FM Preview: Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City 29 Aug 2010

Last updated : 28 August 2010 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City fixture

Bolton Wdrs. prepare to entertain Birmingham City at Reebok Stadium on Sunday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Trotters are clearly on top, having won 33 and lost only 7 of the 57 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in May 2010, the The Trotters carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sun 09 MayBolton Wdrs.2-1Birmingham C.PREM
2009/2010Sat 26 SepBirmingham C.1 - 2Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2007/2008Sat 22 DecBolton Wdrs.3 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2007/2008Sat 15 SepBirmingham C.1 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2005/2006Sun 07 MayBolton Wdrs.1 - 0Birmingham C.PREM
2005/2006Tue 04 AprBirmingham C.1 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2004/2005Tue 04 JanBirmingham C.1 - 2Bolton Wdrs.PREM

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. A generous 8 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

The away form of Birmingham C. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. While the Blues have hit 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bolton Wdrs.'s total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Birmingham C.'s total of 4 points from their 2 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton Wdrs.63218511
Birmingham C.631210910

FootyMad's prediction ...

Bolton Wdrs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Reebok Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Birmingham C. in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Birmingham C. Not won in previous 6 away matches.
4 games since last defeat.