FootyMAD's Bury match preview

Last updated : 23 April 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bury v Bristol Rovers fixture

Bristol Rvs. face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Pirates will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 11 and win only 2 of the 18 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in March 2003, with Bristol Rvs. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Shakers in a League Division Three match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 15 NovBristol Rvs.1 - 2BuryLD3
2002/2003Tue 04 MarBury0 - 1Bristol Rvs.LD3
2002/2003Tue 17 SepBristol Rvs.2 - 1BuryLD3
2000/2001Sat 10 MarBristol Rvs.2 - 0BuryLD2
2000/2001Fri 06 OctBury1 - 0Bristol Rvs.LD2
1999/2000Sat 11 MarBury0 - 0Bristol Rvs.LD2
1999/2000Tue 02 NovBristol Rvs.0 - 0BuryLD2

Recent respective form guides

Bury have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

Bristol Rvs. have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pirates have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bury see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 52 points from their 43 games played so far, Bristol Rvs. see themselves just below half way in the Nationwide League Division Three, showing a record of 51 points from their 43 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bury62138117
Bristol Rvs.63128510

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bristol Rvs. are in a sorry state of late on their travels, though the Mad panel can see them coming away from Gigg Lane with a well-deserved point. No-score draw

Sequence statistics:
Bury 4 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bristol Rvs. No sequences of note