FM Preview: Milton Keynes Dons v Bury 11 Feb 2012

Last updated : 10 February 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Milton Keynes Dons v Bury fixture

Milton Keynes Dons play host to Bury at Stadium:MK on Saturday afternoon, looking to improve on a dire past record against their opponents. It does not make pleasant reading, beating their opponents 2 times from 5 games.

The last time the two teams met at Milton Keynes Dons was just over four years ago, in August 2007, with Bury inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Dons in a League Two match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2011/2012 Sat 24 Sep Bury 0 - 0 Milton Keynes League One
2007/2008 Sat 02 Feb Bury 1 - 5 Milton Keynes League Two
2007/2008 Sat 11 Aug Milton Keynes 1-2 Bury League Two
2006/2007 Sat 03 Feb Bury 0 - 2 Milton Keynes League Two
2006/2007 Sat 05 Aug Milton Keynes 2 - 1 Bury League Two
1982/1983 Sat 14 May Bury 1 - 3 Wimbledon Fourth Division
1982/1983 Sat 01 Jan Wimbledon 2 - 1 Bury Fourth Division

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Recent respective form guides

Milton Keynes Dons have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Dons, with 6 goals against.

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 9 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Milton Keynes Dons's total of 49 points from their 28 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Bury's 38 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Milton Keynes Dons 6 0 4 2 6 9 4
Bury 6 2 1 3 6 12 7

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FootyMad's prediction ...

This is certainly an intriguing match for the Dons, and one in which the FootyMad team are tentatively suggesting a drawn game. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Milton Keynes Dons Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Drawn each of their last 2 games.
Not won in the 6 most recent games.
Bury Not won in previous 3 away matches.
No win in the 2 most recent games.

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