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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Villa Park at tea-time on Saturday, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 39 and lost only 15 of the 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was just last season, in August 2005, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2-2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Aston Villa | 2-2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 21 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 5 - 2 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 8 to 6.
Bolton Wdrs. have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. Only 5 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Aston Villa's 25 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 27 points they have accumulated from 17 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 7 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Your number one FootyMad panel have studied this game long and hard, and cannot separate the two. A draw for the Villans. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Drawn each of their last 2 games. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. Last drawn game 6 outings ago. |