League One: Bolton vs Blackpool – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Bolton and Blackpool who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Despite their unconvincing form, Bolton stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 17. They face Blackpool on Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Bolton approach round 17 as number 11 in the League One table with 23 points on their account so far. With 14 rounds behind them, Blackpool have amassed 17 points, placing them as number 18 in the standings.

Team form: Bolton vs Blackpool

Bolton Form

Bolton have been a bit bleak in their last three matches, although it opened with a 1-4 victory against Stevenage. Unable to follow that up, they went down 2-1 against Walsall, before handing over another win to Stockport County in a 5-0 defeat. Bolton won half of their previous six matches on home soil in the League One, while also drawing one. They suffered two defeats, while they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Blackpool Form

In has been a bit of everything for Blackpool in their previous three matches, as they first beat Gillingham by 0-2. This was followed by a disappointing 3-0 defeat against Leyton Orient, before an encounter with Northampton produced a 0-0 draw. Blackpool won twice, while also recording one draw, and three defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says 15 goals conceded and nine scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bolton and Blackpool

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bolton and Blackpool. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Bolton vs Blackpool

Despite scoring just once in six League One games, Bolton hope Ricardo Santos adds to his collection of goals sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, Blackpool put their faith in Oliver Casey to handle the home side defence and double up on his recent strike rate of one goal in six League One games.

Betting markets: Bolton vs Blackpool

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Toughsheet Community Stadium across all tournaments Bolton won four times, drew four and lost two times. Blackpool claimed five wins, two draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Bolton have not lost to Blackpool in 8 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bolton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Blackpool got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Of the previous 10 outings, Bolton scored the opening goal six times, whereas their opponents were first on target in two of their last 10 games. Bolton have scored in 4 consecutive league meetings with Blackpool.

Total goals

Bolton saw over 2.5 goals in seven of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Blackpool, who managed to score 0.9 times in those matches.

Betting prediction: Bolton vs Blackpool

To summarize, the upcoming League One clash seems to be a good opportunity to place some bets. Taking into account the stats and facts for Bolton vs Blackpool mentioned in this article, we are offering a free betting tip below.

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