League One: Bolton vs Stockport County – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 42 match between Bolton and Stockport County and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Stockport County come to Toughsheet Community Stadium for the League One match this coming Monday, Bolton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Bolton are third in the League One standings after collecting 69 points from their initial 40 encounters. Stockport County trail them on 66 points after 39 rounds, leaving them as number 5 in the table.

Team form: Bolton vs Stockport County

Bolton Form

Bolton delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Doncaster brought a 0-0 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Port Vale. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Plymouth by 1-2. Bolton won four of their past six matches on home soil in the League One, where they also drew twice and went undefeated. They scored 12 goals and conceded eight times.

Stockport County Form

Stockport County look well suited to take on any opponent as their last three matches ended with a draw and two wins. They started off drawing 1-1 with Luton, before downing first AFC Wimbledon by 3-0, then Wycombe in a 3-0 win. Stockport County 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 11 goals to five.

Betting stats and facts for Bolton and Stockport County

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 Stockport County played across all tournaments.

In-form players: Bolton vs Stockport County

Despite having scored only two times in his last 6 league matches, Sam Dalby has actually netted ten 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 Stockport County should be a good opportunity for him to improve on his recent goalscoring ratio. In short, siding with Sam Dalby to add another goal this season should be a bet to consider.

Popular betting markets: Bolton vs Stockport County

Full-time result

Bolton claimed a modest five wins from their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. They split the points with the visiting team in three of the games, whilst losing two. Stockport County won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Bolton didn’t lose any of their previous 7 matches at Toughsheet Community Stadium. Stockport County have not lost to Bolton in 5 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bolton scored the first goal of the match in four of their previous ten games. Stockport County got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Stockport County should feel cheery over the chances of getting at least one goal in on Monday, as Bolton only managed one clean sheets in the previous 10 matches. Stockport County claimed three clean sheets in their last 10 games. Stockport County have scored in 5 consecutive meetings with Bolton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in six of Bolton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.9 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Stockport County, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game.