League One: Exeter vs Bolton – Betting preview

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

Both Exeter and Bolton are currently enjoying the comforts of mid-table in the League One. Both teams will be eager to make a push for an even stronger position, when going toe-to-toe this coming Saturday.

Form: Exeter vs Bolton

Exeter Form

They came away from their last three matches with a mix of results, as Exeter beat Bristol Rovers 3-1, followed by a 4-4 draw against Crawley. Most recently, they were left licking their wounds in a 2-1 defeat against Wycombe. Exeter just have a single home win to show from their efforts in the past six League One matches at the St. James Park, Exeter. They also drew three and lost two of these six encounters, in which they scored ten and conceded 11 goals.

Bolton Form

It is all or nothing with Bolton, who only triumphed once in their previous three outings. They were defeated 1-2 against Barnsley, before beating Lincoln City 3-0. Unable to build on that, they lost 2-1 against Mansfield. Bolton claimed just one win from the last six away games in the League One. They also drew two and were defeated three times, as they were outscored by 11 goals to six.

Betting stats and facts for Exeter and Bolton

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 Exeter and Bolton played across all tournaments.

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Full-time result

Exeter claimed a modest four 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 three. Bolton won three of their last 10 games away, drew two and lost five of the games in this run. Bolton have not lost to Exeter in 3 consecutive home meetings.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Exeter only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Bolton got the opening goal in five out of their last ten away games. Both teams have scored in the last 4 consecutive home games Exeter played. Both teams have been quite terrible at keeping their opponents at bay in recent matches. While Exeter managed to keep a clean sheet in one of the last 10 games, Bolton kept their opponent from scoring in two of their last 10 matches. Bolton have scored in 3 consecutive meetings with Exeter when playing at away ground.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in seven of Exeter’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 1.6 goals during this run. Of the last ten games for Bolton, seven had more than 2.5 goals, while they managed to score an average of 1.6 times goals per game. Amazingly, Exeter failed to keep a clean sheet in their last 9 matches. Bolton’s last 3 matches had more than three goals.