This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Northampton Town and Bury at 15:00 on Saturday, 8th May 2010 in the League Two.
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Bury travel to take on Northampton Town at Sixfields on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Shakers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The last time the two teams met at Northampton was just over four years ago, in September 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 10 Oct | Bury | 2 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 28 Jan | Bury | 0 - 2 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Sep | Northampton | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 22 Jan | Bury | 2 - 0 | Northampton | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 28 Dec | Northampton | 2 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 04 Dec | Northampton | 1 - 0 | Bury | FAC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 01 May | Northampton | 3 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Northampton Town have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Cobblers in those games, with 2 conceded.
In complete contrast to Northampton, Bury are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Shakers have conceded 14 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Northampton's 66 points from 45 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 11th position. Bury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 68 from their 45 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Northampton | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
| Bury | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Cobblers, as the The Shakers have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Northampton | Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bury | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |
