FootyMAD's Bolton Wanderers match preview

Last updated : 18 March 2005 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bolton Wanderers v Norwich City fixture

Norwich City pack their bags to visit Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 20 games played, Canaries have recorded 2 wins, and Bolton Wdrs. have come away with 10 victories.

The previous match played between the two at Reebok Stadium was more than three years back, in April 2001, the The Trotters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in a League Division One match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2004/2005Sat 11 DecNorwich City3 - 2Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2000/2001Sat 21 AprBolton Wdrs.1 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
2000/2001Sat 18 NovNorwich City0 - 2Bolton Wdrs.CHMP
1999/2000Sun 07 MayBolton Wdrs.1 - 0Norwich CityCHMP
1999/2000Sun 24 OctNorwich City2 - 1Bolton Wdrs.CHMP
1998/1999Tue 20 AprNorwich City2 - 2Bolton Wdrs.CHMP
1998/1999Sat 30 JanBolton Wdrs.2 - 0Norwich CityCHMP

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the The Trotters score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 3.

The away form of Norwich City is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Canaries have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 43 points they have accumulated from 29 games. Norwich City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 29 games have yielded only 20 points.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton Wdrs.63124310
Norwich City611410164

FootyMad's prediction ...

Canaries are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bolton Wdrs.. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs. Not drawn a match in their last 4 .
Norwich City Lost each of the previous 4 away matches.
Not won in previous 16 away matches.
An overall losing run of 3 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.