Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bolton and Lincoln City who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.
As the early season favourites, Bolton will look to justify their title credentials on Saturday when they take on Lincoln City for a round 3 match in the Championship.
Bolton will be satisfied having collected four points from a possible six in their new Championship campaign, and aim to stay undefeated.
Team form: Bolton vs Lincoln City
Bolton Form
Bolton have seen it all in their last three matches. Against Sheffield Wednesday, they came out empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat, whereafter they avenged themselves in a 2-1 win against Preston. Their latest match saw them sharing the spoils in a 0-0 draw against Queens Park Rangers. Bolton claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the Championship, which also saw them drawing zero and losing five matches, in which they scored three and conceded ten goals.
Lincoln City Form
Lincoln City collected one win from their last three matches, as Middlesbrough won by 2-1. Portsmouth were too strong as well, winning 1-3, before Lincoln City won 1-4 against Blackpool. Lincoln City came through their last six away games in the Championship without a single win. Of those six matches, they drew zero and lost one in which, they were outscored by two goals to one.
Betting stats and facts for Bolton and Lincoln City
Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bolton and Lincoln City. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.
- In 22 of the last 23 Bolton home matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bolton have lost 6 of the last 8 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 13 of the last 15 Bolton matches in the Championship, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Bolton have lost 7 of the last 9 matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- Bolton have lost 7 of the last 9 home matches in the Championship while scoring less than 1.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Lincoln City matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- In 8 of the last 10 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 5 of the last 7 Lincoln City away matches the sum of goals was over 2.5
- Lincoln City have won 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 2.5 goals
- Lincoln City have won 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring more than 1.5 goals
Players in form: Bolton vs Lincoln City
Having scored just once in six Championship matches, Sam Dalby hope to rediscover his scoring instincts this coming Saturday. Simultaneously, Lincoln City hope to see Adam Reach adding to his recent strike of a single goal in six Championship outings.
Popular betting markets: Bolton vs Lincoln City
Full-time result
Bolton won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Lincoln City won seven from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew two and lost one in this run. Bolton have not lost to Lincoln City in 6 consecutive home meetings.
Both teams to score
Bolton scored first in seven of their last ten home games. Astonishingly, Lincoln City scored the opening goal of the match in eight of their last ten games. Bolton managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments. Both teams scored in the last 3 consecutive meetings between Bolton and Lincoln City.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bolton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in eight of the last ten matches that Lincoln City played across all tournaments. They scored 2.2 times on average in the process.
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