Match Report
Macclesfield, 1st with 109 points, sat 40 points above Ashton United (5th, 69). The last five rounds placed Ashton United no better than 11th for form, against 5th in the standings. Against a league average of 1.46 goals per team per game, Ashton United ran at 1.71 scored and 1.38 conceded, Macclesfield at 2.6 and 0.71.
4 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Ashton United 0, draws 0, Macclesfield 4, at 4 goals per meeting. 75% of these meetings ended in a home win.
The venue was Hurst Cross in Ashton-under-Lyne, with room for 4,500 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-0.