FootyMAD's West Ham United match preview

Last updated : 08 December 2006 By Footymad Previewer
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History of the Bolton Wanderers v West Ham United fixture

Bolton Wdrs. prepare to entertain West Ham United 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 18 wins out of 26 previous matches.

The most recent encounter between these two sides at Reebok Stadium was less than a year ago, in March 2006, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2005/2006Wed 15 MarWest Ham Utd.2 - 1Bolton Wdrs.FAC
2005/2006Sat 11 MarBolton Wdrs.4-1West Ham Utd.PREM
2005/2006Sat 18 FebBolton Wdrs.0 - 0West Ham Utd.FAC
2005/2006Wed 26 OctBolton Wdrs.1 - 0West Ham Utd.LGEC
2005/2006Sat 27 AugWest Ham Utd.1 - 2Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2002/2003Sat 19 AprBolton Wdrs.1 - 0West Ham Utd.PREM
2002/2003Sat 21 DecWest Ham Utd.1 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 7 in the wrong end.

The away form of West Ham Utd. is pretty dire, losing every single one of the last six matches played! Hammers have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.

Bolton Wdrs.'s 24 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. West Ham Utd. are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 14 points from their 16 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton Wdrs.6114574
West Ham Utd.6204266

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 West Ham Utd. in this game. Home Win

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs. 6 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
West Ham Utd. Lost each of the previous 9 away matches.
Not won in previous 11 away matches.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 2 most recent games.