Bolton Wanderers vs Barnsley match preview: Even contest expected at University of Bolton Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 13.May
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

League One: Two participants who have played superbly as yet. Get ready for Bolton Wanderers - Barnsley with this broad preview!

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in League One

We should expect both teams to be fresh and ready for this match, as there is some time since both teams last played. Let's have a look at how the teams are doing!

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Bolton Wanderers have performed here at University of Bolton Stadium this season with 14 wins from 23 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 5 games and lost 4.

Wanderers enjoyed a nice away win last time out, playing at Bristol Rovers's place. The match ended 3-2 with Shoretire, Morley and N'Lundulu scoring. The versatile forward Morley outperformed all teammates in that game and got a match rating of 7.82 out of 10. Morley scored one goal, hit five key passes and had 36 successful passes (of 43 total).

Previous to that game, a home match hosting Fleetwood Town in a game that was won 2-0.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Bolton Wanderers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found 7 matches with the results: Won 4, drawn 3 and lost 0.

Trouble hitting the net? In this team's last 11 league games, 10 have had less than three goals (under 2.5).

Wanderers has scored 32 league goals at home this season, in 23 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 3 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. Bolton Wanderers are not conceding a lot of goals here at University of Bolton Stadium in the league, averaging less than one per game. The total is 13 from 23 matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Barnsley form and stats

Playing away, Barnsley have won 10 games, drawn 7 and suffered 6 defeats in the League One this season. Two points from the last two away games for Barnsley, which the math geniuses among you will translate to two draws.

The manager Duff was unhappy after their last game, played at their home stadium Oakwell Stadium. Barnsley suffered a 0-2 loss to Peterborough United. Cotter got a match rating of 7.32 in that game, top player of the team. Cotter dribled past the opponent 5 of 7 times.

A 4-4 draw at Milton Keynes Dons's stadium before that.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Barnsley playing away and similar expectations, we found 9 relevant matches. Results were 2 Barnsley wins, 2 draws and 5 defeats.

Barnsley are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 35 times in 23 away games so far.

Head 2 Head

This duo met each other earlier on this match year: Barnsley - Wanderers 0-3. Andersen (Barnsley) was sent off by the referee when these teams last played each other. As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's five Bolton Wanderers victories, four draws and one Barnsley win. Over/under statistics; five of these games ended with three goals or more, five matches with two goals or less.

Top Goalscorers

WanderersD. Charles
D. Charles
16 goals
BarnsleyD. Cole
D. Cole
15 goals
BarnsleyJ. Norwood
J. Norwood
12 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Barnsley missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Barnsley
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
46 23 6 Played P 6 23 46
23 14 2 Won W 2 10 26
12 5 2 Drew D 2 7 8
11 4 2 Lost L 2 6 12
62 32 4 Scored S 8 35 80
36 13 4 Conceded C 7 23 47
87% 87% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 87% 93%
63% 61% 50% Over 1.5 O 1.5 83% 65% 78%
35% 30% 17% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 48% 54%
17% 13% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 17% 26% 28%
11% 4% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 9% 11%
37% 26% 0% BTTS BTTS 67% 48% 43%
48% 61% 67% Clean Sheets C S 17% 39% 37%
28% 26% 67% Failed to Score F T 17% 26% 26%
 
5.7 5.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.5 5 5.2
4.5 4.1 3.8 Corners against (avg) C A 5.2 5.3 4.6
1.8 1.4 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2.3 2.4 2
3 1 0 Red cards R C 0 1 4
 
11.6 11.6 9.2 Shots (avg) S ( 9.5 12.3 12.7
3.4 3.6 2.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.8 4.2
39% 39% 25% Goal Efficiency G E 53% 40% 41%
 
11.2 10 10.3 Shots against (avg) S A 10.7 9.6 9
3.3 2.4 2.7 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 2.8 2.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Barnsley have the fewest dropped points from leading position (6) in League One
  • Barnsley have the fewest points from losing position (3) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (17) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the most clean sheets (14) at home in League One

  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 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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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 Plymouth Argyle 46 31 8 7 82 47 23 20 1 2 44 16 23 11 7 5 38 31 35 101
2 Ipswich Town 46 28 14 4 101 35 23 16 6 1 60 13 23 12 8 3 41 22 66 98
3 Sheffield Wednesday 46 28 12 6 81 37 23 16 6 1 49 16 23 12 6 5 32 21 44 96
4 Barnsley 46 26 8 12 80 47 23 16 1 6 45 24 23 10 7 6 35 23 33 86
5 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 12 11 62 36 23 14 5 4 32 13 23 9 7 7 30 23 26 81
6 Peterborough United 46 24 5 17 75 54 23 13 4 6 38 25 23 11 1 11 37 29 21 77
7 Derby County 46 21 13 12 67 46 23 13 6 4 40 20 23 8 7 8 27 26 21 76
8 Portsmouth 46 17 19 10 61 50 23 9 11 3 34 22 23 8 8 7 27 28 11 70
9 Wycombe Wanderers 46 20 9 17 59 51 23 11 5 7 32 24 23 9 4 10 27 27 8 69
10 Charlton Athletic 46 16 14 16 70 66 23 9 7 7 44 31 23 7 7 9 26 35 4 62
11 Lincoln City 46 14 20 12 47 47 23 7 14 2 22 17 23 7 6 10 25 30 0 62
12 Shrewsbury Town 46 17 8 21 52 61 23 11 3 9 32 32 23 6 5 12 20 29 -9 59
13 Fleetwood Town 46 14 16 16 53 51 23 7 8 8 25 25 23 7 8 8 28 26 2 58
14 Exeter City 46 15 11 20 64 68 23 10 5 8 36 27 23 5 6 12 28 41 -4 56
15 Burton Albion 46 15 11 20 57 79 23 9 7 7 28 33 23 6 4 13 29 46 -22 56
16 Cheltenham Town 46 14 12 20 45 61 23 8 8 7 25 27 23 6 4 13 20 34 -16 54
17 Bristol Rovers 46 14 11 21 58 73 23 6 7 10 27 36 23 8 4 11 31 37 -15 53
18 Port Vale 46 13 10 23 48 71 23 8 5 10 23 30 23 5 5 13 25 41 -23 49
19 Oxford United 46 11 14 21 49 56 23 6 5 12 29 31 23 5 9 9 20 25 -7 47
20 Cambridge United 46 13 7 26 41 68 23 9 4 10 24 26 23 4 3 16 17 42 -27 46
21 Milton Keynes Dons 46 11 12 23 44 66 23 4 7 12 20 33 23 7 5 11 24 33 -22 45
22 Morecambe 46 10 14 22 47 78 23 8 8 7 30 31 23 2 6 15 17 47 -31 44
23 Accrington Stanley 46 11 11 24 40 77 23 6 5 12 27 39 23 5 6 12 13 38 -37 44
24 Forest Green Rovers 46 6 9 31 31 89 23 5 2 16 15 42 23 1 7 15 16 47 -58 27

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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.