League One: Stevenage vs Bolton – Betting preview

Ace Football previews the League One round 41 match between Stevenage and Bolton and offers team stats, betting tips and the latest odds.

Struggling Stevenage are in for a tough assignment, when going up against Bolton on Friday at Lamex Stadium. With a string of mediocre performances, at best, it would be astounding to see the former take anything from this encounter.

While Bolton are now third in the League One table after collecting 74 points in 39 rounds, Stevenage trail them on 62 points. This leaves them as number 7 in the table after 39 rounds played.

Form: Stevenage vs Bolton

Stevenage Form

A single point is all Stevenage have to show from their last three games, where they came up short, losing 3-1 and 0-1 against Peterborough and Leyton Orient respectively. Their latest match brought some consolation with a 2-2 against Carlisle. Stevenage only pulled off two wins from a possible six in recent League One matches on home soil. Of the remaining four matches, they drew one and lost three, as they scored four and conceded five goals.

Bolton Form

Bolton were able to add four points to their account from their last three matches. They first shared the points in a 2-2 draw with Exeter, before claiming three points in a 5-0 win against Oxford. Unfortunately for them, this was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Derby. 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 seven.

Betting facts for Stevenage and Bolton

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

Players on top: Stevenage vs Bolton

It is a great season for Jamie Reid, who currently has 17 league goals to his name during this season. Stevenage will rely on his services to gun down Bolton.

Betting markets: Stevenage vs Bolton

Full-time result

Stevenage won four of their previous 10 matches across all tournaments at Lamex Stadium. They drew three and lost three as well, while Bolton won two of their last 10 games away. They drew four and lost four.

Both teams to score

Surprisingly, Stevenage only scored the first goal of the match in three out of their last ten games. Bolton scored the opening goal in six of the last ten games. Stevenage managed two wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals happened in four of Stevenage’s last ten matches across all tournaments. They pulled off an average of 0.9 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 1.9 times goals per game.

Recommended tip: Stevenage vs Bolton

To sum up, the upcoming match between Stevenage and Bolton seems to be a good betting opportunity. Considering the above statements, we have come up with a betting prediction for this League One game.

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