FootyMAD Manchester City match preview

Last updated : 17 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Manchester City v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Bolton face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 10 of the 47 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, with Man City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Sat 05 AprBolton2 - 0Man CityPREM
2002/2003Sat 30 NovMan City2 - 0BoltonPREM
1999/2000Wed 05 AprMan City2 - 0BoltonLD1
1999/2000Wed 18 AugBolton0 - 1Man CityLD1
1996/1997Wed 09 AprMan City1 - 2BoltonLD1
1996/1997Tue 20 AugBolton1 - 0Man CityLD1
1995/1996Sat 30 MarBolton1 - 1Man CityPREM

Recent respective form guides

Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 6 goals against.

The away form of Bolton is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Trotters have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Man City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 12 points they have accumulated from 8 games. Bolton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Man City62221088
Bolton62407310

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Man City Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Bolton Previous 2 away games have finished all-square.
Not won in previous 7 away matches.
Drawn each of the last 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.