FootyMAD's Bolton Wanderers match preview

History of the Bolton Wanderers v Everton fixture

Everton face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, having the edge over their hosts in previous meetings. The Blues are slightly ahead, with 25 wins posted against 23 losses.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in January 2003, with Everton inflicting a narrow 1 - 2 defeat upon the Trotters in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2002/2003	Tue 28 Jan	Bolton W.	1 - 2	Everton	PREM
2002/2003	Sat 28 Dec	Everton	0 - 0	Bolton W.	PREM
2001/2002	Mon 01 Apr	Everton	3 - 1	Bolton W.	PREM
2001/2002	Sat 03 Nov	Bolton W.	2 - 2	Everton	PREM
1997/1998	Sun 28 Dec	Everton	3 - 2	Bolton W.	PREM
1997/1998	Mon 01 Sep	Bolton W.	0 - 0	Everton	PREM
1995/1996	Sat 06 Apr	Everton	3 - 0	Bolton W.	PREM

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Trotters in those games, with 3 conceded.

The away form of Everton is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. While the Blues have hit 4 goals, 10 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bolton W. find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 15 points from their 13 matches. Everton find themselves struggling down in 15th position in the league having picked up 13 points from their 13 matches.

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Current form guides:	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Bolton W.	6	3	1	2	7	7	10
Everton	6	2	2	2	4	3	8

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Bolton W.	Unbeaten run of 4 matches.
Everton	Not won in previous 8 away matches. Last drawn game 5 outings ago.