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Bolton Wdrs. pack their bags to visit Sunderland at Stadium Of Light on Monday 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 42 and win only 11 of the 65 games.
The previous match played between the two at Stadium Of Light was within the last three years, in March 2003, as the visitors ran out cosy 0 - 2 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 15 Mar | Sunderland | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Tue 14 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 04 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | FAC |
| 2002/2003 | Mon 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 05 Mar | Sunderland | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 29 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 2 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 20 Mar | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland could not have a worse home record, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Black Cats have conceded a disappointing 16 goals in this period, and managed to convert only 3 of their own chances.
Bolton Wdrs.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The The Trotters's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Sunderland find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 17 games have yielded only 5 points. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 30 points they have accumulated from 16 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 0 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Its been an indifferent run of form for the The Trotters of late away from home, but your FootyMad panel sees things improving, starting here at Stadium Of Light with Bolton Wdrs. coasting to victory. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 6 home matches. Failed to win in previous 7 home matches. Latest 10 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 11 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 4 games since last away draw. |