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Bristol Rvs. prepare to entertain Bury at Memorial Stadium on Monday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Pirates are clearly on top, having won 12 and lost only 4 of the 20 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Memorial Stadium was just last season, in February 2006, the Pirates carving out a narrow 1-0 victory 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 | Sat 18 Nov | Bury | 0 - 2 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 04 Feb | Bristol Rvs. | 1-0 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 27 Sep | Bury | 1 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Bury | 1 - 1 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2004/2005 | Tue 10 Aug | Bristol Rvs. | 2 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Bury | 0 - 0 | Bristol Rvs. | LGE2 |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 15 Nov | Bristol Rvs. | 1 - 2 | Bury | LGE2 |
Recent respective form guides
Bristol Rovers 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, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 leaked at the wrong end.
Bristol Rvs. lie just outside the playoff positions in the Coca-Cola League Two, picking up 58 points from their 40 games so far. Bury are currently lying in 19th place in Coca-Cola League Two having mustered a points tally of 45 from their 41 matches played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bristol Rvs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 12 |
| Bury | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its a close one to call, but I think that Pirates's reasonable showing at home is going to see them scrape past Bury. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bristol Rvs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Bury | Undefeated in last 3 away games. Last drawn game 5 outings ago. |