University of Bolton Stadium: Bolton Wanderers vs Lincoln City League One stats, lineups and information

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 22.February
Match begins: 20:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

On paper it looks like advantage Bolton Wanderers in this match vs Lincoln City, but the guests will fight to the end. Here's our complete match preview!

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals home than away.
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One

The hosts Wanderers saw competitive action as recent as three 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, Lincoln City have had more rest.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Bolton Wanderers have played 16 League One games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 9-4-3 (wins-draws-losses). After failing to beat Wycombe Wanderers here at University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton Wanderers has put together a very nice winning streak on their own turf with five wins in a row.

The Bolton Wanderers regulars enjoyed the previous game, watching their team host AFC Wimbledon and win 4-0. Attacking player Charles bettered all the other players in that fixture and managed a match rating of 8.44 out of 10. Charles scored one goal, served one assist and hit three key passes.

Prior to that, an away loss at Burton Albion.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wanderers handle that role? We have found 14 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are eight wins, four draws and two defeats.

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

On the other hand, Wanderers have conceded 18 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Lincoln City form and stats

As the visiting team matches, Lincoln City, who have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One, have produced an overall stat of 5-4-5 so far.

This match can not go any worse than the previous one, the home defeat versus Doncaster Rovers with 0-1 on the scoreboard. Poole, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.63. Poole hit one key pass and won 6 of 9 duels.

A draw for Lincoln City before that, at their own venue hosting Wycombe Wanderers (1-1).

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

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

Scoring goals is the main ingredient in creating success in football, and not only at home. So far Lincoln City have scored 20 goals in 14 league games away. As opposed to that, Lincoln have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

This isn't the first time these two sides face each other this season, as the results database show this recent fixture: Lincoln City - Bolton Wanderers 0-1. Bolton Wanderers-Lincoln City H2H statistics last three meetings regardless of arena: Bolton Wanderers two wins, Lincoln City one win, zero draws. two of these three matches had three or more goals (over 2,5).

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
11 goals
Lincoln CityA. Scully
A. Scully
8 goals
WanderersA. Bakayoko
A. Bakayoko
6 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Lincoln City missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Lincoln City
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
33 16 5 Played P 3 14 31
14 9 4 Won W 2 5 9
6 4 1 Drew D 1 4 8
13 3 0 Lost L 0 5 14
52 32 13 Scored S 9 20 36
44 18 3 Conceded C 4 19 41
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 93% 97%
73% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 86% 74%
55% 62% 80% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 57% 48%
33% 38% 40% Over 3.5 O 3.5 67% 29% 19%
18% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 7% 6%
39% 38% 40% BTTS BTTS 100% 71% 61%
27% 44% 60% Clean Sheets C S 0% 7% 6%
36% 25% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 29% 35%
 
5.2 6.5 7.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.3 5 5.2
4.5 3.9 3.2 Corners against (avg) C A 9.7 6.8 5.2
1.4 1.4 1 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.9 1.9
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 1 2
 
13.5 15.4 16 Shots (avg) S ( 15 11.9 11.9
4.2 4.9 5.8 Shots on Target (avg) S O 4.7 2.6 3
37% 41% 45% Goal Efficiency G E 64% 56% 38%
 
12.1 10.4 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 17.3 14.4 14.4
4.2 3.4 2.8 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 6 4.4 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.
  • Lincoln City have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Lincoln City have the fewest clean sheets (2) in League One

  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 32 21 6 5 58 19 16 11 3 2 35 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 39 69
2 Wigan Athletic 30 19 6 5 53 28 15 9 3 3 23 14 15 10 3 2 30 14 25 63
3 Milton Keynes Dons 33 17 9 7 53 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 17 9 5 3 33 20 18 60
4 Oxford United 33 16 8 9 60 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 16 6 4 6 25 21 19 56
5 Plymouth Argyle 31 16 8 7 54 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 17 8 5 4 34 23 18 56
6 Wycombe Wanderers 32 15 10 7 52 40 16 9 4 3 29 23 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 55
7 Sunderland 33 16 7 10 57 46 16 11 1 4 33 13 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 33 14 9 10 52 38 16 8 6 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 51
10 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 6 13 52 44 16 9 4 3 32 18 17 5 2 10 20 26 8 48
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Burton Albion 33 12 7 14 41 44 17 8 4 5 28 20 16 4 3 9 13 24 -3 43
13 Accrington Stanley 32 12 7 13 41 49 17 9 4 4 29 23 15 3 3 9 12 26 -8 43
14 Cambridge United 32 10 11 11 42 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -3 41
15 Cheltenham Town 32 9 13 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 15 2 7 6 22 31 -11 40
16 Charlton Athletic 32 11 6 15 41 43 16 7 3 6 24 21 16 4 3 9 17 22 -2 39
17 Lincoln City 31 9 8 14 36 41 17 4 4 9 16 22 14 5 4 5 20 19 -5 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 32 6 13 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 16 4 3 9 18 29 -14 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 33 5 11 17 26 55 17 4 4 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 26
23 Doncaster Rovers 34 7 4 23 24 66 17 4 3 10 13 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -42 25
24 Crewe Alexandra 32 5 7 20 26 58 15 4 4 7 15 25 17 1 3 13 11 33 -32 22

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Table
  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 32 21 6 5 58 19 16 11 3 2 35 14 16 10 3 3 23 5 39 69
2 Wigan Athletic 30 19 6 5 53 28 15 9 3 3 23 14 15 10 3 2 30 14 25 63
3 Milton Keynes Dons 33 17 9 7 53 35 16 8 4 4 20 15 17 9 5 3 33 20 18 60
4 Oxford United 33 16 8 9 60 41 17 10 4 3 35 20 16 6 4 6 25 21 19 56
5 Plymouth Argyle 31 16 8 7 54 36 14 8 3 3 20 13 17 8 5 4 34 23 18 56
6 Wycombe Wanderers 32 15 10 7 52 40 16 9 4 3 29 23 16 6 6 4 23 17 12 55
7 Sunderland 33 16 7 10 57 46 16 11 1 4 33 13 17 5 6 6 24 33 11 55
8 Sheffield Wednesday 32 15 10 7 45 35 15 9 4 2 23 12 17 6 6 5 22 23 10 55
9 Ipswich Town 33 14 9 10 52 38 16 8 6 2 29 19 17 6 3 8 23 19 14 51
10 Bolton Wanderers 33 14 6 13 52 44 16 9 4 3 32 18 17 5 2 10 20 26 8 48
11 Portsmouth 30 12 8 10 38 31 15 8 3 4 24 15 15 4 5 6 14 16 7 44
12 Burton Albion 33 12 7 14 41 44 17 8 4 5 28 20 16 4 3 9 13 24 -3 43
13 Accrington Stanley 32 12 7 13 41 49 17 9 4 4 29 23 15 3 3 9 12 26 -8 43
14 Cambridge United 32 10 11 11 42 45 16 6 6 4 21 19 16 4 5 7 21 26 -3 41
15 Cheltenham Town 32 9 13 10 43 54 17 7 6 4 21 23 15 2 7 6 22 31 -11 40
16 Charlton Athletic 32 11 6 15 41 43 16 7 3 6 24 21 16 4 3 9 17 22 -2 39
17 Lincoln City 31 9 8 14 36 41 17 4 4 9 16 22 14 5 4 5 20 19 -5 35
18 Shrewsbury Town 32 8 10 14 28 33 15 7 4 4 18 14 17 1 6 10 10 19 -5 34
19 Fleetwood Town 31 7 11 13 44 53 16 5 5 6 26 25 15 2 6 7 18 28 -9 32
20 AFC Wimbledon 32 6 13 13 37 51 16 2 10 4 19 22 16 4 3 9 18 29 -14 31
21 Morecambe 32 7 9 16 43 61 17 5 6 6 25 28 15 2 3 10 18 33 -18 30
22 Gillingham 33 5 11 17 26 55 17 4 4 9 12 30 16 1 7 8 14 25 -29 26
23 Doncaster Rovers 34 7 4 23 24 66 17 4 3 10 13 28 17 3 1 13 11 38 -42 25
24 Crewe Alexandra 32 5 7 20 26 58 15 4 4 7 15 25 17 1 3 13 11 33 -32 22

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