FootyMAD's Tottenham Hotspur match preview

Last updated : 31 October 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Bolton face a trip to Tottenham Hotspur at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Trotters will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 24 and win only 7 of the 37 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2002, with Tottenham running out comfortable 3 - 1 winners in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003Mon 24 MarBolton1 - 0TottenhamPREM
2002/2003Sun 20 OctTottenham3 - 1BoltonPREM
2001/2002Sat 20 AprBolton1 - 1TottenhamPREM
2001/2002Tue 05 FebTottenham4 - 0BoltonFAC
2001/2002Tue 11 DecTottenham6 - 0BoltonLC
2001/2002Mon 03 DecTottenham3 - 2BoltonPREM
1997/1998Sun 01 MarTottenham1 - 0BoltonPREM

Recent respective form guides

Tottenham Hotspur have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, While Spurs have scored 6, a worringly large 11 have been leaked at the other end.

The away form of Bolton is pretty dire, attaining just 3 draws from the previous six away games. Trotters have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.

Tottenham see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 12 points from their 10 games played so far, Bolton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 8 points from their 10 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Tottenham63219411
Bolton61327106

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Spurs, as the Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Tottenham Unbeaten run of 5 matches.
Bolton Not won in previous 8 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 4 most recent games.