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Notts. County are ready to welcome Bury to Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 10 of the 49 games.
The previous match played between the two at Meadow Lane was more than three years back, in December 2001, with Bury inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Magpies in a League Division Two match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Bury | 1 - 0 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 09 Mar | Bury | 0 - 4 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 15 Dec | Notts. County | 1-2 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 30 Oct | Bury | 2 - 3 | Notts. County | AM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 17 Oct | Notts. County | 1 - 0 | Bury | LGE1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 May | Notts. County | 2 - 2 | Bury | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Magpies's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Shakers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Notts. County are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 51 from their 44 matches played. Bury find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 55 points from their 44 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Notts. County only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bury | 5 games since last defeat. |