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Bolton Wdrs. pack their bags to visit Birmingham City at St Andrew's 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 32 and win only 13 of the 59 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was within the last three years, in September 2007, the Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Sep | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 07 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Birmingham C. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Tue 04 Apr | Birmingham C. | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 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 |
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. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 4.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 5 leaked at the wrong end.
Birmingham C. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 7 points from their 6 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Birmingham C. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Bolton Wdrs. only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at St Andrew's will be a good result. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Birmingham C. | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 5 games since last away draw. 4 games since last defeat. |