FM Preview: Stevenage v Bury 05 May 2012

History of the Stevenage v Bury fixture

Stevenage prepare to entertain Bury at Broadhall Way on Saturday afternoon, aiming to preserve their record of never having lost at home to the visitors. The two sides drew on their own previous meeting.

The only previous meeting between Stevenage and Bury at Broadhall Way was less than a year ago, in May 2011, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season	Date	Team	Result	Team	Comp
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

Stevenage haven't lost in their last six home matches, but have drawn four of them. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

The away form of Bury is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. While the Shakers have hit 8 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Stevenage's total of 70 points from their 45 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Bury's 56 points from 45 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
Stevenage	6	3	2	1	12	7	11
Bury	6	4	1	1	11	6	13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Its a close one to call, but we think that Boro's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bury. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team	Sequences
Stevenage	Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Bury	5 games since last defeat.

For a detailed analysis of current team sequences throughout the leagues, click here