FM Preview: Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland 22 Oct 2011

Last updated : 21 October 2011 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bolton Wanderers v Sunderland fixture

Sunderland face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 15 of the 69 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2011, with Sunderland inflicting a narrow 1-2 defeat upon the Trotters in a Premier League match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2010/2011 Sat 07 May Bolton Wdrs. 1-2 Sunderland Premier League
2010/2011 Sat 18 Dec Sunderland 1 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League
2009/2010 Tue 09 Mar Sunderland 4 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League
2009/2010 Sat 15 Aug Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 1 Sunderland Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 09 May Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 0 Sunderland Premier League
2008/2009 Sat 03 Jan Sunderland 2 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. F.A. Cup
2008/2009 Sat 29 Nov Sunderland 1 - 4 Bolton Wdrs. Premier League

For a detailed analysis of the complete head-to-head record between the two sides, click here

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers's woeful home form means they have chalked up just a single victory, with 5 defeats, from the last six. While Trotters have scored 6, a worringly large 18 have been leaked at the other end.

Sunderland's away form is none too clever either, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Bolton Wanderers are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premier League with a return of just 6 points from their 8 games thus far.

Sunderland are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 6 points from 8 matches.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bolton Wanderers 6 2 0 4 7 16 6
Sunderland 6 1 2 3 9 8 5

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Not a lot has been going right generally for Sunderland on their travels as of late, but we can certainly see them gleaning a point from their game against Bolton Wanderers. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bolton Wanderers Been beaten in each of their previous 3 home matches.
Failed to win in previous 3 home matches.
Not drawn a match in their last 22 .
Sunderland Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 5 away matches.
No win in the 3 most recent games.

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