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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Birmingham City at St. Andrew's on Tuesday evening, 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 30 and win only 13 of the 57 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2005, with Bolton Wdrs. inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Tue 04 Jan | Birmingham C. | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 25 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Birmingham City are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. While Blues have scored 4, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.
The away form of Bolton Wdrs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Trotters have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Birmingham C. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 25 points from their 31 games thus far. Bolton Wdrs.'s 48 points from 30 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Nothing appears to be going right for the The Trotters out on the road recently, yet the Madmen can see a turn around in fortunes as they battle to a victory in a closely fought contest at Birmingham C.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 4 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |