Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City: Game has draw all over it
There are some games this weekend that seem like total home bankers – Chelsea v Stoke, Spurs v Wigan and Manchester United v West Ham – this game though, according to our Panel, seems like a stick on draw.
Neither Bolton nor Birmingham have tasted defeat this season and they currently sit fifth and sixth respectively in the table. Owen Coyle’s men have conceded just one goal in the Premier League but Alex McLeish’s men just never know when they are beat. They may have lost the services of Joe Hart in goal but they have shown they have plenty of fighting spirit after coming from behind at Sunderland and against Blackburn.
The Wanderers completed the double over Alex McLeish’s Birmingham last season and the visitors haven’t won at the Reebok since 2003. However, the vast majority of our Panel are going for a draw.
Bolton Wanderers v Birmingham City; Kick off 1.30pm 29 Aug 2010
Prediction Panel
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Arsenal |
Don McMahon |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Aston Villa |
Lynette Ranson |
1 |
V |
1 |
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Birmingham |
Steve Coulter |
2 |
V |
0 |
|
Blackburn |
Terry Kennedy |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Blackpool |
Phil Trow |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Bolton |
Dave Blackburn |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Chelsea |
Joe Tyler |
0 |
V |
0 |
|
Everton |
Chris Goodwin |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Fulham |
Russell Goldman |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Liverpool |
Mark Williams |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Man City |
Callum Rothwell |
1 |
V |
0 |
|
Man Utd |
Peter Lee |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Newcastle |
Michael Stout |
1 |
V |
0 |
|
Stoke City |
Philip Eccleston |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Sunderland |
Tony Ratton |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Tottenham |
Dave Nash |
0 |
V |
0 |
|
West Brom |
Andy Wakeman |
1 |
V |
0 |
|
West Ham |
Nigel Telfer |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Wigan |
Alan Moore |
0 |
V |
0 |
|
Wolves |
Chris Cox |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
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OUR EXPERTS |
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Editor |
Antony Melvin |
2 |
V |
1 |
|
Writer |
Colin Illingworth |
2 |
V |
2 |
|
Writer |
Hugh Larkin |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Writer |
Paul Grech |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
Pompey fan |
Dan Taylor |
2 |
V |
2 |
|
Boro fan |
Sue Gardener |
0 |
V |
0 |
|
Pompey fan |
Peter Rendle |
1 |
V |
1 |
|
West Ham fan |
Matthew Beeby |
0 |
V |
0 |
Panel Verdict
This game has draw written all over it.
Home: 9; Away: 0; Draw: 19.
* Do we have it right, or do you know better? Please don't bother with derisory comments on the predictions after the match - unless you also pulled us up before it!
