League One: Bolton vs Wigan – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 20 match between Bolton and Wigan and offers team news, stats and a free betting tip with the latest odds.

When Wigan come to Toughsheet Community Stadium for the League One match on Saturday, Bolton will be hoping to use their home advantage to their advantage.

Placed seventh in the table Bolton have amassed 30 points after 17 matches. On 20 points, Wigan rank 19th with 17 matches played this season.

Team form: Bolton vs Wigan

Bolton Form

In their last three matches, Bolton won 2-1 against Blackpool, before recording a draw in a 1-1 match against Cambridge U. They were back on top last time out, defeating Mansfield 3-1. Bolton showed little mercy in their past six matches at the Toughsheet Community Stadium, of which they won five and drew once. Going undefeated, they hit the target 15 times, while letting in seven themselves.

Wigan Form

A draw is all that prevents Wigan from having nothing to show for their previous three games. They claimed this single draw against Cambridge U as the match ended 1-1 before getting trounced against Huddersfield by a 1-0 score. Last time out, more disappointment followed as Leyton Orient won the game and the exact score was 0-2. Wigan managed to win just once in their past six away games in the League One. On top of winning once they also drew three as well as losing two, while scoring five time and letting in three.

Betting stats for Bolton and Wigan

Here are some facts that might be useful for placing bets on the upcoming game between Bolton and Wigan. The facts are based on the statistics from the last couple of matches that these teams played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Bolton vs Wigan

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

Betting markets: Bolton vs Wigan

Full-time result

In their last 10 matches at Toughsheet Community Stadium across all tournaments Bolton won seven times, drew two and lost one times. Wigan claimed four wins, three draw and three defeats in their last 10 games away. Bolton did not lose any of their last 6 matches on home soil. Wigan have not lost to Bolton in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Bolton scored the first goal of the match in five games from a possible ten. Wigan scored the opening goal in four of a possible ten games. Wigan managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches. Wigan have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Bolton when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Bolton’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.7 goals during this run. Over 2.5 goals happened in four of the last ten outings for Wigan, who managed to score 1.1 times in those matches.