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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Chelsea at Stamford Bridge at lunchtime on Saturday, 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 26 and win only 12 of the 50 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2005, with Chelsea annihilating their visitors 5 - 1 in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Wed 29 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 15 Oct | Chelsea | 5 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 30 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 20 Nov | Chelsea | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 2 | Chelsea | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Dec | Chelsea | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Chelsea are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 11 goals have been scored by the Blues in those games, with 5 conceded.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the The Trotters have hit 8 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Chelsea sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 79 points from their 34 games. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 54 points they have accumulated from 35 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Chelsea | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Chelsea may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Chelsea | Unbeaten in the last 29 home games. Unbeaten run of 22 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |