Soccer betting preview: AFC Wimbledon welcomes Bolton Wanderers in what could be a tight duel

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 14.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Plough Lane

It's game day two of the League One season and a lot to play for. Check out our thorough preview of AFC Wimbledon-Bolton Wanderers!

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 Wimbledon and Bolton Wanderers.

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AFC Wimbledon form and stats

Last season, AFC Wimbledon's league statistics were 12 wins, 15 draws and 19 losses, resulting in a 19th position in the League One. Over these 46 matches they scored 54 goals and conceded 70. Playing at home last season AFC Wimbledon managed 7-5-11 (win-draw-lost) with 32 goals and 39 conceded.

AFC Wimbledon enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Charlton Athletic's place. The match ended 1-0 with Paul Osew scoring. Paul Osew (midfield was the top team player in that game with a rating of 7.84/10. Osew scored one goal.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Doncaster Rovers and winning 2-1.

The match schedule is unforgiving for Wimbledon as they have a new game in only three days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Gillingham are visiting.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Let's have a look at how Bolton Wanderers performed last season in the League Two: They landed a 3rd position in the league table after playing out 23 victories, 10 draws and 13 defeats. In total they scored 59 and conceded 50 goals in these matches. The numbers for away games only are: Won 12 - drew 5 and lost 6 with 32/27 goals scored/conceded. It could be a hat trick of victories away for Bolton Wanderers, as they have won on their previous two travels.

Wanderers played 0-0 against Barnsley (after extra-time, 5-4 on penalties) in their previous match. Joel Dixon (goalkeeper) was the best performer with a rating of 7.81. Dixon stopped the opponent with four saves and topped it up with a clean sheet.

Ahead of that game was the 3-3 draw at home against Milton Keynes Dons in the League One.

Wanderers has another fixture away, a League One game, against Lincoln City in just three days. A tough schedule for the visitors!

Head 2 Head

Stats for the previous four meetings featuring these two teams are: zero wins for Wimbledon, three draws and one win for Bolton Wanderers. Over 2,5 goals: two times; under 2,5 goals: two games.

Top Goalscorers

AFC WimbledonA. Assal
A. Assal
1 goals
AFC WimbledonL. McCormick
L. McCormick
1 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Baptiste
A. Baptiste
1 goals

AFC Wimbledon missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
AFC Wimbledon Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
1 0 0 Played P 0 0 1
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 0
0 0 0 Drew D 0 0 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
2 0 0 Scored S 0 0 3
1 0 0 Conceded C 0 0 3
100% 0% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 100%
100% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 100%
0% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
6 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 3
6 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 2
3 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 0 1
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
5 0 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 0 16
3 0 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 0 4
67% 0% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 75%
AFC Wimbledon Last season Bolton Wanderers
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
12 7   Won W   12 23
15 5   Drew D   5 10
19 11   Lost L   6 13
54 32   Scored S   32 59
70 39   Conceded C   27 50
93% 100%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   100% 96%
70% 74%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   65% 65%
48% 65%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   43% 39%
26% 30%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   22% 13%
15% 17%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   17% 11%
52% 57%   BTTS BTTS   52% 46%
22% 17%   Clean Sheets C S   35% 39%
33% 26%   Failed to Score F T   13% 20%
 
4.4 4   Corners for (avg) C F   4.7 4.9
5.3 5.1   Corners against (avg) C A   4.9 5
1.3 1.3   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.4 1.3
1 0   Red cards R C   2 5
 
10.9 10.9   Shots (avg) S (   10.8 11.8
3.8 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.6 3.7
31% 36%   Goal Efficiency G E   39% 35%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cheltenham Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
24 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43

Bolton Wanderers:
England:
Table
  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Rotherham United 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3
2 AFC Wimbledon 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 3
3 Sunderland 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
4 Wycombe Wanderers 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3
5 Burton Albion 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
6 Portsmouth 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 3
7 Bolton Wanderers 1 0 1 0 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
8 Milton Keynes Dons 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 1
9 Ipswich Town 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
10 Morecambe 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 2 0 1
11 Cambridge United 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
12 Cheltenham Town 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
13 Crewe Alexandra 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
14 Gillingham 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
15 Lincoln City 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
16 Oxford United 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 1
17 Charlton Athletic 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
18 Sheffield Wednesday 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1
19 Accrington Stanley 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
20 Doncaster Rovers 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
21 Wigan Athletic 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0
22 Fleetwood Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
23 Shrewsbury Town 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0
24 Plymouth Argyle 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 -2 0

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The English Football League One (usually referred to as League One) is the third highest division in English football. The League One league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Three teams are promoted and four relegated.