This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Grimsby Town and Bury at 15:00 on Saturday, 2nd January 2010 in the League Two.
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Bury face a trip to Grimsby Town at Blundell Park 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 lose 22 and win only 7 of the 35 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2009, with Bury inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Mighty Mariners 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 22 Aug | Bury | 0 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 14 Feb | Grimsby Town | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 15 Nov | Bury | 0 - 2 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Tue 29 Jan | Grimsby Town | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Bury | 1 - 1 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 03 Mar | Grimsby Town | 2 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 26 Aug | Bury | 3 - 0 | Grimsby Town | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Grimsby Town need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While Mighty Mariners have scored 5, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Bury's away form is none too clever either, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the The Shakers have hit 8 goals, 14 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Grimsby Town are stuck down in the relegation zone of Coca-Cola League Two with a return of just 17 points from their 23 games thus far. Bury lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 35 from their 22 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 |
| Grimsby Town | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Although Bury have been far from successful in recent away games, I can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Grimsby Town. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Grimsby Town | Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Not won in the 14 most recent games. |
| Bury | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |
