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Man Utd. face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 52 games played, Red Devils have recorded 14 wins, and Bolton Wdrs. have come away with 24 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2004, 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: | |||||
| 2005/2006 | Sat 31 Dec | Man Utd. | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 26 Dec | Man Utd. | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 11 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 07 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 2 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 16 Aug | Man Utd. | 4 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 22 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Man Utd. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Wed 11 Sep | Man Utd. | 0 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers are unbeaten in their last six home games, but have drawn three of them. A total of 9 goals have been scored by the The Trotters in those games, with 3 conceded.
Man Utd.'s away form is equally impressive, picking up four victories from the last six. The games have constituted a decent return of 13 goals for the Red Devils, and 3 goals against.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 48 points from 29 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Man Utd. sit in a healthy 2nd in the league, and have picked up 69 points from their 31 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 9 |
| Man Utd. | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Red Devils's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bolton Wdrs., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Won 3 successive home games. 4 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Man Utd. | 8 games since last away draw. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 16 outings ago. |