This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bury and Bradford City at 12:00 on Saturday, 26th December 2009 in the League Two.
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Bury prepare to entertain Bradford City at Gigg Lane at lunchtime on Saturday, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 33 games played, The Shakers have recorded 13 wins, and Bradford City have come away with 8 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gigg Lane was less than a year ago, in January 2009, the The Shakers carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Tue 27 Jan | Bury | 1-0 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Tue 28 Oct | Bradford City | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 09 Feb | Bradford City | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 22 Jan | Bury | 2 - 2 | Bradford City | LGE2 |
| 1998/1999 | Mon 05 Apr | Bury | 0 - 2 | Bradford City | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Fri 09 Oct | Bradford City | 3 - 0 | Bury | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Mon 13 Apr | Bury | 2 - 0 | Bradford City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bury are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 13 goals have been scored by the The Shakers in those games, with 8 conceded.
Bradford City have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Bantams's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 32 points from their 21 games so far. Bradford City see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 29 points from their 21 games played 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 |
| Bury | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 8 |
| Bradford City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bury may be coming up against a decent side in Bradford City, but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Shakers. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Unbeaten in the last 7 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bradford City | 5 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |
