This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bury and Hereford United at 15:00 on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 in the League Two.
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Hereford Utd. pack their bags to visit Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Bulls will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 8 and win only 3 of the 15 games.
The previous match played between the two at Gigg Lane was within the last three years, in December 2007, with Hereford Utd. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Shakers 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 | Tue 18 Aug | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 3 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Hereford Utd. | 0 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Bury | 0 - 1 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Tue 30 Jan | Bury | 2 - 2 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Sep | Hereford Utd. | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Tue 19 Mar | Bury | 2 - 0 | Hereford Utd. | LGE2 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 26 Aug | Hereford Utd. | 3 - 4 | Bury | LGE2 |
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.
In complete contrast to Bury, Hereford Utd. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Bulls's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bury are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 42 points from the 25 games they have played so far. Hereford Utd. are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 26 from their 23 matches played.
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 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 13 |
| Hereford Utd. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bulls are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bury. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Unbeaten run of 4 matches. |
| Hereford Utd. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |
