FM Preview: Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa 03 Apr 2010

Last updated : 02 April 2010 By Footymad Previewer
Footymad preview
History of the Bolton Wanderers v Aston Villa fixture

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 77 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2009, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1 - 1 final scoreline in a Premier League match.

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

Recent encounters between the teams:
2009/2010Sat 07 NovAston Villa5 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2008/2009Sat 25 AprBolton Wdrs.1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2008/2009Sat 13 DecAston Villa4 - 2Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2007/2008Sat 05 AprAston Villa4 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
2007/2008Sun 28 OctBolton Wdrs.1 - 1Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sun 13 MayBolton Wdrs.2 - 2Aston VillaPREM
2006/2007Sat 16 DecAston Villa0 - 1Bolton Wdrs.PREM

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. The goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 7 to 5.

Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. While the Villans have hit 9 goals, 12 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bolton Wdrs. find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 32 points from their 32 matches. Aston Villa lie just outside the playoff positions in the Barclays Premier League, picking up 51 from their 31 games so far.

For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here

Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton Wdrs.63037119
Aston Villa623110139

FootyMad's prediction ...

Aston Villa are not doing too bad on their travels, and I think they should continue by carving out a narrow victory at Bolton Wdrs.. Away win

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs. 4 games since last home draw.
Latest 2 games ended in defeat.
Not won in the 2 most recent games.
Aston Villa No win in the 3 most recent games.