Betting preview: Bolton Wanderers the front runner when Morecambe pay a visit

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

A total of 36 league matches are finished and Bolton Wanderers are 23 points ahead of Morecambe. How will it end?

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.

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 Wanderers and Morecambe.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Bolton Wanderers have performed here at University of Bolton Stadium this season with 10 wins from 17 League One matches. Some points have been lost, as they have drawn 4 games and lost 3. Ever since the Wycombe Wanderers game Bolton Wanderers has been unbeatable here at University of Bolton Stadium producing six straight wins.

A strong away win for Bolton Wanderers against Gillingham the last match, as Böðvarsson, John and Morley were on target. Midfielder Fossey was the best player on the team with a rating of 8.45 (out of ten) in that game. Fossey signed up for two assists, hit five key passes and had 37 successful passes (of 44 total).

A defeat was the result before that one, 0-2 away at Milton Keynes Dons.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Plymouth Argyle are coming to town in four days.

With an average of more than two goals per home game in the league (35 in 17 games), Bolton Wanderers's attacking play is working. Wanderers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 19 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 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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Morecambe form and stats

There's been little loot from Morecambe's travels as they have only collected 9 points from 17 away games in the League One. Morecambe only have 2 wins to counter their 12 defeats and 3 draws. It's all red in the travel logs of Morecambe, having lost four matches in a row as the visiting team.

Two away games in a row for Morecambe, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-2 versus Plymouth Argyle. Midfielder Phillips was the best performer of that match, with a rating of 7.7. Phillips hit one key pass.

A draw for Morecambe before that, at their own venue hosting Ipswich Town (1-1).

A quick return to home after this game, as Morecambe are hosting Cheltenham Town in the League One only four days away.

Morecambe have scored 18 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 1 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Morecambe have conceded 37 goals in these games.

Head 2 Head

The newest logged history involving both these sides is the Morecambe - Bolton Wanderers 1-1 played previously this season. As for the last four games between these two teams, there's two Wanderers victories, two draws and zero Morecambe wins. Over/under statistics; zero of these games ended with three goals or more, four matches with two goals or less. The matches between these clubs have had a tendency to be a bit wild, having seen 3 red cards from the last four duels.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
18 goals
Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
11 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Bakayoko
A. Bakayoko
7 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Morecambe missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
36 17 6 Played P 5 17 35
16 10 5 Won W 0 2 7
6 4 1 Drew D 2 3 10
14 3 0 Lost L 3 12 18
58 35 16 Scored S 7 18 44
47 19 4 Conceded C 12 37 66
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 94% 94%
75% 94% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 88% 86%
56% 65% 83% Over 2.5 O 2.5 80% 65% 54%
33% 41% 50% Over 3.5 O 3.5 80% 47% 40%
17% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 20%
39% 41% 50% BTTS BTTS 80% 59% 60%
28% 41% 50% Clean Sheets C S 0% 6% 14%
36% 24% 0% Failed to Score F T 20% 41% 31%
 
5.2 6.4 7.3 Corners for (avg) C F 4.4 4.1 4.3
4.6 4 3.7 Corners against (avg) C A 8 7 6.3
1.4 1.5 1.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 1.5 1.4
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 1
 
13.5 15.4 15.7 Shots (avg) S ( 9.8 12.4 11.6
4.1 4.8 5.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.4 3.8 3.6
39% 43% 48% Goal Efficiency G E 41% 28% 35%
 
11.7 10.2 9.2 Shots against (avg) S A 19.6 15.7 14.3
3.9 3.2 2.5 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.6 4.9 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 the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Morecambe 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 Rotherham United 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 36 20 9 7 59 36 17 9 4 4 22 15 19 11 5 3 37 21 23 69
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
6 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
7 Sunderland 36 17 9 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 19 6 7 6 27 33 14 60
8 Plymouth Argyle 34 17 8 9 56 39 16 9 3 4 22 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 17 59
9 Ipswich Town 36 15 11 10 55 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 16 56
10 Portsmouth 34 15 9 10 50 37 18 10 4 4 34 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 13 54
11 Bolton Wanderers 36 16 6 14 58 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 54
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 35 10 14 11 48 56 19 8 6 5 26 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -8 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 34 10 8 16 40 47 19 5 4 10 19 25 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 38
19 Fleetwood Town 34 7 12 15 47 60 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 2 7 8 21 33 -13 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 6 15 14 39 54 17 2 11 4 21 24 18 4 4 10 18 30 -15 33
21 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 44 66 18 5 7 6 26 29 17 2 3 12 18 37 -22 31
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 35 6 7 22 29 63 17 4 4 9 16 29 18 2 3 13 13 34 -34 25

Bolton Wanderers:
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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 36 23 7 6 62 21 18 12 3 3 38 16 18 11 4 3 24 5 41 76
2 Wigan Athletic 34 22 6 6 59 32 18 11 3 4 26 17 16 11 3 2 33 15 27 72
3 Milton Keynes Dons 36 20 9 7 59 36 17 9 4 4 22 15 19 11 5 3 37 21 23 69
4 Oxford United 37 19 8 10 71 47 19 12 4 3 43 23 18 7 4 7 28 24 24 65
5 Wycombe Wanderers 36 17 10 9 61 47 18 10 4 4 33 26 18 7 6 5 28 21 14 61
6 Sheffield Wednesday 35 17 10 8 53 40 17 11 4 2 30 14 18 6 6 6 23 26 13 61
7 Sunderland 36 17 9 10 61 47 17 11 2 4 34 14 19 6 7 6 27 33 14 60
8 Plymouth Argyle 34 17 8 9 56 39 16 9 3 4 22 14 18 8 5 5 34 25 17 59
9 Ipswich Town 36 15 11 10 55 39 17 8 7 2 29 19 19 7 4 8 26 20 16 56
10 Portsmouth 34 15 9 10 50 37 18 10 4 4 34 20 16 5 5 6 16 17 13 54
11 Bolton Wanderers 36 16 6 14 58 47 17 10 4 3 35 19 19 6 2 11 23 28 11 54
12 Accrington Stanley 35 13 7 15 44 57 18 10 4 4 32 25 17 3 3 11 12 32 -13 46
13 Cambridge United 36 11 12 13 46 52 18 7 7 4 23 19 18 4 5 9 23 33 -6 45
14 Cheltenham Town 35 10 14 11 48 56 19 8 6 5 26 25 16 2 8 6 22 31 -8 44
15 Burton Albion 37 12 8 17 45 56 18 8 4 6 28 22 19 4 4 11 17 34 -11 44
16 Charlton Athletic 35 11 7 17 41 47 18 7 4 7 24 23 17 4 3 10 17 24 -6 40
17 Shrewsbury Town 36 9 12 15 31 35 17 7 5 5 19 16 19 2 7 10 12 19 -4 39
18 Lincoln City 34 10 8 16 40 47 19 5 4 10 19 25 15 5 4 6 21 22 -7 38
19 Fleetwood Town 34 7 12 15 47 60 17 5 5 7 26 27 17 2 7 8 21 33 -13 33
20 AFC Wimbledon 35 6 15 14 39 54 17 2 11 4 21 24 18 4 4 10 18 30 -15 33
21 Morecambe 35 7 10 18 44 66 18 5 7 6 26 29 17 2 3 12 18 37 -22 31
22 Gillingham 36 6 12 18 28 58 19 4 5 10 12 33 17 2 7 8 16 25 -30 30
23 Doncaster Rovers 37 8 5 24 28 72 18 5 3 10 15 28 19 3 2 14 13 44 -44 29
24 Crewe Alexandra 35 6 7 22 29 63 17 4 4 9 16 29 18 2 3 13 13 34 -34 25

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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.