Home advantage could prove decisive in Bolton Wanderers - Cambridge United battle

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 01.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

Which side will claim the win when Cambridge United travel to Bolton Wanderers? In this game guide you'll get all the relevant news and statistics required to get smart.

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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 Cambridge United.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

6 victories, 4 draws and 3 defeats. That’s what Bolton Wanderers have to build on here at University of Bolton Stadium in the League One. The opportunity of a proper winning streak is there for the hosts, with two straight wins here at University of Bolton Stadium.

The Bolton Wanderers goalkeeper James Trafford is looking to record 90 more "clean sheet" minutes as his team have now played 308 minutes without conceding a goal in the League One.

A nice win for Wanderers last time playing, versus Sunderland. That was also a home game and the match ended 6-0 with Lee, John, Charles (2) and Afolayan scoring for the victors. The talented striker Charles outshone all the other footballers in that fixture and got a match rating of 9.31 out of 10. Charles scored two goals, served one assist and hit two key passes.

A strong away win before that one, visiting Shrewsbury Town and winning 1-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bolton Wanderers handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are seven wins, four draws and two defeats.

There will be little rest for Bolton Wanderers after this match as they are travelling to Morecambe for a League One game in only four days.

The Bolton Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 24 goals in 13 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Cambridge United form and stats

The visitors are W4-D4-L5 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Cambridge United has drawn their two previous away games.

It's another away game for the visitors, as they travelled to Fleetwood Town (placed 19th) in their previous outing. The match ended in a draw 1-1. Midfielder Digby was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.35. Digby hit one key pass, dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times and had 29 successful passes (of 36 total).

We have checked recent matches where Cambridge United have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those eight games were three victories, zero draws and five defeats.

The visitors are returning home after this fixture, hosting Luton Town in just four days.

Cambridge have scored 19 goals on their travels this season, from 13 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Cambridge United have conceded 21 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

Bolton Wanderers and Cambridge United have played each other before this season: Cambridge United - Bolton Wanderers 1-0. Head-to-head statistics (for the prior three meetings): Bolton Wanderers won one game, one match ended in a draw and Cambridge United have one win. Over 2,5 goals / under 2,5 goals: one / two

Top Goalscorers

Cambridge UnitedJ. Ironside
J. Ironside
12 goals
WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
9 goals
Cambridge UnitedS. Smith
S. Smith
6 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Cambridge United missing players

Bolton Wanderers Cambridge United
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
27 13 3 Played P 4 13 28
10 6 2 Won W 1 4 9
5 4 1 Drew D 0 4 10
12 3 0 Lost L 3 5 9
39 24 4 Scored S 4 19 38
37 17 1 Conceded C 9 21 40
96% 92% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
67% 92% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 92% 79%
52% 62% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 54% 50%
30% 38% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 38% 36%
19% 15% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 23% 14%
33% 38% 33% BTTS BTTS 75% 69% 61%
26% 38% 67% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 29%
44% 31% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 8% 14%
 
5.6 6.8 6.3 Corners for (avg) C F 7.2 4.6 4.8
4.3 4 7 Corners against (avg) C A 4.5 5.5 5.2
1.4 1.3 1.7 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3 2 1.9
1 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
13.7 15.7 14 Shots (avg) S ( 9 10.5 10.2
4.1 5 4.7 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.5 3.7 3.5
35% 37% 29% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 40% 39%
 
12.3 10.8 13 Shots against (avg) S A 12.8 13.3 13
4.2 3.8 2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5.3 4.5
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Bolton Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Cambridge United have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Cambridge United haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 27 17 5 5 48 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 13 7 3 3 15 5 30 56
2 Wigan Athletic 25 17 4 4 47 24 12 7 2 3 18 12 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 55
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 28 14 7 7 50 33 15 9 4 2 30 15 13 5 3 5 20 18 17 49
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 27 11 10 6 37 32 12 7 4 1 20 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 5 43
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Portsmouth 26 10 8 8 29 25 12 6 3 3 17 12 14 4 5 5 12 13 4 38
12 Cambridge United 28 9 10 9 38 40 15 5 6 4 19 19 13 4 4 5 19 21 -2 37
13 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
14 Bolton Wanderers 27 10 5 12 39 37 13 6 4 3 24 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 2 35
15 Charlton Athletic 27 9 6 12 34 32 14 6 3 5 21 15 13 3 3 7 13 17 2 33
16 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
17 Cheltenham Town 28 7 11 10 32 46 15 5 6 4 17 22 13 2 5 6 15 24 -14 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 27 6 11 10 32 40 13 2 8 3 16 18 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 29
21 Morecambe 28 7 7 14 40 55 15 5 4 6 23 26 13 2 3 8 17 29 -15 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 28 5 7 16 24 47 14 4 4 6 14 21 14 1 3 10 10 26 -23 22
23 Gillingham 28 3 10 15 23 51 14 2 4 8 10 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -28 19
24 Doncaster Rovers 28 5 4 19 20 52 14 4 3 7 12 19 14 1 1 12 8 33 -32 19

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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.