FM Preview: Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United 02 Oct 2012

Last updated : 01 October 2012 By Footymad Previewer

Footymad preview History of the Bolton Wanderers v Leeds United fixture

Leeds United travel to take on Bolton Wanderers at Burnden Way on Tuesday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Whites will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them ending up on the losing side in more than half of the games played between the two.

The last time the two teams met at Bolton Wanderers was back in May 2004, over five years ago, when they eased past their opponents in a high-scoring 4-1 thriller, in a Premiership match.

Recent encounters between the teams

Season Date Team Result Team Comp
2003/2004 Sun 02 May Bolton Wdrs. 4-1 Leeds Utd. Premiership
2003/2004 Sat 22 Nov Leeds Utd. 0 - 2 Bolton Wdrs. Premiership
2002/2003 Mon 16 Dec Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 3 Leeds Utd. Premiership
2002/2003 Sun 17 Nov Leeds Utd. 2 - 4 Bolton Wdrs. Premiership
2001/2002 Wed 26 Dec Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 3 Leeds Utd. Premiership
2001/2002 Sat 08 Sep Leeds Utd. 0 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. Premiership
1997/1998 Sat 18 Apr Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 3 Leeds Utd. Premiership

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Recent respective form guides

Bolton Wanderers are not in the best of form at home, with two wins, two draws, and two defeats in their last six. The Trotters's have scored 9 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 10.

Leeds United have an average recent record on the road, picking up two good wins, but losing three, from the last six. The Whites's have scored 8 goals in these games, but conceded an alarming 9.

Bolton Wanderers find themselves struggling down in 17th position in the league having picked up 10 points from their 8 matches.

Leeds United's 13 points from 8 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 9th position.

Current overall team form

Team P W D L F A P
Bolton Wanderers 6 2 0 4 7 10 6
Leeds United 6 3 1 2 13 12 10

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FootyMad's prediction ...

The away form of the Whites has not been the best, though the Footymad panel sees them pulling off a narrow win on their visit to Bolton Wanderers. Away win

Sequence statistics

Team Sequences
Bolton Wanderers Not drawn a match in their last 6 .
Leeds United 5 games since last away draw.
Won each of the previous 3 matches.
Last drawn game 6 outings ago.

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