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Liverpool 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 57 games played, Reds have recorded 18 wins, and Bolton Wdrs. have come away with 27 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was just last season, in September 2002, with Liverpool inflicting a narrow 2 - 3 defeat upon the Trotters in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2003/2004 | Fri 26 Dec | Liverpool | 3 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2003/2004 | Wed 03 Dec | Liverpool | 2 - 3 | Bolton Wdrs. | LC |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 08 Mar | Liverpool | 2 - 0 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 14 Sep | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 3 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Tue 01 Jan | Liverpool | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 27 Aug | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 1 | Liverpool | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 07 Mar | Liverpool | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
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 goals for column just outweighs the goals against over this period, 11 to 9.
Liverpool have an average recent record on the road, collecting 2 wins and 3 draws from the last six. The Reds's have a narrow positive goal difference over these games, with 8 goals for and 6 against.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 32 points from 23 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 8th position. Liverpool find themselves in a respectable 5th position, courtesy of the 34 points they have accumulated from 23 games.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 12 |
| Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 11 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
A creditable return from recent away games for Reds could well see them head back from Reebok Stadium with a share of the spoils, think the FootyMad panel. Score draw
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 5 games since last home draw. Not drawn a match in their last 7 . |
| Liverpool | Not won in previous 2 away matches. 4 games since last defeat. |