FootyMAD's Bolton Wanderers match preview

Last updated : 27 December 2003 By Footymad Previewer
History of the Bolton Wanderers v Leicester City fixture

Leicester City face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Sunday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Foxes will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 17 and win only 6 of the 30 games.

The most recent encounter between these two sides was was two seasons ago, in December 2001, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.

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Recent encounters between the teams:
2001/2002Sat 29 DecBolton Wdrs.2 - 2Leicester CityPREM
2001/2002Sat 18 AugLeicester City0 - 5Bolton Wdrs.PREM
1997/1998Sat 28 MarBolton Wdrs.2 - 0Leicester CityPREM
1997/1998Sat 22 NovLeicester City0 - 0Bolton Wdrs.PREM
1995/1996Wed 08 NovLeicester City2 - 3Bolton Wdrs.LC
1995/1996Tue 24 OctBolton Wdrs.0 - 0Leicester CityLC
1993/1994Tue 03 MayLeicester City1 - 1Bolton Wdrs.LD1

Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. These games have seen the Trotters score just 6 goals, though they have conceded 2.

Leicester City have an average recent record on the road, winning 2 of the last six, but losing the other 4. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Bolton Wdrs.'s 22 points from 18 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Leicester City are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 17 points from their 18 games thus far.

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Current form guides:PWDLFAP
Bolton Wdrs.641110613
Leicester City6222978

FootyMad's prediction ...

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

Sequence statistics:
Bolton Wdrs. Unbeaten in the last 5 home games.
Unbeaten run of 3 matches.
Leicester City 10 games since last away draw.
An overall losing run of 2 games.
No win in the 3 most recent games.