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Match Preview: Macclesfield v Ilkeston Town (Saturday, 3pm)

Macclesfield host Ilkeston Town on Saturday in the Northern Premier League.

In their last league match, on February 3, Macclesfield beat Bamber Bridge 2-1 at home.

Ilkeston lost, 3-2 at home against Lancaster City on February 10.

With 58 goals in 28 games so far this season, Macclesfield are the league’s joint-third-highest scorers with 2.1 goals per game. And they are conceding fewer than average, letting in 33 goals at a rate of 1.2 per game.

Ilkeston, meanwhile, are average scorers, with 1.7 goals per game. They have conceded 1.5 goals per game.

The home team are fourth in the table after 28 games, of which they have won 16 and drawn five, earning 53 points.

Town are four places behind Macclesfield in eighth, with 14 wins and four draws putting them on 46 points.

Macclesfield are in reasonable form in the Northern Premier League, with four wins and two losses from their last six games.

With four wins and a draw over that period, the visitors’ form is slightly better – they have taken 13 points from 18, compared to the hosts’ 12.

Macclesfield v Ilkeston Town
Northern Premier League
Saturday, 17 February 2024 @ 3.00pm

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