Where the market is wrong on Macclesfield v Scarborough Athletic
Macclesfield meet Scarborough Athletic in the FA Cup 3rd round qualifying.
Macclesfield rate clearly stronger on the baseline, 1673 to 1512. Recent form leans Macclesfield, 75% against 50%. Attacking output favors Macclesfield on expected goals, 1.7 to 1.4 per match.
Macclesfield arrive steady: 2W-2D-1L from their last five (8/15 pts, 2 straight wins), 5 scored and 4 conceded. Recent results: W 1-0 v Harborough Town, W 2-1 @ Redcar Athletic, D 1-1 @ Spennymoor Town, D 0-0 v Scarborough Athletic.
Scarborough Athletic are steady: 1W-3D-1L from their last five (6/15 pts, 4 unbeaten), 3 scored and 2 conceded. Recent results: D 1-1 @ Brackley Town, W 2-0 @ Dunston UTS, D 0-0 v Merthyr Town, D 0-0 @ Macclesfield.
Their last 3 meetings are tight — 3 drawn. Most recently they met in 2026: Macclesfield 0-0 Scarborough Athletic.
The market prices MAC at 55% implied. Our number sits apart on Scarborough Athletic: a 7.7-point gap between model and market. That gap is the story, not the winner.
MeisterIQ rates the signal 53 of 100. Every input above is on the card; check the work before you trust the number.
Written from the MeisterIQ model output
