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Last updated : 24 October 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bury v Luton Town fixture

Luton Town travel to take on Bury at Gigg Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Hatters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Bury was back in November 2000, over five years ago, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a League Division Two match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2000/2001Sat 21 AprLuton Town1 - 2BuryLGE1
2000/2001Sat 04 NovBury1 - 1Luton TownLGE1
1999/2000Sat 12 FebBury1 - 0Luton TownLGE1
1999/2000Sat 04 SepLuton Town1 - 1BuryLGE1
1996/1997Tue 22 AprLuton Town0 - 0BuryLGE1
1996/1997Sat 21 SepBury0 - 0Luton TownLGE1
1973/1974Tue 06 NovBury2 - 3Luton TownLGEC

Recent respective form guides

Bury 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, 7 to 5.

Luton Town have an average recent record on the road, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Hatters have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bury are holding the final promotion place in the Coca-Cola League Two, and have accumulated 22 points from the 12 games they have played so far. Luton Town find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 12 games have yielded only -17 points.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bury6222878
Luton Town60428104

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Hatters are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bury. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bury 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 4 .
Luton Town Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 4 away matches.
No win in the 7 most recent games.