FM Preview: Portsmouth v Bury 09 Mar 2013

Last updated : 08 March 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Portsmouth v Bury fixture

Portsmouth play host to Bury at Fratton Park on Saturday afternoon, and hold the advantage on previous meetings between the two. Of the 12 games played, Pompey have recorded 6 wins, and Bury have come away with 2 victories.

The last time the two teams met at Portsmouth was more than a decade ago, in February 1999, the Pompey carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 10 Nov Bury 2 - 0 Portsmouth League One
1998/1999 Sat 13 Feb Portsmouth 2-1 Bury League Division One
1998/1999 Tue 08 Sep Bury 2 - 1 Portsmouth League Division One
1997/1998 Tue 03 Mar Portsmouth 1 - 1 Bury League Division One
1997/1998 Sat 08 Nov Bury 0 - 2 Portsmouth League Division One
1977/1978 Sat 11 Mar Bury 0 - 0 Portsmouth Third Division
1977/1978 Sat 15 Oct Portsmouth 1 - 1 Bury Third Division

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Recent respective form guides

Portsmouth's disastrous home run has meant they have managed only 2 draws from the last six matches. While Pompey have scored 7, a worringly large 12 have been leaked at the other end.

Bury's away form is none too clever either, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. While the Shakers have hit 6 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Portsmouth find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 35 games have yielded only 27 points.

Bury are stuck down in the relegation zone of npower League One with a return of just 30 points from their 35 games thus far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Portsmouth 6 1 3 2 4 6 6
Bury 6 1 1 4 4 12 4

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FootyMad's prediction ...

These are testing times at Fratton Park for the Pompey and the Madmen are unable to see past Bury claiming victory in a close match.

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Portsmouth Drawn last 2 games at home.
Failed to win in previous 11 home matches.
Bury Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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