- Bury have won three of their last five games in all competitions (D1, L1).
- Lancaster have lost three of their last five in all competitions (W1, D1, L3).
- Bury have won two of their first two home games in the Northern Premier League Premier Division 2026/2027, conceding just two goals.
Shakers have edge at Gigg Lane
Bury will be confident of extending their winning run at Gigg Lane this Tuesday when they face a Lancaster City side that have won just one of their five most recent games in all competitions.
Paul Wilkinson's men have responded to last month's 3-2 defeat at Guiseley with three wins and a draw from their subsequent four matches to stay well in the hunt in the Northern Premier League Premier Division 2026/2027.
Bury, who are seventh with ten points from five games, saw off Gainsborough 1-0 away from home yesterday to register their second win in a row. The Shakers face an 18th-placed Lancaster, who have four points from five games, but Jimmy Marshall's men can be dangerous on their day.
Lancaster’s press can cause problems
The Dolly Blues lost 3-1 at Redcar Athletic yesterday, not long after securing a decent 2-2 home draw with Quorn, and may not be easy to break down on Tuesday. Marshall has them pressing high up the field and playing on the front foot with their pacey wide players, which should help them to cause problems.
Bury are the clear 13/20 favourites here, which may be deserved given the teams' contrasting league form, while Lancaster are a shade of odds at 83/25 and the draw at 14/5.
Backing Bury to win does seem the right play here, but the hosts' superior width, ability to work in from wide positions and quality in set-pieces should see them take the game to the visitors if they get the ball flowing through the first line.
Bury can control the contest
Lancaster's high pressing approach should rattle the hosts and force mistakes, while Sekouba Sanogo's two goals in the last five fixtures, which account for a third of their total, make him their sharpest threat in the penalty area.
But we like Bury's chances of controlling the contest at Gigg Lane and keeping the scoreline down, so an under 2.5 goals and Both Teams To Score - No at 107/100 appeals.
