History of the Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City fixture
Blues face Bolton Wanderers at The Reebok Stadium on Saturday evening, needing to turn around their fortunes at the ground. The Blues will be hoping to improve upon a record which has seen them lose 30 and win only 7 of the 53 games at Bolton.
The most recent encounter between these two sides at The Reebok was less than a year ago, in October 2003, with Blues inflicting a narrow 1-0 defeat upon the The Trotters in a Premiership match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click hereRecent encounters between the teams: 2003/2004 Sat 06 Mar Birmingham C. 2 - 0 Bolton Wdrs. PREM 2003/2004 Sat 25 Oct Bolton Wdrs. 0 - 1 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 01 Feb Bolton Wdrs. 4 - 2 Birmingham C. PREM 2002/2003 Sat 02 Nov Birmingham C. 3 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. PREM 2000/2001 Fri 13 Apr Bolton Wdrs. 2 - 2 Birmingham C. CHMP 2000/2001 Sat 04 Nov Birmingham C. 1 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. CHMP 1999/2000 Sat 12 Feb Birmingham C. 2 - 1 Bolton Wdrs. CHMP
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have lost just once in their last six home games, winning four and drawing the other one. These high-scoring games have yielded a total of 13 goals for the The Trotters, with 6 goals against.
In complete contrast to Bolton, The Blues are having a torrid time on their travels, collecting just 4 draws from the last six contests. Only 4 goals have been registered in this time, with 6 leaked at the wrong end.
Bolton sit in a healthy 4th in the league, and have picked up 11 points from their 6 games. Birmingham City find themselves struggling down in 14th position in the league having picked up 5 points from their 6 matches.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click hereCurrent form guides: P W D L F A P Bolton Wdrs. 6 3 2 1 9 7 11 Birmingham City 6 2 1 3 6 6 7
STB prediction ...
We see this game edging towards a narrow win for the The Trotters, as the Blues have been none too clever on the road in recent matches. Home winSequence statistics: Bolton Wdrs. Unbeaten in the last 3 home games.
Unbeaten run of 5 matches.Birmingham City Lost each of the previous 2 away matches.
Not won in previous 15 away matches.