | Colchester United | 30 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 12 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 49 |
| 6 | Northampton Town | 29 | 14 | 7 | 8 | 44 | 31 | 15 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 49 |
| 7 | Bradford City | 30 | 12 | 11 | 7 | 36 | 28 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 47 |
| 8 | Cheltenham Town | 28 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 42 | 23 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 19 | 45 |
| 9 | Forest Green Rovers | 30 | 12 | 8 | 10 | 35 | 31 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 44 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 30 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 38 | 37 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 25 | 1 | 44 |
| 11 | Newport County | 27 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 27 | 24 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Salford City | 30 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 40 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 21 | 0 | 39 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 30 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 41 | 43 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 25 | -2 | 36 |
| 14 | Walsall | 30 | 10 | 6 | 14 | 29 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -12 | 36 |
| 15 | Grimsby Town | 28 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 15 | -4 | 33 |
| 16 | Scunthorpe United | 30 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 39 | 45 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 24 | -6 | 33 |
| 17 | Oldham Athletic | 30 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 31 | 44 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | -13 | 33 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 30 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 42 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | 15 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -11 | 32 |
| 19 | Carlisle United | 29 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 30 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 27 | -16 | 32 |
| 20 | Leyton Orient | 30 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 36 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 25 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 23 | -12 | 31 |
| 21 | Mansfield Town | 30 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 41 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 21 | -7 | 30 |
| 22 | Macclesfield Town | 29 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 32 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 22 | -4 | 28 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 30 | 6 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 51 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -24 | 26 |
| 24 | Stevenage | 30 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 21 | 36 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 18 | -15 | 22 |