FootyMAD's Aston Villa match preview

Last updated : 12 December 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 40 and win only 16 of the 75 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2007/2008Sat 05 AprAston Villa4 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
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

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. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Bolton Wdrs. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Trotters, and 8 goals against.

Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 28 points they have accumulated from 16 games. Bolton Wdrs.'s 20 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Aston Villa6222768
Bolton Wdrs.640210612

FootyMad's prediction ...

The Trotters's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Aston Villa, believes the FootyMad team. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Aston Villa Failed to win in previous 4 home matches.
Bolton Wdrs. 3 successive away victories.
9 games since last away draw.
Last drawn game 9 outings ago.