Football match preview: Bolton Wanderers vs Charlton Athletic

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 08.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

Glory for the home side, the away team claims a mighty victory or a tactical 0-0 draw? It's all possible when the mid-table sides Bolton Wanderers and Charlton Athletic clash at University of Bolton Stadium.

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

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

7 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. There’s a good atmosphere here at University of Bolton Stadium after three straight home wins.

Wanderers travelled for their previous game, a trip to Morecambe that ended 1-1. The goalie Trafford was named most valuable player of the team in that game, scoring 8.11 out of ten. Trafford saved a penalty.

Before that, Bolton Wanderers had a home game versus Cambridge United which ended with a victory 2-0.

Bolton Wanderers are traveling soon after this match as the League One match at Oxford United awaits in four days.

The Bolton Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 26 goals in 14 league matches. 17 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Charlton Athletic form and stats

The visitors are W4-D3-L7 on the road this term. That's in the League One.

Charlton won their last game, 3-2 versus AFC Wimbledon played at home. Midfielder Morgan was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 8.03. Morgan signed up for two assists, hit three key passes and dribled past the opponent 1 of 1 times.

Prior to that result Charlton Athletic won their away game at Portsmouth. The scoreline was 2-1.

The schedule is very tough for Charlton Athletic now as they have to travel again shortly after this match. A League One game at Wigan Athletic is waiting in only four days.

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Charlton Athletic have scored 15 goals in 14 league games away. 18 goals have been conceded by Charlton Athletic in these games.

Head 2 Head

Charlton Athletic - Bolton Wanderers 1-4 was the score in these squads' previous h2h match, earlier this season. Previous ten meetings featuring these sides: Bolton Wanderers won one, Charlton Athletic were winners in three and we saw six draws. five games with over 2,5 goals, five matches with under 2,5 goals.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
10 goals
Charlton AthleticC. Washington
C. Washington
9 goals
Charlton AthleticJ. Stockley
J. Stockley
7 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Charlton Athletic missing players

Bolton Wanderers Charlton Athletic
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
29 14 4 Played P 3 14 29
11 7 3 Won W 2 4 11
6 4 1 Drew D 0 3 6
12 3 0 Lost L 1 7 12
42 26 6 Scored S 3 15 39
38 17 1 Conceded C 2 18 35
97% 93% 75% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 97%
69% 93% 75% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 71% 79%
48% 57% 25% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 57% 48%
28% 36% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 7% 21%
17% 14% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 10%
34% 36% 25% BTTS BTTS 33% 71% 55%
28% 43% 75% Clean Sheets C S 33% 14% 31%
41% 29% 25% Failed to Score F T 33% 14% 17%
 
5.5 6.9 6.8 Corners for (avg) C F 9.7 6.1 6
4.4 4.1 6.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.3 4.5 4.3
1.4 1.3 1.5 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 3.7 2.6 2.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
13.8 15.9 15.2 Shots (avg) S ( 10 10.7 12
4.1 5.1 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3 3.4 4
36% 37% 30% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 32% 33%
 
12.3 10.9 12.5 Shots against (avg) S A 9.3 11.5 11.1
4.2 3.6 1.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3 4.4 4
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.
  • Charlton Athletic have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Charlton Athletic 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 29 19 5 5 54 18 15 11 2 2 34 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 36 62
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Milton Keynes Dons 30 16 7 7 50 33 15 8 3 4 20 15 15 8 4 3 30 18 17 55
4 Sunderland 30 16 6 8 54 41 15 11 1 3 32 11 15 5 5 5 22 30 13 54
5 Oxford United 30 15 8 7 54 36 16 10 4 2 33 17 14 5 4 5 21 19 18 53
6 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
7 Sheffield Wednesday 29 13 10 6 41 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 16 5 6 5 19 22 9 49
8 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
9 Ipswich Town 30 12 8 10 48 38 15 7 6 2 26 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 10 44
10 Bolton Wanderers 29 11 6 12 42 38 14 7 4 3 26 17 15 4 2 9 16 21 4 39
11 Charlton Athletic 29 11 6 12 39 35 15 7 3 5 24 17 14 4 3 7 15 18 4 39
12 Burton Albion 29 11 6 12 35 36 15 7 3 5 23 17 14 4 3 7 12 19 -1 39
13 Portsmouth 28 10 8 10 32 30 13 6 3 4 18 14 15 4 5 6 14 16 2 38
14 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
15 Accrington Stanley 29 10 7 12 35 46 15 7 4 4 23 22 14 3 3 8 12 24 -11 37
16 Shrewsbury Town 30 8 9 13 28 32 15 7 4 4 18 14 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 33
17 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
18 Lincoln City 28 8 7 13 33 38 14 3 3 8 13 19 14 5 4 5 20 19 -5 31
19 Fleetwood Town 29 7 10 12 43 50 15 5 4 6 25 24 14 2 6 6 18 26 -7 31
20 AFC Wimbledon 29 6 12 11 36 45 14 2 9 3 18 20 15 4 3 8 18 25 -9 30
21 Morecambe 30 7 8 15 41 58 16 5 5 6 24 27 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 29
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 30 4 10 16 24 52 15 3 4 8 11 28 15 1 6 8 13 24 -28 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 30 6 4 20 22 58 15 4 3 8 12 24 15 2 1 12 10 34 -36 22

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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.