Updated 5 November 2026.
Mansfield Town take on Macclesfield at One Call Stadium in the FA Cup 1st Round on Saturday 7 November, kicking off at 15:00 UK. Mansfield play in League One and Macclesfield are a non-league side who have come through the qualifying rounds. Macclesfield's last five FA Cup games took in three ties and two replays, and they scored in every one of those five games.
Macclesfield are unbeaten in those five cup games, with three wins and two draws, while Mansfield have won two of their last five games.
Mansfield have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 games. They drew 0-0 at Wigan on 3 November, three days after a 2-0 home defeat by Notts County. Before that came a 4-1 win at Blackpool on 24 October and a 3-0 win at Wimbledon on 20 October, both away from home, and a 1-1 home draw with Oxford Utd on 15 October.
Macclesfield have been through the rounds the hard way. They needed a replay to beat Scarborough Athletic after a 2-2 draw, winning the second game 2-1 away. They then saw off Anstey Nomads in the same way, a 1-1 draw followed by a 3-0 win in the replay, and before all that they won 2-1 at Redcar Athletic on 19 September.
In those five cup games Macclesfield average 2 goals a game, the 117th most of the 651 teams we rank, and 2.8 shots on target a game, the 61st most of 642. They concede 1 a game, the 61st fewest, though they have kept a clean sheet in only 20% of their games. Both teams have scored in 80% of their games, and the same share have had over 2.5 goals, the 283rd highest rate of the 651 teams we rank. They have scored 10 and conceded 5 across the five.
Their 6 fouls a game are the 17th most of the 642 teams we rank, their 2.6 cards a game are the 17th most too, and they win 3.4 corners a game, the 63rd most.
Mansfield Town possible starting lineup:
Roberts; Oshilaja, Reed, Sweeney, McLaughlin; Russell, Moriah-Welsh, Hendry; Bowery, Smith, Oates
Macclesfield possible starting lineup:
Dibble; Shrimpton, Heathcote, Wilson, Dyer; Dawson, G. Wilson, Duffy; George, Ustabasi, Kay
Liam Roberts is in goal in Mansfield's possible starting lineup. Mansfield have kept 2 clean sheets in their last five games, the 3-0 win at Wimbledon and the 0-0 draw at Wigan, and have scored 8 and conceded 4 across those five.
Christian Dibble is in goal in Macclesfield's possible starting lineup. Macclesfield have kept 1 clean sheet in their five cup games, the 3-0 replay win at Anstey Nomads on 20 October, and have conceded in the other four. Mansfield scored 7 goals across their two away wins in October.
Mansfield's two home games in their last five were a 1-1 draw with Oxford Utd and a 2-0 defeat by Notts County, while their three away games in that run brought two wins and a draw. Macclesfield have scored in all five of their cup games this season and won both of their replays away from home.
Mansfield Town vs Macclesfield in the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27 kicks off at 15:00 UK on Saturday 7 November at One Call Stadium. Mansfield play in League One and Macclesfield are a non-league side who have won their last 3 cup ties to get here.
Mansfield Town have won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 games before the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27 tie with Macclesfield on 7 November. They drew 0-0 at Wigan on 3 November, three days after a 2-0 home defeat by Notts County.
Both teams have scored in 80% of Macclesfield's five FA Cup games this season, so 4 of their 5 ties have seen goals at both ends ahead of Mansfield Town vs Macclesfield in the FA Cup 1st Round 2026/27. Macclesfield have scored in all 5 and kept 1 clean sheet.
Macclesfield are unbeaten in their last five FA Cup games, with 3 wins and 2 draws, ahead of the 7 November 2026 1st Round tie at Mansfield Town in the FA Cup 2026/27. They scored in all five, including a 3-0 replay win away at Anstey Nomads on 20 October.
Predicted lineups for Mansfield vs Macclesfield in the 2026/27 FA Cup on Saturday 7 November 2026: Mansfield Town may start Roberts; Oshilaja, Reed, Sweeney, McLaughlin; Russell, Moriah-Welsh, Hendry; Bowery, Smith, Oates. Macclesfield may start Dibble; Shrimpton, Heathcote, Wilson, Dyer; Dawson, G. Wilson, Duffy; George, Ustabasi, Kay.