FootyMAD's Bolton Wanderers match 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 The Black Cats will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 35 and win only 13 of the 67 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2009, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premier League match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2008/2009	Sat 09 May	Bolton Wdrs.	0 - 0	Sunderland	PREM
2008/2009	Sat 03 Jan	Sunderland	2 - 1	Bolton Wdrs.	FAC
2008/2009	Sat 29 Nov	Sunderland	1 - 4	Bolton Wdrs.	PREM
2007/2008	Sat 03 May	Bolton Wdrs.	2 - 0	Sunderland	PREM
2007/2008	Sat 29 Dec	Sunderland	3 - 1	Bolton Wdrs.	PREM
2005/2006	Sat 18 Mar	Bolton Wdrs.	2 - 0	Sunderland	PREM
2005/2006	Mon 26 Dec	Sunderland	0 - 0	Bolton Wdrs.	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers 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.

The away form of Sunderland is pretty dire, collecting just 1 solitary point from the last six. The Black Cats have conceded 11 goals in these games, and only hit 1 in reply.



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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Bolton Wdrs.	6	0	4	2	2	4	4
Sunderland	6	1	1	4	4	11	4

FootyMad's prediction ...

FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Trotters, as the The Black Cats have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs.	Drawn last 3 games at home. Failed to win in previous 3 home matches. Not won in the 7 most recent games.
Sunderland	Not won in previous 11 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 5 most recent games.