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Last updated : 14 October 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Newcastle United v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Newcastle United at St. James' Park on Sunday afternoon, and have come away with little in previous meetings, having been beaten a depressing 36 out of 54 times.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2006, with Newcastle Utd. running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Sat 04 MarNewcastle Utd.3 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2005/2006Wed 24 AugBolton Wdrs.2 - 0Newcastle Utd.PREM
2004/2005Sun 27 FebNewcastle Utd.2 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2004/2005Sun 31 OctBolton Wdrs.2 - 1Newcastle Utd.PREM
2003/2004Sun 28 MarBolton Wdrs.1 - 0Newcastle Utd.PREM
2003/2004Sat 20 SepNewcastle Utd.0 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2002/2003Wed 22 JanNewcastle Utd.1 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Newcastle United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. These low-scoring games have seen just 5 goals scored and conceded.

Newcastle Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 7 points from their 7 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs. sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 14 points from their 7 games.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Newcastle Utd.63126610
Bolton Wdrs.64117313

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 Newcastle Utd.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Newcastle Utd. No sequences of note
Bolton Wdrs. 4 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 4 outings ago.