League One: Wrexham vs Bolton – Betting preview

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

Wrexham enjoy home advantage, when visitors Bolton swing by on Saturday for a clash in the League One. The former will be looking to make that home advantage count.

Wrexham are third in the League One standings after collecting 61 points from their initial 32 encounters. Bolton trail them on 53 points after 32 rounds, leaving them as number 8 in the table.

Team form: Wrexham vs Bolton

Wrexham Form

Wrexham beat Northampton by 0-2, lost 1-2 against Leyton Orient, before defeating Mansfield 1-2. Wrexham 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 nine and conceded eight goals.

Bolton Form

Bolton look fabulous with three wins on the trot, starting off against Crawley, who were defeated by 4-3. Then, Shrewsbury got outclassed in a 2-3 win, before beating Leyton Orient by 2-1. Bolton won half their previous six away matches in the League One, as well as seeing zero draws and suffering three defeats. They scored eight goals whilst conceding nine.

Betting stats for Wrexham and Bolton

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

In-form players: Wrexham vs Bolton

Oliver Rathbone look like value in the goal scoring market with four strikes to his name in six League One matches. The visitors are crossing their fingers John McAtee adds to his three League One goals come on Saturday.

Popular betting markets: Wrexham vs Bolton

Full-time result

Wrexham claimed all three points five times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in two of the games in this run. Bolton won four of their last 10 games away, while drawing two and losing four in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Wrexham scored the first goal in seven out of their last ten games. Bolton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Wrexham managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Bolton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out seven times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wrexham, who scored an average of 1.8 goals along the way. In the last ten games for Bolton, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 1.7 times goals per game themselves. Wrexham are on a nice streak of scoring at least once in their previous 17 matches.