Bolton Wanderers are chasing the top table spots while Burton Albion are more worried about avoiding relegation. Who wins the prize?
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (10) in League One
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in League One
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 Burton Albion.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
16 points is a decent return from 7 League One games here at University of Bolton Stadium for Bolton Wanderers. The data says 5 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss.
Wanderers are returning here after visiting Accrington Stanley and winning with a 3-2 scoreline. Lee and Afolayan scored the goal(s). At last, a league victory after three games without. An impressive turnaround for Bolton Wanderers in the match against Accrington Stanley as a 0-2 deficit was completely turned around to a 3-2 win. Afolayan scored the final goal. Midfielder Afolayan was the best player on the team with a rating of 7.63 (out of ten) in that game. Afolayan scored one goal, hit one key pass and dribled past the opponent 3 of 5 times.
Preceding that game, a home win against Leeds United U21 in the EFL Trophy. The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Bolton Wanderers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played 5 games, won 3 matches, drawn 2 and lost 0.
It should be noted that a glance at the 13 latest league fixtures reveals that 11 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the sides scored).
The match schedule is unforgiving for Bolton Wanderers as they have a new game in only four days, a League One match thankfully also at home. Oxford United are visiting.
Wanderers has scored 10 league goals at home this season, in 7 matches. As for guarding their own goal, Bolton Wanderers have only let in {3 goals} at home.
Burton Albion form and stats
There's been little loot from Burton Albion's travels as they have only collected 5 points from 7 away games in the League One. Burton Albion only have 1 win to counter their 4 defeats and 2 draws.
Burton Albion had fun at their own home (University of Bolton Stadium) last time out, beating Cheltenham Town 1-0. Adeboyejo scored. That victory felt good as this team had gone three league fixtures without victory. The attacker Adeboyejo got a match rating of 7.62 in that game. Adeboyejo scored one goal and dribled past the opponent 2 of 2 times.
Before that match, the win at home hosting Bradford City in the EFL Trophy (4-0). As mentioned above, the odds for this match puts the home team as favourites. Perhaps this eases the pressure on the away team, who are capable of producing an upset here on a good day. Looking at earlier matches with similar odds and Burton Albion playing away, we found 8 games. Results were 1 away win, 3 draws and 4 home wins.
The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Sheffield Wednesday.
The travelling fans enjoy Burton's attacking play in away games, having scored 12 goals in 7 league matches away. For Burton Albion, more than two goals on average per game end up in their own net.
Head 2 Head
Burton Albion have avoided a loss in the last 7 games (5-2-0) facing Wanderers.Top Goalscorers
  V. Adeboyejo 7 goals |  D. Keillor-Dunn 5 goals |   K. Lee 2 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Burton Albion missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Burton Albion | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 14 | 7 | 1 | Played | P | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 7 | 5 | 1 | Won | W | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 16 | 10 | 1 | Scored | S | 3 | 12 | 17 |
| 10 | 3 | 0 | Conceded | C | 1 | 16 | 29 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 57% | 0% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 100% | 80% |
| 21% | 29% | 0% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 71% | 47% |
| 14% | 14% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 29% | 27% |
| 7% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 29% | 20% |
| 21% | 14% | 0% | BTTS | BTTS | 50% | 71% | 47% |
| 50% | 71% | 100% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 14% | 13% |
| 43% | 29% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 14% | 40% |
| 6.4 | 5.7 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| 4.1 | 3.6 | 1 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 6.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 |
| 1.7 | 2 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 2.5 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11.1 | 12 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 12.5 | 12 | 11.7 |
| 2.9 | 3.3 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 4 | 3.6 | 3.2 |
| 40% | 43% | 33% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 48% | 35% |
| 10.1 | 8.6 | 9 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 20.5 | 16 | 13.5 |
| 2.9 | 1.9 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 2.5 | 4.9 | 4 |
- All of Burton Albion's away-matches have had more than 1,5 goals.
- Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
- Bolton Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals as they have conceded at home.
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (10) in League One
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (3) in League One
- Bolton Wanderers have the most matches under the total-line (11) in League One
- Burton Albion have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Burton Albion have the most conceded goals in the second half (19) in League One
- Burton Albion haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| 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 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 35 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 15 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 28 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 33 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 5 | 15 | 30 |
| 4 | Peterborough United | 15 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 18 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Charlton Athletic | 15 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Exeter City | 15 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 21 |
| 9 | Barnsley | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 21 |
| 10 | Shrewsbury Town | 14 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | -1 | 21 |
| 11 | Derby County | 13 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 20 |
| 12 | Wycombe Wanderers | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 1 | 20 |
| 13 | Bristol Rovers | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 11 | -2 | 19 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 19 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | -4 | 19 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -1 | 18 |
| 16 | Fleetwood Town | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 8 | -1 | 16 |
| 17 | Accrington Stanley | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | -6 | 16 |
| 18 | Cambridge United | 15 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 | -11 | 16 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 14 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -8 | 14 |
| 21 | Burton Albion | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -12 | 12 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 17 | -18 | 12 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 24 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 12 | -13 | 11 |
| 24 | Milton Keynes Dons | 14 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | -9 | 10 |
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