League One: Barnsley vs Bolton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 42 match between Barnsley and Bolton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Barnsley welcome Bolton on Saturday in the League One, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 42 match.

Form: Barnsley vs Bolton

Barnsley Form

A single point is all Barnsley can show for their efforts in the past three matches. They managed a 1-1 draw with Wigan, before getting trounced 1-2 against Exeter while Birmingham won 6-2. Barnsley claimed just a single measly home win from a possible six in the League One, which also saw them drawing two and losing three matches, in which they scored seven and conceded 11 goals.

Bolton Form

Despite losing their latest outing, results have generally been decent in the last three matches for Bolton. They first took out Wigan by 0-1 before downing Bristol Rovers by 1-0. The winning streak came to an end against Rotherham, who ran out 0-1 winners. Bolton won three of a possible six away matches in the League One, as well as playing one draw and suffering two defeats. They scored nine while also conceding eight times.

Betting stats and facts for Barnsley 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 Barnsley and Bolton played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Barnsley vs Bolton

Looking at the market for a goalscorer, it seems a good idea to side with Stephen Humphrys, who is performing well for Barnsley. He found the back of the net twice in his most recent League One outings. He’ll be out to add more goals against Bolton.The visitors will be looking to Aaron Collins to find the net once again, after managing two League One goals for Bolton in recent matches.

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Full-time result

Barnsley claimed three wins, drew two and lost five of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bolton won five, drew one and lost four of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Barnsley scored the first goal of the match in four games from a possible ten. Interestingly, Bolton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Both teams have scored in last 5 consecutive Barnsley games Bolton managed the first goal of the game in only three of those 10 previous games played. Meanwhile, Barnsley were first on target in four of their last 10 outings. Both teams scored in the last 5 consecutive meetings between Barnsley and Bolton.

Total goals

Barnsley saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.3 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals came up in five of Bolton’s previous ten matches across all tournaments. They managed to score an average of 1.2 goals in these matches. Amazingly, Barnsley failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Bolton’s last 3 matches had less than three goals.