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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 42 and win only 16 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2009, with Aston Villa annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 03 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Aston Villa | 5 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Villans in those games, with 6 conceded.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. The The Trotters's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Aston Villa's total of 6 points from their 4 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 5 points from their 4 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for The Trotters could well see them head back from Villa Park with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | 6 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 12 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |