Bury Town vs Spalding United Prediction & Betting Tips

Recent form for both sides

Bury Town have won 12 of their last 20 matches, drawing five and losing three, scoring 42 goals along the way. Their last five have been particularly strong, including away wins in the FA Cup at Gorleston and London Lions, both scrappy affairs that went their way.

Bury Town: 20 completed matches; Spalding United: 20 completed matches.

Bury Town

20 matches

Win

60% 12 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

20% 4 / 20

Scored

42

Conceded

28

Difference

+14

Spalding United

20 matches

Win

50% 10 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

35

Conceded

24

Difference

+11

Spalding United's record over the same stretch reads 10 wins, six draws and four defeats, with 35 goals for and 23 against. They've also won their last FA Cup outing, beating Hanley Town 2-0 at home, though a 3-1 league defeat at Spennymoor Town shows they're not on an unbeaten run either.

Bury Town's win rate over the last 20 games is a touch better than Spalding's, but neither side is short of confidence right now.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bury Town vs Spalding United

Head-to-head history

The two clubs met twice last season, both times in the same league, and Spalding United won both — 2-1 at home and 2-1 away at Bury Town. That's the extent of the recorded meetings between them here, so it's a small sample rather than a long rivalry.

Both those games came from a season where the two sides were in the same division, which isn't quite the case now.

Spalding have had the better of the recent head-to-head, though the context has shifted since those games were played.

How this cup tie could play out

Bury Town get home advantage, and their home form this season has generally been solid, with wins over sides like Leiston and Leamington at their own ground. That said, Spalding United have already shown in this year's FA Cup that they can win comfortably, seeing off Hanley Town 2-0 in their previous round.

Given how close the two sides look on recent form, and with Spalding having got the better of the last two meetings regardless of venue, this doesn't look like a fixture where either side has a clear edge going in.