FootyMAD's Bury match preview

History of the Bury v Cheltenham Town fixture

Cheltenham T. face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to break their duck against the hosts. The two previous games have resulted in one drawn game and one defeat for the Robins.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2005, with Bury running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a League Two match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006	Sat 06 Aug	Cheltenham T.	2 - 1	Bury	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 23 Apr	Bury	3 - 1	Cheltenham T.	LGE2
2004/2005	Sat 06 Nov	Cheltenham T.	1 - 0	Bury	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 20 Mar	Cheltenham T.	1 - 2	Bury	LGE2
2003/2004	Sat 13 Sep	Bury	1 - 1	Cheltenham T.	LGE2

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, 8 to 7.

The away form of Cheltenham T. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The Robins's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 7 against.

Bury find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 17 matches. Cheltenham T. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca Cola League Two, picking up 26 from their 18 games so far.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Bury	6	1	2	3	9	13	5
Cheltenham T.	6	4	0	2	11	8	12

FootyMad's prediction ...

Robins have been performing with great credit on their travels, and the Madmen see no reason why they should not return from Gigg Lane with an easy victory. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Bury	Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Cheltenham T.	8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 3 matches. Last drawn game 15 outings ago.