History of the Bury v Stevenage fixture
Stevenage face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve on a record of draws against their opponents.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Gigg Lane was just last season, in October 2011, with Stevenage inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Shakers in a League One match.
Recent encounters between the teams
| Season | Date | Team | Result | Team | Comp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012/2013 | Sat 29 Sep | Stevenage | 2 - 2 | Bury | League One |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 05 May | Stevenage | 3 - 0 | Bury | League One |
| 2011/2012 | Sat 29 Oct | Bury | 1-2 | Stevenage | League One |
| 2010/2011 | Sat 07 May | Stevenage | 3 - 3 | Bury | League Two |
| 2010/2011 | Tue 08 Feb | Bury | 3 - 0 | Stevenage | League Two |
For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here
Recent respective form guides
Bury will be hoping to improve on their poor home form, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. While Shakers have scored 8, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
Stevenage's away form is none too clever either, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The Boro's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 9 goals for and 8 against.
Bury are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 22 points from their 27 games thus far.
Stevenage's 40 points from 26 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 12th position.
Current overall team form
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bury | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 |
| Stevenage | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 |
For a detailed analysis of current team form guides in this or any division, click here
FootyMad's prediction ...
Stevenage 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
| Team | Sequences |
|---|---|
| Bury | Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Stevenage | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |
For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here