There would’ve been fervent local interest anyhow in the derby match taking place at Gigg Lane, Bury, this weekend. In the shifting sands of Greater Manchester (much) lesser derbies, this is a relatively regular fixture. This marks the fourth consecutive season of Bury-Oldham derbies, and the sixth season out of eight they’ve occurred.
Add into the mixer Mr Scholes and his friendly rivalry with Class of ’92 mates the Nevilles and Chris Casper, add in Bury’s stellar form as they challenge for an immediate return to League One, and all is set for a match Sky Sports is sure to send a reporter to cover tomorrow afternoon.
For what it’s worth, The Model thinks Bury will prevail 2-1 (7%), and they are overwhelming favourites (56% to win) given Oldham’s mid-table malaise, and given that the Scholes honeymoon appears to already be over.
Elsewhere, Luton to march on (1-0, 22% vs Coventry), Barnsley to open up a gap over seriously flagging Pompey (0-1, 9%).

Forecast Win (%)
League One Score PR(%) P(H) P(A)
Accrington Southend 1-0 11% 46% 28%
AFC Wimb Charlton 0-1 19% 32% 41%
Blackpool Oxford 1-0 19% 57% 20%
Bristol R Sunderland 0-1 16% 32% 40%
Burton Fleetwood 1-0 12% 46% 27%
Luton Coventry 1-0 22% 65% 15%
Peterboro Shrewsbury 2-1 10% 45% 28%
Plymouth Rochdale 2-1 7% 54% 21%
Portsmouth Barnsley 0-1 9% 33% 40%
Scunthorpe Doncaster 1-2 9% 30% 43%
Walsall Bradford 1-1 10% 36% 36%
Wycombe Gillingham 1-0 10% 48% 26%

 

Forecast Win (%)
League Two Score PR(%) P(H) P(A)
Bury Oldham 2-1 7% 56% 20%
Cheltenham Port Vale 1-0 16% 53% 22%
Colchester Carlisle 2-1 10% 42% 31%
Crawley Macclesfield 1-0 14% 42% 31%
Crewe Exeter 1-0 10% 38% 35%
Mansfield F Green 1-0 16% 45% 28%
MK Dons Newport 1-0 11% 46% 27%
Morecambe Lincoln 0-2 10% 27% 46%
Stevenage N’hampton 1-0 11% 39% 33%
Swindon Grimsby 1-0 15% 43% 29%
Tranmere Notts Co 1-0 12% 60% 18%
Yeovil Cambridge 1-0 19% 40% 33%