|
Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Sunderland at Stadium Of Light 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 43 and win only 11 of the 67 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2007, with Sunderland running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners 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 03 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Mon 26 Dec | Sunderland | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland's poor home run has seen them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The The Black Cats's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bolton Wdrs.'s away form is none too clever either, winning and losing 3 each of the last six games. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 15 points from 14 matches. Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 17 points from their 14 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 3 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bolton Wdrs. are in reasonable form away from home coming into this match, and the Madmen are quite confident that they should come away with a comfortable victory from this contest. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 8 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |