FM Preview: Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers 02 Apr 2011

Last updated : 01 April 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Birmingham City v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Bolton Wanderers face a trip to Birmingham City at St Andrew's 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 32 and win only 15 of the 61 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, with Bolton Wanderers inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Blues in a F.A. Cup match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 12 Mar Birmingham C. 2 - 3 Bolton Wdrs. F.A. Cup
2010/2011 Sun 29 Aug Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 2 Birmingham C. Premier League
2009/2010 Sun 09 May Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 1 Birmingham C. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 26 Sep Birmingham C. 1 - 2 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 22 Dec Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 0 Birmingham C. Premier League
2007/2008 Sat 15 Sep Birmingham C. 1 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League
2005/2006 Sun 07 May Bolton Wdrs. 1 - 0 Birmingham C. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Birmingham City have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The Blues's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

The The Trotters have had a decent run of form away from home recently, coming away with three points on 3 occasions, but drawing 1 and losing 2. The The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 7 goals for and 6 against.

Birmingham City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 31 points from their 29 games thus far.

Bolton Wanderers's total of 40 points from their 30 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Birmingham City 6 2 1 3 10 10 7
Bolton Wanderers 6 4 1 1 9 6 13

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Although Bolton Wanderers have been far from successful in recent away games, we can see nothing other than an easy victory for them against Birmingham City. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Birmingham City Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Bolton Wanderers Last drawn game 4 outings ago.

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