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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium 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 30 and win only 13 of the 53 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2005, with Bolton Wdrs. inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Sky Blues in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sun 18 Sep | Man City | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Mon 07 Mar | Man City | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Man City | 6 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 5 to 3.
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.
Man City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 20 points from their 18 matches. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 30 points they have accumulated from 18 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the The Trotters has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Man City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 4 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |