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Southampton face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Tuesday evening, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 21 games played, Saints have recorded 4 wins, and Bolton Wdrs. have come away with 10 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in December 2003, the The Trotters carving out a narrow 1 - 0 victory in an League Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Wed 25 Aug | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 24 Apr | Southampton | 1 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Tue 16 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Southampton | LC |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 08 Nov | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 0 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 03 May | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 28 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Southampton | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 23 Feb | Southampton | 0 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the The Trotters in those games, with 3 conceded.
Southampton have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Saints's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.
Bolton Wdrs. find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 52 points they have accumulated from 33 games. Southampton are stuck down in the relegation zone of Barclays Premiership with a return of just 27 points from their 33 games thus far.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 12 |
| Southampton | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 6 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
With Southampton not hitting the right notes away from home at the moment, the Madmen safely assumes that Bolton Wdrs. will ease to victory over the Saints. Home win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 8 . |
| Southampton | 4 games since last away draw. An overall losing run of 3 games. No win in the 3 most recent games. |