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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford on Saturday 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 less than a year ago, in March 2008, with Man. Utd. running out comfortable 2 - 0 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2007/2008 | Wed 19 Mar | Man. Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 24 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Man. Utd. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 17 Mar | Man. Utd. | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Manchester United are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 11 goals for the Red Devils, with 4 goals against.
In complete contrast to Man. Utd., Bolton Wdrs. are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. While the The Trotters have hit 4 goals, 9 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Man. Utd. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 4 matches. Bolton Wdrs. are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 4 points from 5 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Man. Utd. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 9 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Red Devils, as the The Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Man. Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 12 home games. Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games. |