Bolton Wdrs. prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Trotters are clearly on top, having won 30 and lost only 7 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in October 2003, with Birmingham C. inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Trotters in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 06 Mar | Birmingham C. | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 25 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 0-1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 01 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 4 - 2 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 02 Nov | Birmingham C. | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Fri 13 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Birmingham C. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 04 Nov | Birmingham C. | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 12 Feb | Birmingham C. | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Trotters, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Bolton Wdrs., Birmingham C. are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Bolton Wdrs. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 6 games. Birmingham C. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bolton Wdrs. may be coming up against a decent side in Birmingham C., but I do believe that its going to result in a narrow home win for the The Trotters. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Birmingham C. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 15 away matches. |