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Man City face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Sky Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 28 and win only 13 of the 54 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2004, as the visitors ran out cosy 1 - 3 winners in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Sat 21 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 3 | Man City | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 18 Oct | Man City | 6 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Man City | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 30 Nov | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 05 Apr | Man City | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
| 1999/2000 | Wed 18 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Man City | CHMP |
| 1996/1997 | Wed 09 Apr | Man City | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | CHMP |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have managed to pick up just two wins from their last six home games, losing three, The The Trotters's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Man City have an average recent record on the road, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. The Sky Blues's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 10 goals for and 9 against.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 23 points from 17 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position. Man City see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 20 points from their 17 games played so far,
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
| Man City | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
The away form of the Sky Blues has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bolton Wdrs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Been beaten in each of their previous 2 home matches. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 6 most recent games. |
| Man City | An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 2 most recent games. |