Anstey Nomads vs Macclesfield Betting Tips & Preview

Macclesfield to win

This replay has come about because the two sides simply couldn't be separated first time around, and on balance Macclesfield look the better equipped to finish the job. They arrive with a touch more pedigree in front of goal across their recent outings, and while Anstey Nomads have been in excellent domestic form, Macclesfield have shown they can grind out results when games get stretched, including a replay of their own that went all the way to extra-time. The model has this one close, with Macclesfield rated at 48.5% to win outright, but when you weigh up the two teams' recent bodies of work, Macclesfield edge it as the most likely outcome here.

Recent Form

Anstey Nomads head into this one unbeaten in their last four, with wins over Sileby Rangers, Newcastle Town and Gainsborough Trinity either side of the draw with Macclesfield that set up this replay. That's a tidy run, and it shows a side comfortable winning different types of games home and away. Macclesfield's recent form is a little more mixed on paper but arguably tougher, taking in a win at Redcar Athletic, a draw with Scarborough Athletic, then a win over the same Scarborough side that needed extra-time to resolve, before the stalemate with Anstey Nomads. That sequence suggests a Macclesfield side used to matches going the distance, which could matter if this replay is similarly tight.

Head-to-Head

There's only one previous meeting between these two on record, the original tie on 2026-10-17 which ended level and brought about this replay. With no other head-to-head data available, there's nothing further to draw on in terms of historical patterns between the clubs, though the single data point we do have at least confirms this is a finely balanced contest between two sides who matched each other over the first ninety minutes.

Team News

Anstey Nomads have no players currently listed as sidelined in our data, which gives them a full squad to pick from for this replay. Macclesfield, by contrast, are without three players: Luis Lacey continues to be out with a knee injury suffered back in August, Lincoln McFayden remains unavailable with an unspecified injury from around the same period, and Brandon Lee has been missing since the start of December with a leg injury. None of those absences appear to have badly affected Macclesfield's recent results, but it does mean they'll go into this replay with a slightly shorter bench than their opponents.