Bolton Wanderers match preview

Last updated : 22 August 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers fixture

Blackburn face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Rovers will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 36 and win only 13 of the 65 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in December 2002, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Mon 21 AprBlackburn0 - 0BoltonPREM
2002/2003Sat 07 DecBolton1 - 1BlackburnPREM
2001/2002Sat 02 MarBolton1 - 1BlackburnPREM
2001/2002Wed 19 SepBlackburn1 - 1BoltonPREM
2000/2001Wed 07 MarBlackburn3 - 0BoltonFAC
2000/2001Fri 23 FebBolton1 - 4BlackburnLD1
2000/2001Sat 17 FebBolton1 - 1BlackburnFAC

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Trotters in those games, with 4 conceded.

Blackburn's away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Rovers, and 1 goals against.

Bolton find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 1 games have yielded only 0 points. Blackburn are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 3 points from the 1 games played.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton6231549
Blackburn632110611

FootyMad's prediction ...

This promises to be an excellent test for the in-form Rovers, but one which I believe will end in stalemate. Score draw

Sequence statistics:
BoltonUnbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Blackburn7 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.