Match Report
Macclesfield (3rd, 18 pts) visited Merthyr Town (11th, 13 pts) with 5 points between them. On recent form Macclesfield sat only 8th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 3rd overall. Against a league average of 1.36 goals per team per game, Merthyr Town ran at 1.22 scored and 1 conceded, Macclesfield at 1.33 and 0.67.
Merthyr Town had gone 5 games without a win, having scored in 14 consecutive games. Macclesfield entered with three wins in a row. From the last five rounds, Merthyr Town held 3 points of 15 and Macclesfield 13.
Penydarren Park staged the fixture, a ground that holds 10,000. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 3 more goals closed it at 2-1.
Goal scorers
Merthyr Town: Jay Foulston (77'), Elis Watts (90') · Macclesfield: Adan George (55')
Key stats
Possession: Merthyr Town 16% · Macclesfield 84% · Total shots: 14-10 · On target: 7-4 · Corners: 7-5