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Man City face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 12 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, with Bolton Wdrs. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Man City | 6 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 05 Apr | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 18 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 09 Apr | Man City | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Man City | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 12 to 10.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. While the Sky Blues have hit 13 goals, 16 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 34 points from 25 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Man City are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 24 points from 25 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 11 |
| Man City | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Trotters, as the Sky Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Man City | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 2 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |