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Bolton Wdrs. face a trip to West Ham United at Boleyn Ground 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 ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2008, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Tue 15 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2009/2010 | Tue 22 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | LGEC |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 21 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 1 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sun 05 Oct | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 3 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 12 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | West Ham Utd. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 04 Nov | West Ham Utd. | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 05 May | West Ham Utd. | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
West Ham United have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the Hammers in those games, with 3 conceded.
The away form of Bolton Wdrs. is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Trotters have conceded 15 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
West Ham Utd. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 27 points from their 27 games played so far, Bolton Wdrs. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 26 points from their 27 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| West Ham Utd. | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 8 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Hammers, as the The Trotters have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| West Ham Utd. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 12 away matches. Last drawn game 4 outings ago. |