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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Monday evening, 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 30 and win only 11 of the 51 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2003, with Man City annihilating their visitors 6 - 2 in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Man City | 6 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 05 Apr | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 18 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Man City | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City 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, with a marvellous return of five wins and one defeat from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 9 goals for the The Trotters, and 3 goals against.
Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 36 points from their 28 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs.'s 40 points from 28 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bolton Wdrs. are in great form out on the road, so much so that the Madmen confidently predict a comfortable three points from their visit to Man City. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man City | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 10 games since last away draw. |