The hosts, Bolton Wanderers, should be expected winners in this game, but Fleetwood Town have shown both know-how and courage. Learn more about the game!
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (16) in League One
- Fleetwood Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
For Fleetwood Town most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
The hosts Wanderers saw competitive action as recent as four days ago, playing in the League One. This match was also played here at University of Bolton Stadium. With two consecutive home games the intense schedule is somewhat softened. Still, Fleetwood Town have had more rest.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Bolton Wanderers are steadily winning League One games and points here at University of Bolton Stadium. 13 wins, 5 draws and 4 defeats is the summary from 22 games.
Bolton Wanderers's previous game was also a home match, the defeat 0-1 versus Accrington Stanley (placed 22nd). Until that beating this team had gone six consecutive league games without losing. Johnston was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.81 out of 10. The defender Johnston hit one key pass and won 9 of 14 duels.
Before that game, the 1-0 home victory against Shrewsbury Town.Trouble hitting the net? Looking at this team's last 10 league matches, 9 have seen less than three goals (under 2.5).
Wanderers has scored 30 league goals at home this season, in 22 matches. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. From these home matches, Bolton Wanderers have conceded only 13 goals.
Fleetwood Town form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team on their League One travels is 7 wins, 8 draws and 7 defeats.
The Fleetwood Town goalkeeper Stephen McMullan is collecting clean sheets like a laundry worker. It's been 189 league minutes without conceding a goal, and counting.
Fleetwood go into this game after a win, the home game against Milton Keynes Dons that ended 1-0. Rooney was the top performer of the team in that game with a match score of 8.05. The defender Rooney hit two key passes and won 9 of 14 duels.
A 0-0 draw at Forest Green Rovers's stadium before that.The visiting Fleetwood Town have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 28 goals from 22 games. As opposed to that, Fleetwood Town have seen the ball go into their own net 24 times on the road.
Head 2 Head
The former head-to-head encounter ended Fleetwood Town - Wanderers 1-2, played this season. Stats for the former eight meetings involving these two participants are: six wins for Bolton Wanderers, zero draws and two wins for Fleetwood Town. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: two games.
Top Goalscorers
  D. Charles 16 goals |   C. Gomes 7 goals | S. Rooney 6 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Fleetwood Town missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Fleetwood Town | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 44 | 22 | 7 | Played | P | 7 | 22 | 44 |
| 21 | 13 | 6 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 14 |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | Drew | D | 3 | 8 | 15 |
| 11 | 4 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 7 | 15 |
| 57 | 30 | 14 | Scored | S | 6 | 28 | 51 |
| 34 | 13 | 3 | Conceded | C | 5 | 24 | 47 |
| 86% | 86% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 86% | 91% | 91% |
| 61% | 59% | 86% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 57% | 73% | 68% |
| 34% | 32% | 43% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 14% | 45% | 43% |
| 16% | 14% | 14% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 14% | 11% |
| 9% | 5% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 5% | 5% |
| 36% | 27% | 43% | BTTS | BTTS | 43% | 59% | 57% |
| 48% | 59% | 57% | Clean Sheets | C S | 43% | 27% | 30% |
| 30% | 27% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 29% | 23% | 23% |
| 5.5 | 5.6 | 6.4 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.8 |
| 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.7 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.4 |
| 1.7 | 1.4 | 1.1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 3 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 11.5 | 11.5 | 14.6 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 6.4 | 11 | 11.7 |
| 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.6 | 3 | 3.3 |
| 38% | 38% | 45% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 55% | 42% | 35% |
| 11.1 | 9.9 | 8.4 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 15.1 | 13.5 | 13.1 |
| 3.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
- 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 (16) in League One
- Bolton Wanderers have the most clean sheets (13) at home in League One
- Fleetwood Town have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
| 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 | 44 | 29 | 8 | 7 | 78 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 43 | 16 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 32 | 95 |
| 2 | Ipswich Town | 44 | 27 | 13 | 4 | 93 | 33 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 54 | 13 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 60 | 94 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 44 | 26 | 12 | 6 | 77 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 48 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 21 | 40 | 90 |
| 4 | Barnsley | 44 | 26 | 7 | 11 | 76 | 41 | 22 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 22 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 19 | 35 | 85 |
| 5 | Bolton Wanderers | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 57 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 30 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 21 | 23 | 75 |
| 6 | Derby County | 44 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 44 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 39 | 19 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 75 |
| 7 | Peterborough United | 44 | 23 | 4 | 17 | 73 | 54 | 22 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 35 | 29 | 19 | 73 |
| 8 | Portsmouth | 44 | 17 | 17 | 10 | 58 | 47 | 22 | 9 | 10 | 3 | 32 | 20 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 26 | 27 | 11 | 68 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 44 | 20 | 8 | 16 | 57 | 46 | 22 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 21 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 68 |
| 10 | Lincoln City | 44 | 13 | 20 | 11 | 44 | 44 | 22 | 6 | 14 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 0 | 59 |
| 11 | Charlton Athletic | 44 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 65 | 62 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 41 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 3 | 58 |
| 12 | Fleetwood Town | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 51 | 47 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 57 |
| 13 | Shrewsbury Town | 43 | 16 | 8 | 19 | 50 | 56 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 28 | -6 | 56 |
| 14 | Exeter City | 44 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 61 | 60 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 33 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 28 | 35 | 1 | 53 |
| 15 | Bristol Rovers | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 55 | 68 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 30 | 35 | -13 | 52 |
| 16 | Burton Albion | 43 | 14 | 10 | 19 | 56 | 78 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 27 | 33 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 29 | 45 | -22 | 52 |
| 17 | Cheltenham Town | 44 | 13 | 11 | 20 | 40 | 59 | 22 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 34 | -19 | 50 |
| 18 | Port Vale | 44 | 13 | 10 | 21 | 45 | 65 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 22 | 27 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 23 | 38 | -20 | 49 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 44 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 45 | 54 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 28 | 29 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 25 | -9 | 44 |
| 20 | Milton Keynes Dons | 44 | 11 | 10 | 23 | 40 | 62 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 24 | 33 | -22 | 43 |
| 21 | Morecambe | 44 | 9 | 14 | 21 | 42 | 73 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 29 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 44 | -31 | 41 |
| 22 | Accrington Stanley | 44 | 10 | 11 | 23 | 37 | 74 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 26 | 37 | 22 | 4 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 37 | -37 | 41 |
| 23 | Cambridge United | 43 | 11 | 7 | 25 | 37 | 66 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 40 | -29 | 40 |
| 24 | Forest Green Rovers | 44 | 6 | 9 | 29 | 31 | 84 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 15 | 39 | 22 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 16 | 45 | -53 | 27 |
