This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bournemouth and Bury at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the League Two.
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Bury travel to take on Bournemouth at Dean Court on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 12 out of 18 times.
The last time the two teams met at Bournemouth was back in May 2003, over five years ago, with Bournemouth running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Football League Play-Offs (Lvl 4) match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Tue 13 May | Bournemouth | 3 - 1 | Bury | D3PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 10 May | Bury | 0 - 0 | Bournemouth | D3PO |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Mar | Bury | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE2 |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Bournemouth | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Bury | 2 - 1 | Bournemouth | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Sep | Bournemouth | 3 - 2 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 24 Mar | Bournemouth | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bournemouth 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, 3 to 2.
The The Shakers have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Shakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 5 against.
Bournemouth are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 4 points from their 20 games thus far. Bury are currently occupying 2nd spot in their division, gaining 35 points from their 20 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bournemouth | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bury are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bournemouth | Unbeaten in the last 4 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bury | 5 games since last defeat. |
