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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford 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 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 2005, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4 - 1 thriller, in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2006/2007 | Sat 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 4 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 01 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Man Utd. | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are unbeaten in their last six home games, winning five of them, and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the Red Devils, with 3 goals against.
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, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man Utd. are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 72 points from the 29 games played. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 47 points they have accumulated from 29 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 16 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Bolton Wdrs. not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Man Utd. will ease to victory over the The Trotters. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 17 home games. Unbeaten run of 11 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |