FootyMAD Blackburn Rovers match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Bolton prepare to entertain Blackburn Rovers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The Trotters are clearly on top, having won 36 and lost only 13 of the 65 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in December 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Mon 21 AprBlackburn0 - 0BoltonPREM
2002/2003Sat 07 DecBolton1-1BlackburnPREM
2001/2002Sat 02 MarBolton1 - 1BlackburnPREM
2001/2002Wed 19 SepBlackburn1 - 1BoltonPREM
2000/2001Wed 07 MarBlackburn3 - 0BoltonFAC
2000/2001Fri 23 FebBolton1 - 4BlackburnLD1
2000/2001Sat 17 FebBolton1 - 1BlackburnFAC

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Trotters in those games, with 4 conceded.

Blackburn's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Rovers, and 1 goals against.

Bolton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Blackburn are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 3 points from the 1 games played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton6231549
Blackburn632110611

FootyMad's prediction ...

Trotters are in a rich vein of form at home as of late, but the one that FootyMad has marked this down as one of their banker draws, taking into account the quality of the opposition. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Blackburn 7 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.