Ace Football previews the League One round 46 match between Bolton and Stevenage and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.
When Stevenage come to Toughsheet Community Stadium for the League One match this coming Saturday, Bolton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.
Bolton approach round 46 as number 8 in the League One table with 67 points on their account so far. With 45 rounds behind them, Stevenage have amassed 56 points, placing them as number 14 in the standings.
Team form: Bolton vs Stevenage
Bolton Form
Bolton only added a single draw to their account in their last three games, where they lost 0-2 and 4-2 against Wycombe and Lincoln City respectively. At least they managed a 1-1 draw with Peterborough. Bolton won three of their previous six matches at Toughsheet Community Stadium in the League One. They drew zero and suffered three defeats, scoring six goals to six against.
Stevenage Form
In has been a bit of everything for Stevenage in their previous three matches, as they first beat Bristol Rovers by 0-1. This was followed by a disappointing 0-1 defeat against Birmingham, before an encounter with Rotherham produced a 1-1 draw. Stevenage managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew one as well as losing four, while scoring eight time and letting in three.
Betting stats for Bolton and Stevenage
Here are some stats and facts that might be useful for betting on the upcoming match between Bolton and Stevenage. The facts are based on the data from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all competitions.
- In the last 4 Bolton home matches the sum of goals was under 2.5
- In the last 4 Bolton home matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 2.5
- Bolton have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- Bolton have lost 3 of the last 4 home matches in the League One while scoring less than 0.5 goals
- In 7 of the last 9 Bolton matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 23 of the last 25 Stevenage away matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Stevenage matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Stevenage away matches the sum of goals was under 3.5
- In 14 of the last 16 Stevenage matches in the League One, the sum of goals was under 3.5
- Stevenage have lost 3 of the last 4 away matches while scoring less than 0.5 goals
In-form players: Bolton vs Stevenage
Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Aaron Collins has actually netted 12 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 Stevenage 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.
Betting markets: Bolton vs Stevenage
Full-time result
Bolton claimed five wins, drew one and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Stevenage won three, drew one and lost six of their last 10 games away. Bolton have not lost to Stevenage in 5 consecutive meetings.
Both teams to score
Amazingly, Bolton scored the first goal of the match in just three out of the last ten games at home. Interestingly, Stevenage scored the opening goal of the match in just two of their last 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, Stevenage kept their opponent from scoring in one of their last 10 matches.
Total goals
Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Bolton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals appeared in four of the last ten matches that Stevenage played across all tournaments. They scored 0.8 times on average in the process.