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Middlesbrough face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Wednesday 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 33 and win only 6 of the 52 games.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in February 2005, when they played out a goalless draw in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Feb | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sun 07 Nov | Middlesbrough | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 03 Apr | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sun 29 Feb | Middlesbrough | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | LGEC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 13 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 0 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sun 11 May | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 1 | Middlesbrough | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 05 Oct | Middlesbrough | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Trotters in those games, with 3 conceded.
In complete contrast to Bolton Wdrs., Middlesbrough are having a torrid time on their travels, accumulating just 1 victory and 1 draw from their last six played. Boro have conceded 6 goals in these games, and only hit 2 in reply.
Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 31 points they have accumulated from 17 games. Middlesbrough see themselves just below half way in the Barclays Premiership, showing a record of 20 points from their 18 games played so far,
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 9 |
| Middlesbrough | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 4 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Boro are in poor form away, and the FootyMad team are afraid to say this game can be passed over as a comfortable defeat against Bolton Wdrs.. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Drawn last 2 games at home. Failed to win in previous 2 home matches. Not won in the 2 most recent games. |
| Middlesbrough | Lost each of the previous 2 away matches. Not won in previous 4 away matches. An overall losing run of 2 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |