The hosts, Bolton Wanderers, should be the favourites in this game, but Lincoln City have proven both talent and determination. Read more about the game!
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest matches over the total-line (2) in League One
- Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
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!
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
4-0-1 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Bolton Wanderers so far this season.
Defensively the home team are doing well, with their goalkeeper James Trafford not having conceded a league goal in 266 minutes.
The Wanderers manager Evatt and his side return home after a 2-2 draw away versus Tranmere Rovers in the EFL Trophy.
Ahead of that match, Bolton Wanderers won a home game hosting Peterborough United (1-0).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.
There will be little rest for Wanderers after this match as they are travelling to Cheltenham Town for a League One game in only three days.
The Bolton Wanderers fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 8 goals in 5 league matches. 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 3 from 5 matches.
Lincoln City form and stats
Playing away, Lincoln City have won 2 games, drawn 1 and suffered 2 defeats in the League One this season.
This game can not go any worse than the last one, a EFL Trophy home defeat versus Doncaster Rovers with 1-2 on the scoreboard.
Preceding that game was the away League One victory against Bristol Rovers with the score of 6-3.Lincoln City are not goal shy away from home in the league, finding the net 8 times in 5 away games so far.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Wanderers three wins, zero draws and Lincoln City one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), one game had two or less.
Top Goalscorers
  J. Diamond 4 goals |  B. House 3 goals |  K. Dempsey 2 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Lincoln City missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Lincoln City | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 9 | 5 | 1 | Played | P | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | Lost | L | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | 8 | 3 | Scored | S | 0 | 8 | 14 |
| 6 | 3 | 1 | Conceded | C | 6 | 10 | 14 |
| 89% | 100% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 67% | 80% | 89% |
| 67% | 60% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 67% | 80% | 89% |
| 22% | 40% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 33% | 60% | 44% |
| 11% | 20% | 100% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 33% | 40% | 33% |
| 0% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 20% | 11% |
| 22% | 20% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 40% | 56% |
| 56% | 60% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 33% | 20% | 22% |
| 33% | 20% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 60% | 33% |
| 6 | 5.2 | 5 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 3.8 | 3.6 | 5 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 3.7 | 6 | 5.3 |
| 1.7 | 1.6 | 1 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | 13.8 | 16 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 3.7 | 5.8 | 8.1 |
| 3.2 | 3.6 | 5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 1.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| 38% | 44% | 60% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 50% | 54% |
| 10.3 | 9.2 | 8 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 8.7 | 12 | 11.8 |
| 2.4 | 1.6 | 1 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
- 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 matches over the total-line (2) in League One
- Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game at home.
- Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
- Lincoln City have won significantly less corners away then at 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 | Ipswich Town | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 21 |
| 2 | Portsmouth | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 11 | 21 |
| 3 | Sheffield Wednesday | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 20 |
| 4 | Plymouth Argyle | 9 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 19 |
| 5 | Barnsley | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 17 |
| 6 | Bolton Wanderers | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 |
| 7 | Cambridge United | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | -2 | 16 |
| 8 | Peterborough United | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 17 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 15 |
| 9 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 10 | Exeter City | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 11 | Derby County | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | Lincoln City | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Accrington Stanley | 10 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | -1 | 13 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 12 |
| 15 | Port Vale | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -5 | 12 |
| 16 | Charlton Athletic | 10 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 17 | Wycombe Wanderers | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | -2 | 11 |
| 18 | Milton Keynes Dons | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | -2 | 10 |
| 19 | Oxford United | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 10 |
| 20 | Cheltenham Town | 9 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -4 | 8 |
| 21 | Bristol Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -7 | 8 |
| 22 | Forest Green Rovers | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -14 | 8 |
| 23 | Morecambe | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | -11 | 7 |
| 24 | Burton Albion | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 15 | -13 | 4 |
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