Championship: Bolton vs Preston – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the Championship game between Bolton and Preston who meet up this coming Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Championship title favourites Bolton begin their title challenge this coming Saturday in an opening day encounter with Preston at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Form: Bolton vs Preston

Bolton Form

Bolton hope to get back to winning ways after first beating Bradford by 0-1, before winning 4-1 against Stockport County. The streak ended in a recent 1-0 defeat against Sheffield Wednesday. Bolton only managed one meagre home win from a possible six at Toughsheet Community Stadium in the Championship. They also drew zero and lost five of these six encounters, in which they scored three and conceded ten goals.

Preston Form

In has been a bit of everything for Preston in their previous three matches, as they first beat Sheffield United by 2-3. This was followed by a disappointing 1-3 defeat against Southampton, before an encounter with Huddersfield produced a 1-1 draw. Preston claimed two wins against one draw and three defeats in their last six away matches in the Championship. The scoreline from these matches reads 12 goals conceded and eight scored.

Betting stats and facts for Bolton and Preston

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

Players in form: Bolton vs Preston

As the new Championship campaign has recently started, we are still a bit in the dark, as to which striker will dominate the top scorer table for Bolton and Preston this season. However, there might be some interesting prospects, when looking at the list of players who are in the best form at the moment.

Betting markets: Bolton vs Preston

Full-time result

Bolton won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing four and losing one as well. Preston won three from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost six in this run. Bolton have been in awful shape, losing their last 7 matches. Astonishingly, Preston conceded a goal in their last 15 matches. Preston have not lost to Bolton in 6 consecutive meetings.

Both teams to score

Bolton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Preston scored the opening goal of the match in just one of their last ten games. Bolton have failed to score in 6 consecutive games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive away games Preston played. In the last 10 games played, Preston opened to scoring only once, while Bolton scored the opener five times in their last 10 games. Both Team have scored in 3 last consecutive meetings between Bolton and Preston when playing at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out four times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Bolton, who scored an average of 1.4 goals along the way. Of the last ten games for Preston, six had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.4 times goals per game. Astonishingly, Bolton conceded a goal in their last 14 matches.