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Arsenal face a trip to Bolton Wanderers at Reebok Stadium on Saturday afternoon, hoping to improve upon an average previous return from this fixture. Of the 58 games played, Gunners have recorded 13 wins, and Bolton Wdrs. have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in March 2005, with Arsenal inflicting a narrow 0 - 1 defeat upon the The Trotters in a F.A. Cup match.
For a detailed analysis of the head-to-head between the two sides, click here
| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2004/2005 | Sat 12 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | FAC |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 15 Jan | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 0 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2004/2005 | Sat 18 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 2 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Mar | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Sat 20 Dec | Bolton Wdrs. | 1 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers could not have a more impressive recent home form, having won each of the last six games. The The Trotters have scored 8 and conceded 1 during this period.
Arsenal's away form is equally impressive, tasting just one defeat in their last six, and picking up four good wins. The games have constituted a decent return of 11 goals for the Gunners, and 1 goals against.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 23 points from 13 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 7th position. Arsenal sit in a healthy 3rd in the league, and have picked up 26 points from their 13 games.
For a detailed analysis of team form guides throughout the leagues, click here
| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 18 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Arsenal are in smashing form away from home at present, and Footymad sees this carrying them to a narrow victory at Bolton Wdrs.. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Won 7 successive home games. 8 games since last home draw. |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 5 away games. Won each of the previous 6 matches. Last drawn game 7 outings ago. |