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Swansea City prepare to entertain Macclesfield Town at Vetch Field on Friday evening, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having managed to conjure up a win from 4 of the previous 6 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Vetch Field was just last season, in January 2004, the Swans carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 14 Aug | Macclesfield | 1 - 0 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Mar | Macclesfield | 2 - 1 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Jan | Swansea City | 2-1 | Macclesfield | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Sep | Swansea City | 3 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Feb | Macclesfield | 1 - 3 | Swansea City | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 09 Nov | Swansea City | 1 - 0 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Swansea City | 0 - 1 | Macclesfield | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Swansea City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Swans in those games, with 5 conceded.
The Silkmen have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occassions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the Silkmen, and 4 goals against.
Swansea City are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 62 points from 38 games. Macclesfield are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 66 points from the 37 games they have played so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Swansea City | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
| Macclesfield | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 15 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Swansea City are performing in fits and starts at home in recent games, and FootyMad doesn't see things getting any better, as the visitors squeak past and take all the points. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Swansea City | Unbeaten in the last 5 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Macclesfield | 5 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 10 outings ago. |