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Bolton Wdrs. are ready to welcome Portsmouth to Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 28 wins out of 41 previous matches.
The previous match played between the two at Reebok Stadium was more than three years back, in September 2000, with Bolton Wdrs. running out comfortable 2-0 winners in a League Division One match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Portsmouth | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | LD1 |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 2-0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 22 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | LD1 |
| 1998/1999 | Sat 19 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 1 | Portsmouth | LD1 |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 7.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. Pompey have conceded 12 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.
Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 26 points from their 21 games played so far, Portsmouth are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 22 points from 21 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 5 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 11 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Bolton Wdrs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Reebok Stadium at the moment, but your FootyMad team are quietly confident that they can ease past Portsmouth in this game. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Portsmouth | Lost each of the previous 3 away matches. Not won in previous 7 away matches. Last drawn game 8 outings ago. |