FM Preview: Bury v Gillingham 04 Sep 2010

Last updated : 03 September 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bury v Gillingham fixture

Gillingham face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 16 out of 24 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in November 2008, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win 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:
2008/2009Sat 25 AprGillingham0 - 0BuryLGE2
2008/2009Sat 22 NovBury4 - 0GillinghamLGE2
2008/2009Sat 08 NovBury0 - 1GillinghamFAC
1999/2000Sat 04 DecGillingham1 - 0BuryLGE1
1999/2000Sat 07 AugBury2 - 1GillinghamLGE1
1996/1997Sat 15 MarBury3 - 0GillinghamLGE1
1996/1997Sat 14 DecGillingham2 - 2BuryLGE1

Recent respective form guides

Bury are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.

The away form of Gillingham is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. The Gills have conceded 10 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.

Bury's 5 points from 4 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position. Gillingham find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 3 points from their 4 matches.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bury6132566
Gillingham6042374

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Shakers, as the The Gills have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bury Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Gillingham Previous 3 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 29 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 7 most recent games.