| This week FootyMad's match preview focuses on the game between Bolton Wanderers and Portsmouth at 15:00 on Saturday, 20th December 2008 in the Premier League. |
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 31 wins out of 46 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in February 2008, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Trotters 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 09 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 0-1 | Portsmouth | PREM | | 2007/2008 | Sat 18 Aug | Portsmouth | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Sat 30 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 2 | Portsmouth | PREM | | 2006/2007 | Mon 25 Sep | Portsmouth | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM | | 2005/2006 | Wed 01 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM | | 2005/2006 | Sat 24 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Portsmouth | PREM | | 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers's dreadful home form has resulted in just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. The Trotters have conceded a disappointing 8 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Portsmouth's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far, Portsmouth's 23 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been a distinctly poor show from Bolton Wdrs. at home in recent games, and, though I cannot see a run starting here, I do think the The Trotters will at least gain a draw. No-score draw
| Sequence statistics: |
| Bolton Wdrs. |
Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 2 home matches.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
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| Portsmouth |
Not won in previous 3 away matches.
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