FM Preview: Bolton Wanderers v Crystal Palace 29 Sep 2012

Last updated : 28 September 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bolton Wanderers v Crystal Palace fixture

Crystal Palace travel to take on Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Way on Saturday afternoon, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Eagles will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them taste defeat on 10 occasions, and draw 7, from the 18 games played.

The last time the two teams met at Bolton Wanderers was back in October 2004, over five years ago, the Trotters carving out a narrow 1-0 victory in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2004/2005 Sat 05 Feb Crystal Palace 0 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. Premiership
2004/2005 Sat 16 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 1-0 Crystal Palace Premiership
2000/2001 Mon 16 Apr Crystal Palace 0 - 2 Bolton Wdrs. League Division One
2000/2001 Sat 28 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 3 Crystal Palace League Division One
1999/2000 Tue 07 Mar Crystal Palace 0 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. League Division One
1999/2000 Sat 06 Nov Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 0 Crystal Palace League Division One
1998/1999 Sun 10 Jan Bolton Wdrs. 3 - 0 Crystal Palace League Division One

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Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers have collected 2 wins and 3 draws from their last six home matches. A generous 10 goals have been both scored and conceded in this period.

Crystal Palace have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. While the Eagles have hit 8 goals, 13 have hit the back of the wrong net.

Bolton Wanderers see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far,

Crystal Palace see themselves just below half way in the npower Championship, showing a record of 10 points from their 7 games played so far,

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bolton Wanderers 6 2 1 3 9 11 7
Crystal Palace 6 3 1 2 9 10 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

With Crystal Palace only showing average form on the road, Footymad are of the opinion a draw at Burnden Way will be a good result. No-score draw

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bolton Wanderers Unbeaten in the last 4 home games.
Not drawn a match in their last 5 .
Crystal Palace 6 games since last away draw.
5 games since last defeat.

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