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Middlesbrough face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Boro will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 31 and win only 6 of the 48 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in May 2003, the Trotters carving out a narrow 2 - 1 victory in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Bolton | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Bolton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 19 Jan | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Bolton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 21 Aug | Bolton | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 17 Feb | Middlesbrough | 1 - 4 | Bolton | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sat 09 Sep | Bolton | 1 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 1994/1995 | Sat 11 Mar | Bolton | 1 - 0 | Middlesbrough | LD1 |
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 Trotters in those games, with 5 conceded.
The away form of Middlesbrough is pretty dire, managing a paltry 2 draws from the last six matches. Boro have conceded 9 goals in these games, and only hit 3 in reply.
Bolton are hovering perilously just above the relegation zone, with 2 points from 4 matches. Middlesbrough are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclaycard Premiership with a return of just 1 points from their 4 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
FootyMad see this game edging towards a narrow win for the Trotters, as the Boro have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 4 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Not won in previous 6 away matches. No win in the 5 most recent games. |