Ace Football previews the Championship game between Sheffield United and Bolton who meet up on Tuesday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
Sheffield United hope to live up to their early billing as the Championship title favourites on Tuesday when they welcome Bolton over to the Bramall Lane for a round 4 match.
A glance at the Championship table reveals that the current difference between the teams is one points and three places.
Form: Sheffield United vs Bolton
Sheffield United Form
Sheffield United have gone unbeaten in their previous three matches, which included a 0-0 draw with Swansea, a 1-2 victory over Blackburn, and a 2-2 draw with Cardiff. Sheffield United only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Bramall Lane in the Championship. They also drew two and lost three of these six encounters, in which they scored nine and conceded 12 goals.
Bolton Form
Bolton show a mix of results in their previous three matches. They started well with a 2-1 win against Preston. Then a 0-0 draw with Queens Park Rangers followed before they lost against Lincoln City with a 0-1 scoreline. Bolton managed to win just once in their past six away games in the Championship. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring 13 time and letting in four.
Betting facts for Sheffield United and Bolton
Let’s have a look at some of the most interesting betting-relevant facts based on the stats from the last couple of matches that Sheffield United and Bolton played across all tournaments.
- In 14 of the last 16 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 12 of the last 14 Sheffield United home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 6 of the last 7 Sheffield United matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 3 of the last 4 Sheffield United home matches the sum of goals was over 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Sheffield United matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bolton have lost 6 of the last 7 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Bolton have lost 7 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bolton have lost the last 3 away matches in a row in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 12 of the last 14 Bolton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 8 of the last 9 Bolton away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
In-form players: Sheffield United vs Bolton
Thomas Cannon found the target two times in his previous six matches, whereas Sam Dalby just scored once in a similar number of matches.
Betting markets: Sheffield United vs Bolton
Full-time result
In their last 10 matches at Bramall Lane across all tournaments Sheffield United won three times, drew three and lost four times. Bolton claimed three wins, three draw and four defeats in their last 10 games away.
Both teams to score
Sheffield United scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Bolton got the opening goal in four out of their last ten away games. Bolton have failed to score in 4 consecutive away games. Sheffield United managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.
Total goals
Sheffield United saw over 2.5 goals in five of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Bolton played across all tournaments. They scored 1.2 times on average in the process. Bolton did not score a single goal in 4 consecutive games.
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