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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park at tea-time on Saturday, 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 39 and win only 15 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in August 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 21 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 5 - 2 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Aston Villa's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Bolton Wdrs. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Villa Park will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |