Bolton Wanderers - Forest Green Rovers. 5th spot versus 24th spot. Everything can happen - get a complete match preview here!
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers is in the worst form (0-1-5)
It’s busy days for these teams as both were in action only a few days ago. There’s no rest for the wicked, or in this case; no rest for Bolton Wanderers and Forest Green Rovers.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Bolton Wanderers are steadily winning League One games and points here at University of Bolton Stadium. 8 wins, 4 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 14 games.
Bolton Wanderers lost their last game at Derby County (placed 4th) after a 1-2 scoreline. Until that game this club had gone six consecutive league meetings without being beaten. The talented striker Charles outperformed all others in that match and was awarded a match rating of 7.0 out of 10. Charles served one assist, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times.
Before that game, the 3-0 home victory against Portsmouth.There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wanderers as they are travelling to their away game against Charlton Athletic in the League One. That match is four days after this one.
The Bolton Wanderers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 19 in 14 matches. Wanderers have only conceded 8 from their league home games. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Forest Green Rovers form and stats
Forest Green Rovers have only collected 9 points from their away games in the League One, after 1-6-6 (13 played). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Forest Green Rovers have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone twelve consecutive matches without winning on the road.
Rovers might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Milton Keynes Dons proved too strong as Forest Green Rovers slumped to a 1-2 defeat in front of their own fans at The New Lawn. Defender Robson was the best team player with a rating of 7.0. Robson hit one key pass and won 5 of 6 duels.
The game before that was the FA Cup-battle against Birmingham City, a home defeat (1-2).
Forest Green Rovers have another game that requires travelling in just four sleeps, a League One match against Shrewsbury Town. A demanding fixture list for them!
The visitors have scored 12 goals from 13 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Rovers have conceded 27 goals in these games. Forest Green Rovers has visited these top teams four times, and 3 of 4 has ended with 2 goals or more!
Head 2 Head
The newest reported scoreline between these sides is the Forest Green Rovers - Wanderers 1-0 played previously this season. Last three meetings with these sides: Bolton Wanderers won one, Forest Green Rovers were winners in two and we saw zero draws. zero games with over 2,5 goals, three matches with less than 2,5 goals.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Charles 9 goals |  C. Bradley 4 goals |  J. March 4 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Forest Green Rovers missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Forest Green Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 27 | 14 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 13 | 27 |
| 12 | 8 | 2 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | 2 | 0 | Lost | L | 4 | 6 | 16 |
| 34 | 19 | 3 | Scored | S | 1 | 12 | 23 |
| 22 | 8 | 1 | Conceded | C | 15 | 27 | 52 |
| 81% | 79% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 64% | 50% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 85% |
| 37% | 36% | 50% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 75% | 46% | 56% |
| 15% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 38% | 26% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 50% | 23% | 11% |
| 37% | 29% | 50% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 69% | 59% |
| 48% | 64% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 0% | 7% |
| 33% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 75% | 31% | 33% |
| 5.9 | 5.6 | 6.5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 2.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6 | 6.8 | 6.5 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11.6 | 12.1 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 4 | 8.4 | 9.2 |
| 3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 0.8 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| 42% | 42% | 43% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 33% | 33% | 28% |
| 9.4 | 8.8 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.8 | 15.8 | 13.4 |
| 2.7 | 1.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 6.8 | 4.2 | 4 |
- Bolton Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in League One
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (9) in League One
- Bolton Wanderers have the most clean sheets (9) at home in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored.
- Forest Green Rovers have failed to keep a clean sheet in all their away matches.
- Forest Green Rovers have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the most conceded goals in the first half (26) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers have the the worst goal difference (-29) in League One
- Forest Green Rovers haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Forest Green Rovers is in the worst form (0-1-5)
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 22 | 18 | 22 | 61 |
| 2 | Sheffield Wednesday | 27 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 47 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 11 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 7 | 29 | 58 |
| 3 | Ipswich Town | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 49 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 10 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 51 |
| 4 | Derby County | 26 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 18 | 47 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 8 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 44 |
| 6 | Barnsley | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 33 | 24 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 43 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 25 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 41 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 22 | 10 | 38 |
| 8 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 33 | 27 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 38 |
| 9 | Bristol Rovers | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 42 | 45 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 21 | 23 | -3 | 37 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 26 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 33 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 15 | 4 | 35 |
| 11 | Shrewsbury Town | 26 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 35 |
| 12 | Exeter City | 27 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 39 | 39 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 35 |
| 13 | Port Vale | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -7 | 35 |
| 14 | Charlton Athletic | 26 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 40 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 26 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 34 |
| 15 | Portsmouth | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 31 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 19 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 1 | 34 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 25 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 30 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 26 | 6 | 11 | 9 | 29 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 1 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 26 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 18 | -11 | 28 |
| 19 | Milton Keynes Dons | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 25 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 25 |
| 20 | Accrington Stanley | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 24 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 23 | -17 | 25 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 22 | Cambridge United | 26 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 46 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 30 | -23 | 24 |
| 23 | Burton Albion | 26 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 32 | 54 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -22 | 22 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 23 | 52 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 25 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 27 | -29 | 21 |
