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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Manchester City at City of Manchester Stadium on Tuesday 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 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 less than a year ago, in May 2009, the Sky Blues carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory 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: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 12 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 3 | Man. City | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 24 May | Man. City | 1 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester City could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 16 goals for the Sky Blues, with 6 goals against.
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 6 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. City's total of 41 points from their 23 games sees them sitting in the playoff places in Barclays Premier League. Bolton Wdrs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 23 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. City | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 7 |
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 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 12 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 8 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |