FootyMAD's Bury match preview

History of the Bury v Northampton Town fixture

Northampton pack their bags to visit Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Cobblers have won 6 of the 22 games compared to the host's 9 victories.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in November 2001, the Shakers carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a League Division Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002	Fri 29 Mar	Northampton	1 - 0	Bury	LD2
2001/2002	Sun 11 Nov	Bury	2 - 1	Northampton	LD2
2000/2001	Sat 13 Jan	Northampton	2 - 1	Bury	LD2
2000/2001	Mon 28 Aug	Bury	1 - 0	Northampton	LD2
1995/1996	Sat 20 Jan	Bury	0 - 1	Northampton	LD3
1995/1996	Sat 12 Aug	Northampton	4 - 1	Bury	LD3
1994/1995	Sat 22 Apr	Bury	5 - 0	Northampton	LD3

Recent respective form guides

Bury are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Shakers have scored 6, a worringly large 9 have been leaked at the other end.

Northampton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Cobblers have hit 5 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bury's 26 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Northampton find themselves struggling down in 16th position in the league having picked up 23 points from their 18 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Bury	6	3	1	2	8	10	10
Northampton	6	1	3	2	5	9	6

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Bury	Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Northampton	Undefeated in last 4 away games.