Macclesfield vs Stevenage preview
Friday 22 March 2019 22:44, UK
Macclesfield will look to capitalise on their win against relegation rivals Yeovil last weekend when they host Stevenage on Saturday.
Sol Campbell's side picked up a vital three points against the team above them in the Sky Bet League Two table but will face a tougher task against promotion-chasing Boro.
Jamie Grimes is a doubt while right-back Jared Hodgkiss remains out and goalkeeper Rhys Taylor has had an operation and will be out of action for the foreseeable future.
Stevenage have a few absences. Terence Vancooten is on international duty with French Guyana and Danny Newton and Jamal Campbell-Ryce remain long-term injury absentees.
Aside from this, Dino Maamria has a full squad to select from.
Opta stats
Macclesfield have never beaten Stevenage in a League Two fixture, drawing one and losing two of three previous such matches.
Stevenage won their only previous away League Two match at Macclesfield 4-0 in March 2011, Mark Roberts and Rob Sinclair both bagging braces.
Macclesfield have only won once in their last seven home games (D4 L2), having managed to win three of their previous five (L2).
Stevenage have drawn each of their last three away games, as many as in their previous 19 games on the road in League Two (W6 L10).
Stevenage have scored 40% of their goals via headers this season (17/43), a higher percentage of their total goals scored than any other team in the top four tiers of English Football.
Prutton's prediction
That was a huge, huge, huge win for Macclesfield at the weekend, they badly needed to beat Yeovil to keep in touch with them and they did just that.
Stevenage are a different proposition altogether, although Sol Campbell's side will be confident after getting back to winning ways. Score draw for me.
David Prutton predicts: 1-1 (5/1 with Sky Bet)
