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Notts. County prepare to entertain Bury at Meadow Lane on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Magpies are clearly on top, having won 26 and lost only 11 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was just last season, in April 2005, with Bury inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the Magpies in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 29 Oct | Bury | 2 - 3 | Notts. County | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Notts. County | 0-1 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 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 | ASSM |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 17 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Notts. County | LGE1 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County may have lost only 1 of their last six home games, but the other 5 have resulted in drawn games. The Magpies's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Bury's away form is none too clever either, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The The Shakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.
Notts. County are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 51 points from 45 matches. Bury find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 52 points from their 45 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 3 |
| Bury | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Meadow Lane for the Magpies and the Madmen are unable to see past Bury claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | Drawn last 5 games at home. Failed to win in previous 9 home matches. Not won in the 8 most recent games. |
| Bury | Undefeated in last 3 away games. 5 games since last defeat. |