English League One
2013-02-12 - Bury vs Sheffield United
A Sports Betting Pick by Auls
Football: English League One
Tuesday 12 February 2013 - Kick Off 7:45pm
Bury
The Bury team may be struggling to survive in the League One table, but they have shown they are no pushovers with a couple of big results against sides in the top six. Now they face another team looking at the promotion picture, while also trying to get themselves out of the relegation zone.
The side are 22nd in the League One table and find themselves 5 points from safety, although Bury do have this game in hand over the likes of Colchester United and Scunthorpe United. Bury have a 3-5-6 home record this season, scoring 14 goals and conceding 19.
Bury are unbeaten in 4 League games since a 0-1 loss to Tranmere Rovers, and that run includes beating Doncaster Rovers here and drawing 2-2 at Brentford over the weekend, both top six sides. The win over Doncaster was Bury's first at Gigg Lane in 5 games in the League and they had lost 2 of their previous 4 at home before that.
Sheffield United
It hasn't been easy for Sheffield United to get over the fact that they missed out on promotion by one game last season, but they are now in a position to get back to the Championship. Trying to replace Ched Evans' goals was always going to be an issue and that has been the main reason why Sheffield United are not topping the Division this season.
The side are 5th in the League One table and they are 5 points off the top of the table, but their 42 League goals makes them the third lowest scorers in the top half of the table. Sheffield United have a 7-6-2 away record where they have scored 18 goals and conceded 12.
Sheffield United had failed to win any of their previous 5 League games before recording a 1-2 win at Shrewsbury Town on Saturday. The majority of their poor results have come at Bramall Lane and the Blades are actually unbeaten in their last 5 away League games of which they have won 3.
Head to Head
Sheffield United had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Bury at home earlier this season.
They met here at Gigg Lane last season and it ended with the away side recording a 0-3 win, meaning Sheffield United are unbeaten in their last 4 visits to Bury and have won 2 of those games.
Prediction
It's risky to take an away side favourite to win in the lower Leagues simply because there isn't as big a gap between the sides at the top and the bottom, but I do think Sheffield United can make the 2.45 pay in this one.
Sheffield United have been a much better away team than at home this season, while Bury had been conceding a few goals here at Gigg Lane.
It will be close I'm sure, but I can see a sneaky away win in this one.
The Pick :
Bury 0-1 Sheffield United
BEST BETTING TIP :
I'll back Sheffield United to win @ 2.45 (Pinnacle)
