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Peterborough face a trip to Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Posh will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 12 and win only 2 of the 19 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2006, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners 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: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sun 03 Sep | Peterborough | 0 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 08 Apr | Bury | 1 - 3 | Peterborough | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 02 Jan | Peterborough | 4 - 1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Apr | Peterborough | 2 - 1 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Bury | 2 - 0 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 03 Feb | Bury | 2 - 1 | Peterborough | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 02 Sep | Peterborough | 1 - 1 | Bury | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bury need to improve on their recent home record of just 3 draws from the previous six. While The Shakers have scored 5, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Peterborough is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! While the Posh have hit 5 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bury are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 37 from their 33 matches played. Peterborough see themselves just below half way in the Coca-Cola League Two, showing a record of 43 points from their 34 games played 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 |
| Bury | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| Peterborough | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the Posh out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Bury. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bury | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 6 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Peterborough | Lost each of the previous 7 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |