League One: Bolton vs Crawley – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 31 match between Bolton and Crawley and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Despite their unconvincing form, Bolton stand a good chance of adding three more points to their account in round 31. They face Crawley this coming Saturday, and they’ll be disappointed to miss out on a win at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Ranked as number 9 in the League One standings, Bolton, have so far collected 44 points this season, while Crawley collected 24 points. This puts them up as number 22 after 27 rounds.

Form: Bolton vs Crawley

Bolton Form

Bolton are looking to bounce back from a recent setback and get back to winning ways. In their last three matches, they first took out Huddersfield by 0-1, before beating Northampton by 3-1. The winning streak came to an end against Reading, who ran out 1-0 winners. Bolton claimed a modest two wins in their past six home matches in the League One. They also drew one and lost three, scored ten goals and conceded nine.

Crawley Form

It is all or nothing with Crawley, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 2-0 against Stockport County, before beating Mansfield 0-1. Unable to build on that, they lost 1-2 against Wrexham. Crawley claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew one and were defeated four times, as they were outscored by 16 goals to eight.

Betting facts for Bolton and Crawley

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 Crawley played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bolton vs Crawley

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Aaron Collins has actually netted eight goals during this League One season. He will surely want to add some more until the end of the campaign, and the upcoming match against outsiders Crawley should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Aaron Collins to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular markets: Bolton vs Crawley

Full-time result

Bolton claimed all three points six times in their last 10 home matches across all tournaments, while also drawing one along the way. They endured defeat in three of the games in this run. Crawley won two of their last 10 games away, while drawing three and losing five in this series of matches.

Both teams to score

Bolton scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Curiously, Crawley only scored the opening goal of the match in three of the last ten away games. Bolton managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Bolton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.5 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in six of the last ten games for Crawley, who scored 1.2 times on average in these matches.