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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Aston Villa at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 16 of the 75 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2008, as they swept to an impressive 4 - 0 win in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. A generous 7 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
The away form of Bolton Wdrs. however, is much more impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the The Trotters, and 8 goals against.
Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 28 points they have accumulated from 16 games. Bolton Wdrs.'s 20 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 12 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Trotters's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Aston Villa, believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 3 successive away victories. 9 games since last away draw. Last drawn game 9 outings ago. |