Match Report
The table read 2nd (Shrewsbury Town, 6 pts) against 3rd (Macclesfield Town, 3 pts), 3 points apart. Macclesfield Town's recent output lagged their position: 35th on form over five rounds while 3rd in the table. Scoring rates set the scale: Shrewsbury Town 2.33 scored and 1 conceded per game, Macclesfield Town 1.67 and 2.33, with the league averaging 1.56.
Macclesfield Town arrived off three straight defeats.
6 meetings are on record — 5 won by Shrewsbury Town, 0 by Macclesfield Town, 1 drawn, at 2.67 goals per meeting. Hosting has counted for little in this fixture — the home side has won only 33% of those meetings.
The match was played at Greenhous Meadow in Shrewsbury (capacity 9,875). Shrewsbury Town led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 3-1 full-time score.




