Macclesfield Town take on the visitors Blackpool at the Moss Rose in the Checkatrade Trophy fixture. The match will be played in the eponymous town Macclesfield on Tuesday, September 4th.
Last season Macclesfield Town won the gold in the Vanarama National League with 92 points to their credit. Thereby the Silkmen went through to the English Football League Two. The team of Mark Yates has had four friendly matches this summer, drew two of them and lost also two which has not been good for them. Macclesfield Town have had nine fixtures in front of their home crowd in 2018, won six of them and drew three. In the starting six games of the English Football League two they drew twice and lost four times. In their last three matches the Silkmen lost to Crewe Alexandra with a 0-3 score, beat Walsall with a 4-3 score and drew against Mansfield with a 1-1 score.
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Blackpool placed 12th in the English Football League One with 60 points to their credit last season. The Seasiders have had four friendly matches this summer as well as Macclesfield Town, won two of them and drew also two. Overall, the team of Terry McPhillips looked better that the team of Mark Yates in the off-season. The `Pool have had twelve fixtures on the away side in 2018, won four of them, drew two and lost six. In their starting six matches of the English Football League One they won once, drew four times and lost once. In their last three fixtures Blackpool drew against Walsall with a 0-0 score, beat Doncaster with a 2-1 score and drew against Accrington with a 1-1 score.
The last time Macclesfield Town and Blackpool faced each other was 2017 when the Seasiders beat the Silkmen with a 2-0 score in a friendly fixture. The team of Terry McPhIllips has been looking stronger than the team of Mark Yates lately so they should get the victory in the upcoming fixture.
Prediction for the match: Blackpool to win.
