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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 55 games played, Gunners have recorded 12 wins, and Bolton Wdrs. have come away with 26 victories.
The most recent encounter between these two sides was less than a year ago, in April 2003, where the two teams cancelled each other out in an enthralling 2 - 2 draw in a Premiership match.
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| Recent encounters between the teams: | |||||
| 2002/2003 | Sat 26 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 2 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2002/2003 | Sat 21 Sep | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Mon 29 Apr | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 2 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 2001/2002 | Sat 22 Sep | Arsenal | 1 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Tue 31 Mar | Bolton Wdrs. | 0 - 1 | Arsenal | PREM |
| 1997/1998 | Sat 13 Sep | Arsenal | 4 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
| 1995/1996 | Sun 05 May | Arsenal | 2 - 1 | Bolton Wdrs. | PREM |
Recent respective form guides
Bolton Wanderers have been playing quite well at home, winning 3, drawing 2, and losing just 1. A total of 8 goals have been scored by the Trotters in those games, with 3 conceded.
The Gunners have had a decent run of form away from home recently, with 3 victories and just 1 loss from the last six. Those games have seen the Gunners pummel 15 goals, and let in 6.
Bolton Wdrs.'s 21 points from 16 games sees them lie inside the top half of the table, in 10th position. Arsenal are currently sitting proudly at the top of the entire league, having collected 38 points from the 16 games played.
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| Current form guides: | P | W | D | L | F | A | P |
| Bolton Wdrs. | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Arsenal | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 14 |
FootyMad's prediction ...
Gunners's decent recent efforts out on the road should see them narrowly take the spoils from the match with Bolton Wdrs., believes the FootyMad team. Away win
| Sequence statistics: | |
| Bolton Wdrs. | Unbeaten in the last 3 home games. Not drawn a match in their last 4 . |
| Arsenal | Undefeated in last 5 away games. 11 games since last defeat. |