League One: Wigan vs Bolton – Betting preview

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

Wigan welcome Bolton on Saturday in the League One, with the host motivated by the possibility of closing the gap in the table on the visitors. On the other hand, the latter could distance themselves even further with a win in this exciting round 27 match.

Form: Wigan vs Bolton

Wigan Form

Wigan delivered a bit of everything as their last three matches resulted in a win, a loss and a draw. An encounter with Barnsley brought a 1-1 draw, which was followed by a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Cardiff. Their most recent game had them back on the winning trail, as they beat Preston by 0-1. Wigan managed to win two of their past six home matches in the League One. In the remaining four, they drew two and lost two, as they scored three and conceded four goals.

Bolton Form

Bolton are winless in their last three matches, but managed a 1-1 draw with Doncaster and a 0-0 draw with Northampton. In their most recent match, they were defeated 3-1 at the hands of Peterborough. Bolton won twice, while also recording two draws, and two defeats in their last six away matches in the League One. The scoreline from these matches says eight goals conceded and seven scored.

Betting stats for Wigan 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 Wigan and Bolton played across all tournaments.

Players in form: Wigan vs Bolton

Dara Costelloe is the most prolific League One marksman for the home team, scoring twice recently. Bolton look to Josh Sheehan, hoping he can add to his current total of two League One goals in his latest games.

Betting markets: Wigan vs Bolton

Full-time result

Wigan claimed two wins, drew four and lost four of their previous 10 home matches across all tournaments. Bolton won three, drew two and lost five of their last 10 games away.

Both teams to score

Wigan scored the first goal of the match in five of their previous ten games. Interestingly, Bolton scored the opening goal of the match in just three of their last ten games. Wigan managed three wins without conceding a goal in their previous 10 matches across all tournaments.

Total goals

Over 2.5 goals came out two times in the previous ten matches across all tournaments for Wigan, who scored an average of 0.9 goals along the way. Over 2.5 goals happened in five of the last ten outings for Bolton, who managed to score 0.8 times in those matches.