Soccer betting preview: Macclesfield Town welcomes Stevenage in what could be a tight duel

Competition: England League Two
Date: Sat 23.March
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Moss Rose Ground

Season ticket holders at Moss Rose Ground haven’t seen too many victories this season, with Macclesfield Town languishing in the 23rd position so far. The guesting Stevenage will be hopeful to defend their higher league position in this one.

Macclesfield Town and Stevenage should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Macclesfield Town form and stats

Macclesfield Town have played 18 games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-7-7 (wins-draws-losses).

Happy days for Macclesfield Town in their previous game, a League Two match away at Yeovil Town (placed 22nd) that ended with a 2-0 victory. Before that game, the home loss against Milton Keynes Dons with the scoreline 1-3.

Some members of the home team might already be thinking of their next match, the League Two game versus Stevenage in only zero days. This game is also played here at Moss Rose Ground.

The Macclesfield Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium, the tally being 19 in 18 matches. With more than 1,5 conceded goals on average, the Macclesfield Town defense is not exactly impregnable. 29 goals conceded from 18 games.

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Stevenage form and stats

As the visiting team Stevenage have produced an overall stat of 5-6-8 so far. One point away has become something of a habit for Stevenage who have played out draws in their last three away games.

Stevenage has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Milton Keynes Dons for a League Two game that ended a draw (1-1). A home win before that, celebrating 2-0 vs Swindon Town.

Stevenage have scored 21 goals on their travels this season, 19 away games. 28 goals have been conceded by Stevenage in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is the result when the teams met earlier this season; Stevenage - Macclesfield Town 1-0. Head-2-head stats last three meetings: 0 - 1 - 2 (Macclesfield Town wins - draws - Stevenage wins).

Top Goalscorers

S. Wilson
9 goals
A. Revell
7 goals / 5 assists
H. Smith
6 goals / 2 assists

Macclesfield Town missing players

Stevenage missing players

Macclesfield Town Stevenage
Total Home Statistic Away Total
37 18 Played 19 38
97% 94% Over 0.5 95% 95%
78% 83% Over 1.5 47% 63%
49% 44% Over 2.5 37% 39%
24% 22% Over 3.5 26% 26%
16% 17% Over 4.5 11% 11%
57% 67% Both teams to score 37% 45%
16% 17% Clean Sheet 37% 26%
30% 22% Failed To Score 32% 34%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A D P
1 Lincoln City 38 21 13 4 66 36 19 11 7 1 33 18 19 10 6 3 33 18 30 76
2 Bury 37 20 10 7 71 41 18 12 5 1 45 18 19 8 5 6 26 23 30 70
3 Mansfield Town 38 17 15 6 55 31 19 12 5 2 31 11 19 5 10 4 24 20 24 66
4 Milton Keynes Dons 38 19 9 10 62 40 19 12 4 3 31 11 19 7 5 7 31 29 22 66
5 Tranmere Rovers 37 17 10 10 54 42 19 12 4 3 27 10 18 5 6 7 27 32 12 61
6 Forest Green Rovers 38 15 13 10 55 39 19 6 8 5 23 17 19 9 5 5 32 22 16 58
7 Exeter City 37 16 10 11 50 37 19 10 3 6 29 18 18 6 7 5 21 19 13 58
8 Colchester United 38 16 9 13 57 46 19 10 4 5 36 19 19 6 5 8 21 27 11 57
9 Carlisle United 38 17 6 15 57 49 19 9 2 8 32 25 19 8 4 7 25 24 8 57
10 Stevenage 38 15 8 15 43 47 19 10 2 7 22 19 19 5 6 8 21 28 -4 53
11 Northampton Town 38 12 16 10 48 47 19 6 10 3 23 21 19 6 6 7 25 26 1 52
12 Newport County 37 15 7 15 46 56 18 11 4 3 26 21 19 4 3 12 20 35 -10 52
13 Swindon Town 37 13 12 12 43 46 19 6 8 5 22 23 18 7 4 7 21 23 -3 51
14 Crewe Alexandra 38 14 8 16 46 48 19 12 2 5 35 19 19 2 6 11 11 29 -2 50
15 Oldham Athletic 37 12 12 13 54 48 18 7 5 6 31 24 19 5 7 7 23 24 6 48
16 Grimsby Town 38 14 6 18 40 48 19 9 3 7 23 19 19 5 3 11 17 29 -8 48
17 Cheltenham Town 38 12 9 17 46 56 19 8 5 6 27 25 19 4 4 11 19 31 -10 45
18 Crawley Town 38 12 7 19 40 55 19 9 4 6 29 24 19 3 3 13 11 31 -15 43
19 Morecambe 38 11 9 18 44 58 19 6 3 10 26 29 19 5 6 8 18 29 -14 42
20 Port Vale 38 10 11 17 33 43 19 6 3 10 22 29 19 4 8 7 11 14 -10 41
21 Cambridge United 37 11 8 18 32 54 19 7 6 6 20 20 18 4 2 12 12 34 -22 41
22 Yeovil Town 38 9 9 20 36 54 19 4 7 8 18 29 19 5 2 12 18 25 -18 36
23 Macclesfield Town 37 8 9 20 38 62 18 4 7 7 19 29 19 4 2 13 19 33 -24 33
24 Notts County 38 7 12 19 38 71 19 4 8 7 18 28 19 3 4 12 20 43 -33 33

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