Championship: Wolverhampton vs Bolton – Betting preview

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

When Bolton come to Molineux Stadium for the Championship match this coming Tuesday, Wolverhampton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Wolverhampton are number 5 in the table on 14 points after eight matches. Bolton rank as number 17 with ten points after nine matches played.

Team form: Wolverhampton vs Bolton

Wolverhampton Form

Showing inconsistent form, Wolverhampton lost two of their past three matches, going down 1-0 against Everton, before beating West Bromwich 1-0. The joy was short-lived, as Middlesbrough proved too strong in a 1-0 defeat. Wolverhampton managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the Championship, where they also drew twice and lost none. They scored 11 goals and conceded three times.

Bolton Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Bolton. They first took out Cardiff by 1-0 before downing Norwich by 3-4. The winning streak came to an end against Stoke, who ran out 1-2 winners. Bolton only have one paltry win to show from the last six away games in the Championship. In these six matches they drew one and lost four as well as being outscored by 13 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Wolverhampton and Bolton

Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Wolverhampton and Bolton. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.

Players in form: Wolverhampton vs Bolton

Look no further than Raul Jimenez, when searching for a marksman currently in good shape. He hit the target twice lately for Wolves in the Championship, while Sam Dalby managed two goals in the last half dozen matches for Bolton in this tournament. No doubt, both are looking to add to their total once again.

Popular betting markets: Wolverhampton vs Bolton

Full-time result

Wolverhampton claimed all three points four times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing three along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Bolton won three of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing four in this series of matches. Amazingly, Wolverhampton are on a streak of 12 home matches without defeat. Wolverhampton have not lost to Bolton in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Wolverhampton scored first in six of their last ten home games. Interestingly, Bolton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Bolton managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Wolverhampton were first on target in six of their last 10 outings. Wolverhampton have scored in 8 consecutive home meetings with Bolton.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out five times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wolverhampton, who scored an average of 1.7 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Bolton, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches. Wolverhampton’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.