The Silkmen will make the 200 mile
trip from Cheshire this week with ambitions to move towards the playoffs, but
will have to try and do so without their top league goal scorer Conor Jennings.
Jennings has netted 14 times in the league this term, proving to be a shrewd
loan signing from League Two side Scunthorpe United, but has now returned to
his parent club after completing his loan spell early due to injury.
Macclesfield arrive high in
confidence, having lost just once in their last six league games. In their last
24, the visitors have won 15, drawn three and lost six in all competitions, seeing
them rise from the relegation places to just four points from the playoffs
since October. The spell has also seen the Silkmen reach the third round of the
FA Cup, where they played out a draw against Championship side Sheffield
Wednesday to earn a replay at Hillsborough. Although going out at this stage
with a 4-1 loss away from home, the run has provided much needed revenue for
the club at a time that it has called upon help to steer it through financially
difficult times.
Iron loan signing Barnard Mensah is
still awaiting his home debut since joining from Watford. The striker did see
some action at Woking after coming on as a substitute, but is yet to tread the
Amlin turf due to postponements since his arrival. With a superior goal
difference on their side, a win in this fixture would see Alan Devonshire’s
side leapfrog Macclesfield Town going into the weekend. The reverse fixture has
already been played this season, with Liam Enver-Marum’s goal the only of thing
separating the two sides at the Moss Rose in a 1-0 win for Braintree.
This fixture will be a Category B
match, priced as follows:
Seats: Adults £16, Concessions £11
Ground: Adults £15, OAPs £10, Under
18s £5, Under 11s £3
Match preview by Chris Pargin
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