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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 73 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in November 2004, with Aston Villa inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the The Trotters in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 13 Aug | Aston Villa | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 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 |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. The The Trotters have scored 9 and conceded 1 during this period.
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Villans have hit 7 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.
Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 6th position, courtesy of the 26 points they have accumulated from 14 games. Aston Villa find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 16 points from their 15 matches.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 |
| Aston Villa | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 7 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Aston Villa have an average recent record on the road, and this could be the reason why Bolton Wdrs. may poach a narrow victory, according to the Madmen. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Won 8 successive home games. 9 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 3 . |
| Aston Villa | Not won in previous 2 away matches. No win in the 2 most recent games. |