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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to Sunderland at The Stadium of Light 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 lose 44 and win only 12 of the 69 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in January 2009, the The Black Cats carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a F.A. Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 15 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 09 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 03 Jan | Sunderland | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | FAC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 29 Nov | Sunderland | 1 - 4 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 03 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 29 Dec | Sunderland | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 18 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Sunderland | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Sunderland have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
The away form of Bolton Wdrs. is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the The Trotters have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Sunderland see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 23 points from their 20 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 18 points from their 18 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Sunderland | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 6 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Black Cats, as the The Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Sunderland | Unbeaten run of 3 matches. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Not won in previous 6 away matches. 6 games since last defeat. |