Wrexham v

Macclesfield Town

Saturday 05 April 2008

 

Kick Off @ 15:00



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The Racecourse Ground


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Admission Prices:

Marstons Stand Adults £17

Eric Roberts/Yale Stand Adults £16

The Kop Adults £14

Seniors/Young Persons All Areas £10,

Marstons Stands Under 16s £10

ER/YS Under 16s £5

Marstons Stand Family Tickets:

Adults £16 & Children £5 each


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Weather Forecast:

Heavy showers with temperatures reaching a maximum of 8 degrees Celsius

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Recent Encounters

Oct 07: Macclesfield 3 Wrexham 2

Sep 07: Wrexham 0 Macclesfield 1

Apr 07: Macclesfield 2 Wrexham 0

Oct 06: Wrexham 0 Macclesfield 0

Mar 06: Macclesfield 3 Wrexham 2

Last Five League Games

Wrexham:

Mansfield (a) 1-2

Barnet (a) 2-3

Dag & Red (h) 0-0

Brentford (a) 0-2

Bury (h) 2-1

Overall Form Position: 17rh

Home Form Position: 16th

Macclesfield:

Accrington (h) 2-1

Barnet (h) 3-0

Stockport (a) 0-2

Shrewsbury (h) 2-1

Dagenham (a) 1-0

Overall Form Position: 9th

Away Form Position: 14th

League Record

  Us Them
Played 39 41
Won 8 10
Drawn 9 14
Lost 23 17
For 30 45
Against 55 62
GD -25 -17
Points 33 44
Position 24 19

Betting Odds

Wrexham Draw Macc
5/4 9/4 19/10

League Two Fixtures

Friday:
Accrington v Dag & Red
Lincoln City v MK Dons

Saturday:
Bradford v Morecambe
Bury v Notts County
Chesterfield v Shrewsbury
Hereford v Chester
Mansfield v Barnet
Rochdale v Grimsby
Rotherham v Brentford
Stockport v Darlington
Wrexham v Macclesfield
Wycombe v Peterborough

Match Preview

Wrexham's future as a Football League club looks bleak following the 2-1 defeat at fellow relegation rivals Macclesfield in mid week.

The result has left us eight points adrift of safety and with only seven games to go, this match must realistically be one of a minimum of five wins if we are to avoid playing Blue Square football next season.

Macclesfield have picked up following the arrival of Keith Alexander last month after the former Lincoln and Peterborough manager was dismissed as Bury's Director of Football in February.

Alexander has steered Macclesfield to four wins out of their last five games and the Silkmen have jumped onto forty-four points and into nineteenth position.

Previous manager, Ian Brightwell, has left Moss Rose after refusing to work as number two to Alexander who has relished the return to management after his unsuccessful spell as a Director of Football.

Brightwell's departure came following a run of only one win from nine games but since then, wins at Dagenham and at home to Shrewsbury, Barnet and Accrington has resulted in the Silkmen moving seven points clear of safety after they were only one point above the relegation zone following Alexander's arrival.

Alexander has turned the SIlkmen's fortunes around without the use of the loan market following his arrival and his hoping that his contract will be extended into next season if he can keep Macclesfield in League Two.

The two players to arrive last month were defender Richard Walker from Port Vale and trainee striker Scott Spencer from Everton.

Top scorer for the Silkmen is striker Francis Green who has netted eleven times so far this season.

Green joined Macclesfield after suffering relegation with Boston last season and is two goals ahead of striker partner Martin Gritton who has nine goals to his name.

Recent Encounters:

The last meeting between the sides, a 3-2 with for Macclesfield last October, may turn out to be a pivotal moment in both our seasons.

Wrexham were looking on for three points as we entered injury time with a 2-1 lead but somehow ended going home empty handed after David Morley and Danny Thomas struck in injury time.

Michael Proctor and Chris Llewellyn had put us into a 2-0 lead but a red card for Robbie Garrett also meant we finished the game with ten men as well as no points.

That was not the first meeting between the two sides this season with Macclesfield winning 1-0 in the first round of the Johnstone's Paints Trophy and this game we finished with nine men after Chris Llewellyn and Michael Proctor were shown red cards.

This was Macclesfield first win at the Racecourse since 2003, and the head-to-head is even on five wins each with two draws in the other twelve games between the two sides.

Team News:

Steve Evans is back in contention for Wrexham along with midfielder Danny Williams after he returned from a back injury as a second half substitute in midweek.

Jeff Whitley is the latest doubt with a shoulder injury but Neil Taylor is fit again after a leg injury.

Danny Sonner, Carl Tremarco and Rob Duffy all remain on the sidelines.

Macclesfield manager Keith Alexander is expected to keep faith with his in-form team for the trip to the Racecourse.

Striker Martin Gritton has been struggling with hamstring problems, but he is the Silkmen's only injury worry.

Elsewhere in League Two:

Notts County's trip to Bury would have been viewed as a six pointer a few weeks ago but the Shakers upturn in form has resulted in them moving clear of the relegation zone.

The Magpies, unbeaten in four, are eight points ahead of us in the table and will be looking to build on six points out of a possible twelve.

Second bottom Mansfield are at home to Barnet whilst fourth bottom Dagenham travel to Accrington on Friday night.