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Bolton face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Trotters have won 16 of the 51 games compared to the host's 25 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in September 2002, with Bolton inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the Red Devils in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Bolton | 1 - 1 | Man Utd | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Man Utd | 0 - 1 | Bolton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 29 Jan | Bolton | 0 - 4 | Man Utd | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 20 Oct | Man Utd | 1 - 2 | Bolton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Feb | Man Utd | 1 - 1 | Bolton | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 20 Sep | Bolton | 0 - 0 | Man Utd | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 25 Feb | Bolton | 0 - 6 | Man Utd | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. In this time, Red Devils have rattled up an impressive 19 goals, and conceded 6.
Bolton have an average recent record on the road, collecting 1 win and 3 draws from the last six played. Only 3 goals have been registered in this time, with 4 leaked at the wrong end.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 16 |
| Bolton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd | Won 5 successive home games. 6 games since last home draw. Won their latest 5 matches. Not drawn a match in their last 5 . |
| Bolton | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 3 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |