Youpies.co.uk gears up for County's next match, against Macclesfield. This match is County’s biggest game of the campaign so far with Macclesfield just below the magpies in 22nd place and with just 2 points between the sides it is a must win game for the magpies.
Statistics
Notts go into this fixture with 33 points, lying in a lowly 21st place, having won only 7 of 32 games, drawing 12 and loosing 14 times this season. Notts are just 4 points from safety and have played more games than most of the teams below them. Macclesfield, who have just changed the management at Moss Rose, sit in 22nd position in the table. They have won 6 drew 13 and lost 15 of their 34 games so far this season Macclesfield have knocked up 31 points.
Other statistics for this match are as follows
Notts have a scoring rate of 102 minutes, indicating they may not score at the weekend or any other, however Macclesfield score on average every 85 minutes. Notts let a goal in every 69 minutes whilst Macclesfield let a goal in every 55 minutes. But what are statistics in football?
Current Form Last 6 matches
Macclesfield in their last 6 matches have won 1, drawn 0 and lost 5 and are currently unbeaten in 0,
Saturday, 23rd February 2008 – Macclesfield 0-3 Peterborough
Saturday, 16th February 2008 – Lincoln 3-1 Macclesfield
Tuesday, 12th February 2008 - Macclesfield 1-2 Grimsby
Saturday, 9th February 2008 – Morecambe 0-1 Macclesfield
Tuesday, 5th February 2008 - Macclesfield 1-2 Lincoln
Saturday, 2nd February 2008 - Macclesfield 0-1 Bradford
Notts in their last 6 matches have won 1, drawn 3 and lost 2 and are currently unbeaten in 0, (Rochdale off Not included)
Saturday, 23rd February 2008 - Notts County 1-3 Bradford
Saturday, 16th February 2008 - Chester City 0-1 Notts County
Tuesday, 12th February 2008 - Notts County 0-1 Darlington
Saturday, 9th February 2008 - Stockport County 1-1 Notts County
Saturday, 2nd February 2008 - Notts County 1-1 Grimsby Town
Tuesday, 29th January 2008 - Brentford 0-0 Notts County
Meetings
The most recent meeting was this season at home to Macclesfield with Notts on the wrong side of a 1-0 score line. Previously the last time was in the 2006/2007 season; when the two teams battled out a 1-1 draw at Meadow Lane but Notts lost away at Macclesfield 2-1.
Other Meetings
2007/2008 |
Sat 17th Nov |
Notts County |
0 - 1 |
Macclesfield |
League Two |
2006/2007 |
Sat 05th May |
Macclesfield |
1 - 1 |
Notts County |
League Two |
2006/2007 |
Sat 09th Dec |
Notts County |
1 - 2 |
Macclesfield |
League Two |
2005/2006 |
Sat 15th Apr |
Notts County |
1 - 1 |
Macclesfield |
League Two |
2005/2006 |
Sat 01st Oct |
Macclesfield |
0 - 0 |
Notts County |
League Two |
2004/2005 |
Tue 25th Jan |
Notts County |
0 - 5 |
Macclesfield |
League Two |
2004/2005 |
Sun 10th Oct |
Macclesfield |
1 - 2 |
Notts County |
League Two |
Key Men
With 10 goals so far this season, Richard Butcher has emerged as Notts main threat this season. The ex-Peterborough man does not light the game up but he finds those spaces around the area and with 8 goals so far he is a midfield player with an eye for goal. Macclesfield will have to be wary of Butcher’s runs into the area because he as the ability to score goal around the edge of the area. Notts also have Danny Crow who signed who is on a two month loan deal after his first loan spell earlier in the season did not last a full match.
Macclesfield striker Gareth Evans has been in good form lately, contributing 3 goals in the last 5 starts and 6 goals in total this season. The Notts defence will have to keep an eye on the Macclesfield striker around the area.
Prediction
We at www.youpies.co.uk think this will be a close game. Notts need to beat the teams that are below or around them from now to the end of the season. So we think the score will be
Macclesfield 0-2 Notts County
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