League One: Bolton vs Bristol Rovers – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One game between Bolton and Bristol Rovers who meet up on Saturday. The match preview includes the current team news, stats, and a recommended betting tip.

Struggling Bristol Rovers are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Bolton this coming Saturday at Toughsheet Community Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

Bolton approach the next League One round as number 6 in the table, having claimed 63 points this season so far. With 39 games behind them, Bristol Rovers amassed 42 points, placing them as number 20 before their next fixture.

Form: Bolton vs Bristol Rovers

Bolton Form

In their last three games, Bolton lost 0-1 against Stockport County, got defeated 2-1 by Blackpool before winning 0-1 against Wigan. Bolton managed a strong return of four wins from their previous six matches on home soil in the League One. They drew none though, while losing twice in this series. They scored 13 goals and conceded nine times.

Bristol Rovers Form

Bristol Rovers lost their previous three matches by 1-0 against Crawley, 1-2 against Mansfield and 1-2 against Birmingham. Bristol Rovers didn’t manage a single away win in their last six League One matches, but managed one draws, while suffering five defeats. They conceded 12 and scored one goals themselves.

Betting stats for Bolton and Bristol Rovers

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 Bolton and Bristol Rovers played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bolton vs Bristol Rovers

While only scoring two goals in his last six outings for Bolton, Aaron Collins has been good for them over the course of the season with ten goals to his name so far. He should be highly motivated to expand of his tally against Bristol Rovers, and he looks well worth a place in an accumulator on Saturday, depending on your betting strategy.

Betting markets: Bolton vs Bristol Rovers

Full-time result

Bolton won five of the previous 10 home matches across all tournaments, while drawing one and losing four as well. Bristol Rovers won one from a possible 10 away from home, as they also drew one and lost eight in this run. Bristol Rovers lost 4 matches on the bounce. Bristol Rovers have not lost to Bolton in 4 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Bolton only scored the first goal of the match in two out of their last ten games. Bristol Rovers scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Bolton managed to keep a clean sheet in two of the last 10 games, Bristol Rovers kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Bolton have scored in 9 consecutive league meetings with Bristol Rovers.

Total goals

Bolton saw over 2.5 goals in six of their last ten matches across all tournaments, as they scored an average of 1.4 goals during this run. In the last ten games for Bristol Rovers, six of them had more than 2.5 goals, and they scored an average of 0.9 times goals per game themselves.