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Aston Villa prepare to entertain Bolton Wanderers at Villa Park on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Villans are clearly on top, having won 39 and lost only 15 of the 72 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at Villa Park was less than a year ago, in April 2005, where the two sides shared the spoils courtesy of a 1-1 final scoreline in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 23 Apr | Aston Villa | 1-1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 13 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 10 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Aston Villa | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 27 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 21 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 5 - 2 | Aston Villa | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 05 Oct | Aston Villa | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 01 Jan | Aston Villa | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Aston Villa have only collected 1 win and 3 draws from the last six home games played. The Villans's have scored 6 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 7.
Bolton Wdrs.'s away form is none too clever either, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats. A generous 6 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 9 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
These are testing times at Villa Park for the Villans and the Madmen are unable to see past Bolton Wdrs. claiming victory in a close match.
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Aston Villa | Failed to win in previous 4 home matches. Latest 3 games ended in defeat. Not won in the 5 most recent games. |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Previous 2 away games have finished all-square. Not won in previous 2 away matches. |