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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Sunday 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2007, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 2 thriller, in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2008/2009 | Sun 02 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 22 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 15 Dec | Man. City | 4 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Wed 31 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Man. City | LGEC |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 13 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 23 Dec | Man. City | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 21 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man. City | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City have an excellent home record, winning five and losing just one of the last six games. A total of 13 goals have been scored by the Sky Blues in those games, with 7 conceded.
In complete contrast to Man. City, Bolton Wdrs. are having a torrid time on their travels, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Trotters have hit 4 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. City's 47 points from 37 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 41 points from their 37 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 12 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The Trotters are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Man. City. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. City | Won 3 successive home games. 15 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Not won in previous 11 away matches. Drawn each of the last 4 games. No win in the 6 most recent games. |