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Bolton face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 27 and win only 10 of the 47 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in November 2002, with Man City running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Bolton | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 05 Apr | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 18 Aug | Bolton | 0 - 1 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 09 Apr | Man City | 1 - 2 | Bolton | LD1 |
| 1996/1997 | Tue 20 Aug | Bolton | 1 - 0 | Man City | LD1 |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 30 Mar | Bolton | 1 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 14 goals for the Sky Blues, with 6 goals against.
The away form of Bolton is pretty dire, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Trotters have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Man City find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 12 points they have accumulated from 8 games. Bolton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 8 points from their 8 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 8 |
| Bolton | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 10 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Sky Blues, as the Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bolton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |