FootyMAD's Portsmouth match preview

Last updated : 26 November 2004 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bolton Wanderers v Portsmouth fixture

Bolton Wdrs. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 29 wins out of 42 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the The Trotters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2003/2004Sat 17 JanBolton Wdrs.1-0PortsmouthPREM
2003/2004Tue 26 AugPortsmouth4 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2000/2001Tue 13 FebPortsmouth1 - 2Bolton Wdrs.CHMP
2000/2001Sat 16 SepBolton Wdrs.2 - 0PortsmouthCHMP
1999/2000Tue 22 FebBolton Wdrs.3 - 0PortsmouthCHMP
1999/2000Sat 27 NovPortsmouth0 - 0Bolton Wdrs.CHMP
1998/1999Sun 09 MayPortsmouth0 - 2Bolton Wdrs.CHMP

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pompey's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.

Bolton Wdrs.'s 23 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 13 games played so far,

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton Wdrs.622211118
Portsmouth6303899

FootyMad's prediction ...

With Bolton Wdrs. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs. 5 games since last home draw.
Not won in the 3 most recent games.
Portsmouth 4 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.