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Bolton Wdrs. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 29 wins out of 42 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in January 2004, the The Trotters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 17 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1-0 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 26 Aug | Portsmouth | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2000/2001 | Tue 13 Feb | Portsmouth | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 2000/2001 | Sat 16 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Tue 22 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 0 | Portsmouth | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Sat 27 Nov | Portsmouth | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1998/1999 | Sun 09 May | Portsmouth | 0 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
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. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
Portsmouth have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Pompey's have scored 7 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 8.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 23 points from 14 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 15 points from their 13 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 8 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Bolton Wdrs. only showing average form at home, the Madmen are expecting them to play out a draw. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not won in the 3 most recent games. |
| Portsmouth | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |