📊 Form Guide

Macclesfield

Macclesfield, buoyed by their previous result, will be hoping for more of the same after the 2-1 FA Cup triumph vs Crystal Palace.

In that match, Macclesfield managed 29% possession and 13 shots on goal with 4 on target. For Macclesfield, the goalscorers were Paul Dawson (43') and Isaac Buckley-Ricketts (60'). On the other side, Crystal Palace got 11 shots at goal with 4 of them on target. Pino (90') scored for Crystal Palace.

Brentford

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In their last game, Brentford drew 1-1 in the Premier League tie with Arsenal.

In that match, Brentford managed 40% possession and 12 shots on goal with 3 of them on target. The only player on the scoresheet for Brentford was Keane Lewis-Potter (71'). At the other end, Arsenal got 7 attempts on goal with 2 on target. Noni Madueke (61') was the scorer for Arsenal.

For 5 of the past 6 clashes featuring Brentford, a relatively low number of goals have been scored between them and their opponents. The overall average goals scored per game within that spell works out to just 2, with the average goals for The Bees standing at 1. Let’s find out whether or not that trend will end up being sustained into this next match.

📰 Team News: Macclesfield

The Macclesfield boss John Rooney will be grateful not to have any fitness concerns whatsoever before this match owing to a fully healthy group available to select from.

📰 Team News: Brentford

Brentford manager Keith Andrews has to contend with a number of unavailable players. Josh Dasilva (Knee surgery), Antoni Milambo (Cruciate ligament tear) and Fábio Carvalho (Cruciate ligament tear) miss out here. Kevin Schade cannot play in this game through suspension.

💡 Prediction

We feel that in this game, Macclesfield certainly have the ability to find the back of the net against this Brentford side, although just one goal isn’t likely to prevent them from conceding a couple at the other end.

Therefore, we’re predicting a 1-2 winning margin for Brentford at full-time. We’ll have to see what happens.

Victor Martins, 19:21 16/02/2026