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Competition: England League One
Competition: Tue 16.August
Match begins: 18:45 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

This is shaping up to be yet another interesting contest at University of Bolton Stadium in the League One. Bolton Wanderers is in 8th place and host Morecambe in 21st place. Read about the match here!

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (1) in League One

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The hosts won their first League One game here at University of Bolton Stadium, lifting spirits. Home statistics for Bolton Wanderers last season were 12 wins, 7 draws and 4 losses from 23 games.

Wanderers are confident in defense, having played 232 minutes without conceding a goal in the league.

Bolton Wanderers drew their last game, 0-0 away at Port Vale (placed 16th). Goalkeeper Trafford got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.32 out of ten. Trafford topped it up with a clean sheet.

There's a new fixture coming up fairly quickly for Bolton Wanderers, as the League One home game vs Sheffield Wednesday is only four days away.

Bolton Wanderers has scored 3 goals so far and conceded 0 goals from 1 home game. These are numbers from the league only.

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Morecambe form and stats

The visitors' first away game in the League One ended in defeat. Last season Morecambe had these away match statistics: Played 23; won 3, drew 4 and lost 16.

Morecambe's last game ended in a draw, the home match versus Fleetwood Town that finished 1-1. Hunter, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.45. Hunter hit the woodwork once, served one assist and hit three key passes.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only four days as another away game awaits: The League One trip to Oxford United.

As for goals scored and conceded in the league games away so far, Morecambe has managed 0 goals and let in 3 from 1 match.

Head 2 Head

Bolton Wanderers have managed a streak of 4 consecutive games without losing (1-3-0) when facing Morecambe.

The matches between these clubs have sometimes been aggressive, having seen 3 red cards from the last five duels.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersK. Dempsey
K. Dempsey
2 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Morley
A. Morley
2 goals
MorecambeA. Gnahoua
A. Gnahoua
1 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Morecambe missing players

Bolton Wanderers Morecambe
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
3 1 1 Played P 1 1 3
1 1 1 Won W 0 0 0
2 0 0 Drew D 0 0 2
0 0 0 Lost L 1 1 1
4 3 3 Scored S 0 0 1
1 0 0 Conceded C 3 3 4
67% 100% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 67%
67% 100% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 100% 67%
33% 100% 100% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 100% 33%
0% 0% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
0% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
33% 0% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
33% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 100% 100% 67%
 
5.7 4 4 Corners for (avg) C F 2 2 3.3
6 7 7 Corners against (avg) C A 9 9 6.3
1.7 0 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 1 1.7
1 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.7 21 21 Shots (avg) S ( 7 7 9
2.7 5 5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 1 1 3.3
50% 60% 60% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 0% 10%
 
17 17 17 Shots against (avg) S A 18 18 18.3
4.3 3 3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5 5 3.7
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (1) in League One
Bolton Wanderers Last season Morecambe
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   23 46
21 12   Won W   3 10
10 7   Drew D   4 12
15 4   Lost L   16 24
74 45   Scored S   24 57
57 26   Conceded C   53 88
98% 96%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   96% 96%
76% 91%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   91% 87%
52% 57%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   65% 57%
30% 39%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   48% 39%
15% 13%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   26% 22%
48% 52%   BTTS BTTS   61% 61%
24% 30%   Clean Sheets C S   4% 13%
30% 22%   Failed to Score F T   39% 30%
 
5.2 6.1   Corners for (avg) C F   3.9 4.4
4.6 4   Corners against (avg) C A   6.6 6.2
1.5 1.5   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.7 1.5
2 0   Red cards R C   0 1
 
13.5 15.1   Shots (avg) S (   11.4 11.7
3.9 4.5   Shots on Target (avg) S O   3.3 3.3
41% 44%   Goal Efficiency G E   31% 37%
 
11.5 10.6   Shots against (avg) S A   16.2 14.5
3.9 3.6   Shots on Target against (avg) S O   5.1 4.4

  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 3 2 1 0 6 2 2 1 1 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 2 1 4 7
2 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 5 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 7
3 Bristol Rovers 3 2 0 1 6 2 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 0 4 0 4 6
4 Peterborough United 3 2 0 1 6 4 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 0 1 3 4 2 6
5 Plymouth Argyle 3 2 0 1 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 6
6 Cambridge United 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
7 Derby County 3 2 0 1 3 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 6
8 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 3 5
9 Portsmouth 3 1 2 0 5 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 5 3 2 5
10 Accrington Stanley 3 1 2 0 7 6 2 0 2 0 6 6 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5
11 Exeter City 3 1 1 1 6 3 1 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 3 4
12 Fleetwood Town 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
13 Forest Green Rovers 3 1 1 1 4 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 0 3 2 0 4
14 Charlton Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 3 0 4
15 Shrewsbury Town 3 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 2 1 0 4
16 Port Vale 3 1 1 1 2 5 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 -3 4
17 Lincoln City 3 0 3 0 2 2 2 0 2 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 3
18 Wycombe Wanderers 3 1 0 2 4 5 2 1 0 1 4 2 1 0 0 1 0 3 -1 3
19 Barnsley 3 1 0 2 2 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 1 3 -1 3
20 Oxford United 3 1 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 2 -1 3
21 Morecambe 3 0 2 1 1 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 -3 2
22 Burton Albion 3 0 1 2 4 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 4 7 -7 1
23 Cheltenham Town 3 0 0 3 2 6 2 0 0 2 2 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 -4 0
24 Milton Keynes Dons 3 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 4 -5 0
Last season Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Wigan Athletic 46 27 11 8 82 44 23 13 5 5 36 22 23 14 6 3 46 22 38 92
2 Rotherham United 46 27 9 10 70 33 23 15 3 5 43 22 23 12 6 5 27 11 37 90
3 Milton Keynes Dons 46 26 11 9 78 44 23 13 5 5 34 21 23 13 6 4 44 23 34 89
4 Sheffield Wednesday 46 24 13 9 78 50 23 16 5 2 48 18 23 8 8 7 30 32 28 85
5 Sunderland 46 24 12 10 79 53 23 16 3 4 49 19 23 8 9 6 30 34 26 84
6 Wycombe Wanderers 46 23 14 9 75 51 23 14 5 4 39 26 23 9 9 5 36 25 24 83
7 Plymouth Argyle 46 23 11 12 68 48 23 14 4 5 32 19 23 9 7 7 36 29 20 80
8 Oxford United 46 22 10 14 82 59 23 13 6 4 47 27 23 9 4 10 35 32 23 76
9 Bolton Wanderers 46 21 10 15 74 57 23 12 7 4 45 26 23 9 3 11 29 31 17 73
10 Portsmouth 46 20 13 13 68 51 23 14 5 4 46 25 23 6 8 9 22 26 17 73
11 Ipswich Town 46 18 16 12 67 46 23 11 9 3 38 22 23 7 7 9 29 24 21 70
12 Accrington Stanley 46 17 10 19 61 80 23 12 6 5 41 33 23 5 4 14 20 47 -19 61
13 Charlton Athletic 46 17 8 21 55 59 23 10 4 9 32 28 23 7 4 12 23 31 -4 59
14 Cambridge United 46 15 13 18 56 74 23 8 8 7 28 29 23 7 5 11 28 45 -18 58
15 Cheltenham Town 46 13 17 16 66 80 23 10 7 6 33 30 23 3 10 10 33 50 -14 56
16 Burton Albion 46 14 11 21 51 67 23 10 6 7 34 26 23 4 5 14 17 41 -16 53
17 Lincoln City 46 14 10 22 55 63 23 7 5 11 25 29 23 7 5 11 30 34 -8 52
18 Shrewsbury Town 46 12 14 20 47 51 23 9 7 7 30 25 23 3 7 13 17 26 -4 50
19 Morecambe 46 10 12 24 57 88 23 7 8 8 33 35 23 3 4 16 24 53 -31 42
20 Fleetwood Town 46 8 16 22 62 82 23 5 8 10 33 37 23 3 8 12 29 45 -20 40
21 Gillingham 46 8 16 22 35 69 23 4 8 11 13 36 23 4 8 11 22 33 -34 40
22 Doncaster Rovers 46 10 8 28 37 82 23 7 3 13 20 32 23 3 5 15 17 50 -45 38
23 AFC Wimbledon 46 6 19 21 49 75 23 2 14 7 27 34 23 4 5 14 22 41 -26 37
24 Crewe Alexandra 46 7 8 31 37 83 23 5 5 13 22 40 23 2 3 18 15 43 -46 29

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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.