League One: Cardiff vs Bolton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 43 match between Cardiff and Bolton and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, Cardiff stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 43. They face Bolton this coming Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Cardiff City Stadium.

Cardiff approach round 43 as number 2 in the League One table with 78 points on their account so far. With 40 rounds behind them, Bolton have amassed 70 points, placing them as number 4 in the standings.

Form: Cardiff vs Bolton

Cardiff Form

Cardiff claimed two draws in their previous three matches, where they lost 0-2 against Wycombe. Afterwards, they recorded a 0-0 draw with Blackpool, before also drawing 1-1 with Peterborough. Cardiff won three of their previous six matches at Cardiff City Stadium in the League One. They drew one and suffered two defeats, scoring 11 goals to six against.

Bolton Form

Bolton have been all over in their last three matches across all tournaments. Against Port Vale, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 1-2 win against Plymouth. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 2-2 draw against Stockport County. In their last six away matches in the League One, Bolton won twice, while also recording three draws. They endured one defeat in this run, with a scoreline from these matches saying seven goals conceded and 11 scored.

Betting stats for Cardiff and Bolton

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Cardiff and Bolton. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Cardiff vs Bolton

Johnny Kenny shows decent form right now for Bolton, as he scored two goals in his last six games in the League One. The visitors need more from him, though, when facing Cardiff, who are strong favourites this coming Saturday. Siding with Rubin Colwill also look a nice prospect as he scored three goals in his last six League One matches.

Betting markets: Cardiff vs Bolton

Full-time result

Cardiff won six of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Cardiff City Stadium. They drew two and lost two as well, while Bolton won four of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost two.

Both teams to score

Cardiff scored the first goal in six out of their last ten games. Bolton scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Cardiff probably enjoy the prospect of scoring on Saturday, as Bolton 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 five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Cardiff, who scored an average of 1.9 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 1.8 times goals per game themselves.