FM Preview: Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers 13 Apr 2013

Last updated : 12 April 2013 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bristol City v Bolton Wanderers fixture

Bristol City play host to Bolton Wanderers at Ashton Gate on Saturday afternoon, looking to continue an impressive record. The Robins are clearly on top, having won 14 and lost only 3 of the 26 games.

The last time the two teams met at Bristol City was more than a decade ago, in October 1998, the Robins carving out a narrow 2-1 victory in a League Division One match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2012/2013 Sat 20 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 2 Bristol City Championship
1998/1999 Tue 13 Apr Bolton Wdrs. 1 - 0 Bristol City League Division One
1998/1999 Fri 23 Oct Bristol City 2-1 Bolton Wdrs. League Division One
1996/1997 Tue 24 Sep Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 1 Bristol City League Cup
1996/1997 Wed 18 Sep Bristol City 0 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. League Cup
1994/1995 Sat 10 Dec Bristol City 0 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. League Division One
1994/1995 Sat 20 Aug Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 2 Bristol City League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Bristol City are in decent form at home, having won four and drawn two of their last six games, These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 12 goals for the Robins, with 4 goals against.

In complete contrast to Bristol City, Bolton Wanderers are having a torrid time on their travels, seeing them win just 1 and draw 2 of the last six. The Trotters's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Bristol City find themselves stuck right at the bottom of the division. Their 41 games have yielded only 40 points.

Bolton Wanderers lie just outside the playoff positions in the npower Championship, picking up 60 from their 41 games so far.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bristol City 6 1 2 3 5 9 5
Bolton Wanderers 6 4 0 2 7 4 12

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FootyMad's prediction ...

Bristol City are performing very well at home, but your FootyMad panel reckons that the overall quality of Bolton Wanderers will prove too much for the homesters. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bristol City Unbeaten in the last 7 home games.
Not won in the 4 most recent games.
Bolton Wanderers Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 2 away matches.
Last drawn game 10 outings ago.

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