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Bolton Wdrs. prepare to entertain Portsmouth at Reebok Stadium at tea-time on Saturday, with high hopes of improving on their excellent record against the opposition, having chalked up an impressive 29 wins out of 43 previous matches.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in November 2004, with Portsmouth inflicting a narrow 0-1 defeat upon the The Trotters in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 07 May | Portsmouth | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 27 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 0-1 | Portsmouth | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have only performed averagely at home, winning 3 and losing 2 of their last six. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 6.
The away form of Portsmouth is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Pompey have hit 5 goals, 11 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs. sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 6 games. Portsmouth see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 5 points from their 6 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 13 |
| Portsmouth | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Though Bolton Wdrs. are not exactly setting the world alight at Reebok Stadium in recent games, I can confidently predict that they will easily sweep aside the opposition put before them. Home Win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Unbeaten run of 5 matches. |
| Portsmouth | 7 games since last away draw. No win in the 2 most recent games. |