Ace Football previews the League One game between Bolton and Plymouth who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Plymouth go up against Bolton on Saturday for a League One meeting at Toughsheet Community Stadium.
Bolton will be hopeful of getting on the board after an unlucky opening game to the new League One campaign which left them empty-handed.
Form: Bolton vs Plymouth
Bolton Form
Bolton only managed to finish level twice in the last three matches. They first drew 1-1 against Peterborough, followed by another draw. This time 1-1 against Stevenage, before going down in a 2-0 defeat against Stockport County. Bolton managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew one and lost three, as they scored five and conceded six goals.
Plymouth Form
Plymouth have only one win in their last three matches, as they did beat Preston by 1-2. Disappointment followed, going down 1-2 against Leeds, and 1-3 against Barnsley. Plymouth recorded no less than five in their previous six League One away matches, as well losing once and drawing none. They hit the target 11 themselves while allowing six goals against.
Betting stats and facts for Bolton and Plymouth
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bolton and Plymouth. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 9 of the last 11 Bolton matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 6 Bolton home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Bolton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In the last 5 Bolton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In 9 of the last 11 Bolton matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 11 of the last 13 Plymouth away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Plymouth have lost the last 3 matches in a row while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 8 of the last 10 Plymouth matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 6 of the last 8 Plymouth away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was over 2.5
Players in form: Bolton vs Plymouth
Having scored just once lately in the League One, Josh Cogley will be eager to hit the target again, and the upcoming game presents an opportunity to step up. Plymouth hope Joe Edwards can inflict some damage on their upcoming opponents by adding to his tally of three League One goals in his last six League One games.
Popular markets: Bolton vs Plymouth
Full-time result
Bolton claimed a modest six wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in one of the games, whilst losing three. Plymouth won two of their last 10 games away, drew three and lost five of the games in this run. Plymouth have not lost to Bolton in 4 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Bolton scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Plymouth scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Bolton probably enjoy the prospect of scoring this coming Saturday, as Plymouth managed only one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. The former claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bolton, who scored an average of one goal along the way. Over 2.5 goals were scored in eight of the ten most recent games across all tournaments for Plymouth. They performed an average of 1.2 goals in these. Bolton conceded a goal in their 7 most recent matches.