FootyMAD Bury match preview

Last updated : 12 September 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bury v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday evening, for the first time in their history, and will be hoping to give their new opponents the runaround.



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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. The Shakers's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Cheltenham have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Bury's 9 points from 6 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Cheltenham lie just outside the playoff positions in the Nationwide League Division Three, picking up 10 from their 6 games so far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bury6303879
Cheltenham6312171410

FootyMad's prediction ...

Cheltenham 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. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Bury 4 games since last home draw.
Not drawn a match in their last 8 .
Cheltenham Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.