FootyMAD's Aston Villa match preview

Last updated : 04 April 2008 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Aston Villa v Bolton Wanderers fixture

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 39 and win only 16 of the 74 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2006, with Bolton Wdrs. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Villans in a Premiership match.

For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here

Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sun 28 OctBolton Wdrs.1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sun 13 MayBolton Wdrs.2 - 2Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sat 16 DecAston Villa0 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2005/2006Sat 10 DecBolton Wdrs.1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2005/2006Sat 13 AugAston Villa2 - 2Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2004/2005Sat 23 AprAston Villa1 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2004/2005Sat 13 NovBolton Wdrs.1 - 2Aston VillaPREM

Recent respective form guides

Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 9 to 7.

The away form of Bolton Wdrs. is pretty dire, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Trotters have conceded 8 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Aston Villa's 49 points from 32 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Bolton Wdrs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 26 points from their 32 games thus far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa61234105
Bolton Wdrs.6024382

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 3 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 5 most recent games.
Bolton Wdrs. Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 9 most recent games.