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Bolton Wdrs. are ready to welcome Crystal Palace to Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The The Trotters are clearly on top, winning 9 and drawing 7 of the 17 games played.
The previous match played between the two at Reebok Stadium was more than three years back, in October 2000, when they fought out a thrilling high-scoring 3-3 draw in a League Division One match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2000/2001 | Mon 16 Apr | Crystal Palace | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 3-3 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 07 Mar | Crystal Palace | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 06 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 10 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 0 | Crystal Palace | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 08 Aug | Crystal Palace | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 02 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 5 - 2 | Crystal Palace | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 12 goals have been scored by the The Trotters in those games, with 7 conceded.
The away form of Crystal Palace is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Eagles have hit 6 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 12 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Crystal Palace are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 5 points from their 8 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 |
| Crystal Palace | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With the The Trotters being in decent shape at home at the moment, I am pleased to predict that this match should result in nothing other than a comfortable home win. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Crystal Palace | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |