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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 18 of the 77 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2009/2010 | Sat 07 Nov | Aston Villa | 5 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 25 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2008/2009 | Sat 13 Dec | Aston Villa | 4 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sat 05 Apr | Aston Villa | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2007/2008 | Sun 28 Oct | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sun 13 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2006/2007 | Sat 16 Dec | Aston Villa | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. While the Villans have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 32 matches. Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 51 from their 31 games so far.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 9 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Bolton Wdrs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 4 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | No win in the 3 most recent games. |