Aston Villa face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Villans will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 40 and win only 17 of the 71 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was earlier this season, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 5 - 2 thriller, in a League Cup match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 21 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 5 - 2 | Aston Villa | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 05 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 01 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 30 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 3 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 27 Oct | Aston Villa | 3 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
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, 10 to 9.
The Villans have had a decent run of form away from home recently, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 15 goals for the Villans, and 7 goals against.
Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclaycard Premiership, showing a record of 37 points from their 31 games played so far, Aston Villa's 44 points from 31 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Villans's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bolton Wdrs., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Aston Villa | 8 games since last away draw. |