Match Report
Milton Keynes Dons, 2nd with 79 points, sat 35 points above Macclesfield Town (22nd, 44). The last five rounds placed Milton Keynes Dons no better than 11th for form, against 2nd in the standings. Per game in the league, Macclesfield Town were scoring 1.04 and conceding 1.61, Milton Keynes Dons 1.54 and 1.07, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Macclesfield Town's winless run stood at 6. Milton Keynes Dons entered with four wins in a row, having scored in 7 consecutive games. Macclesfield Town had banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Milton Keynes Dons, 12.
Moss Rose Ground in Macclesfield staged the fixture, a ground that holds 6,355. Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 1-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 1-3.