FM Preview: Milton Keynes Dons v Bury 12 Jan 2013

Last updated : 11 January 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Milton Keynes Dons v Bury fixture

Milton Keynes Dons prepare to entertain Bury at stadium:mk on Saturday afternoon,

The most recent encounter between these two sides at stadium:mk was less than a year ago, in February 2012, the Dons carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 22 Sep Bury 1 - 4 Milton Keynes League One
2011/2012 Tue 21 Feb Milton Keynes 2-1 Bury League One
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

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Recent respective form guides

Milton Keynes Dons are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 18 goals for the Dons, with 10 goals against.

Bury have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Shakers have hit 4 goals, 7 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Milton Keynes Dons's total of 42 points from their 25 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in npower League One.

Bury are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 21 points from their 26 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Milton Keynes Dons 6 2 1 3 9 11 7
Bury 6 0 3 3 6 9 3

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With the Dons being in decent shape at home at the moment, we am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Milton Keynes Dons Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Bury Not won in previous 4 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 10 most recent games.

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