FM Preview: Bury v Bradford City 02 Nov 2010

Last updated : 01 November 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bury v Bradford City fixture

Bradford City face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 34 games played, Bantams have recorded 8 wins, and Bury have come away with 14 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2010, the The Shakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 06 FebBradford City0 - 1BuryLGE2
2009/2010Tue 19 JanBury2 - 1Bradford CityLGE2
2008/2009Tue 27 JanBury1 - 0Bradford CityLGE2
2008/2009Tue 28 OctBradford City1 - 0BuryLGE2
2007/2008Sat 09 FebBradford City1 - 2BuryLGE2
2007/2008Tue 22 JanBury2 - 2Bradford CityLGE2
1998/1999Mon 05 AprBury0 - 2Bradford CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Bury are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Shakers in those games, with 6 conceded.

Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. Bantams have conceded 7 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Bury are holding the final promotion place in the Npower League Two, and have accumulated 28 points from the 14 games they have played so far. Bradford City find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 14 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bury642012514
Bradford City63031069

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shakers, as the Bantams have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bury Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Won their latest 4 matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Bradford City 4 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 7 outings ago.