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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 76 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in October 2007, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 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 |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 10 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers are showing reasonable home form, having won four and lost two from the last six played. A total of 11 goals have been scored by the The Trotters in those games, with 8 conceded.
The away form of Aston Villa is pretty dire, chalking up just 1 victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While the Villans have hit 5 goals, 15 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs. see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premier League, showing a record of 37 points from their 33 games played so far, Aston Villa find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 54 points they have accumulated from 33 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Trotters, as the Villans have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 13 games since last home draw. Latest 2 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Aston Villa | Lost each of the previous 5 away matches. Not won in previous 5 away matches. Drawn each of the last 2 games. No win in the 11 most recent games. |