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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 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Meadow Lane was less than a year ago, in May 2006, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a League Two match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 06 May | Notts. County | 2-2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Notts. County have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Bury have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Shakers's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 6 goals for and 5 against.
Notts. County are just outside the promotion places, in 5th, having taken 27 points from 15 games. Bury find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 17 points from their 14 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Notts. County | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Bury | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Magpies's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bury. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Notts. County | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bury | 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |