Bolton Wanderers v Oxford United betting guide: Not much separates the two teams

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 21.August
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium

This has the looks of quite the engrossing skirmish at University of Bolton Stadium in the League One. Bolton Wanderers is in 9th place and welcome Oxford United in 5th place. Read all about the fixture here!

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the most scored goals (7) in League One
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in League One

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 Bolton Wanderers and Oxford United.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The first League One game here at University of Bolton Stadium resulted in a draw. Last season Bolton Wanderers's home game statistics were 11 victories, 5 draws and 7 defeats from 23 games.

A good away victory last time out for Bolton Wanderers, who won 1-0 against Lincoln City (placed 13th). Goalkeeper Joel Dixon got the top rating on the team in that game; 8.64 out of ten. Dixon stopped the opponent with six saves and topped it up with a clean sheet. Joel Dixon loved the game against Lincoln City. With a stunning six saves the goalkeeper played a huge part in the 1-0 victory.

Preceding that game was the away draw at AFC Wimbledon that finished 3-3.

The bookmakers consider this a fairly even contest. One could say only the home advantage separates the teams. It could be relevant to look at how Wanderers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found nine matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost five.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Bolton Wanderers as they are travelling to their away game against Wigan Athletic in the Carabao Cup. That match is three days after this one.

At University of Bolton Stadium, Bolton Wanderers has the goal stats of 3-3 (for/against) from 1 league fixture.

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Oxford United form and stats

The visitors settled for one point in their first League One away game of the season. During their previous season 23 away games resulted in 9 wins, 4 draws and 10 defeats.

Oxford United go into this game after a win, the home game against Crewe Alexandra that ended 1-0. James Henry got a match rating of 7.5 in that game, top player of the team. Henry scored one goal and hit two key passes.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Charlton Athletic.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Oxford United playing away and similar expectations, we found seven relevant matches. Results were three Oxford United wins, three draws and one defeat.

Oxford United have another game that requires travelling in just three sleeps, a Carabao Cup match vs Queens Park Rangers. A gruelling itinerary for the guests!

Oxford United have the goal stats of 1-1 (for/against) from 1 business trip in the league at this early stage of the season.

Head 2 Head

H2H stats regardless of arena (last three matches): Wanderers one win, one draw and Oxford United one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), two games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersJ. Sheehan
J. Sheehan
2 goals
WanderersA. Baptiste
A. Baptiste
1 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
1 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Oxford United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Oxford United
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
3 1 0 Played P 0 1 3
1 0 0 Won W 0 0 2
2 1 0 Drew D 0 1 1
0 0 0 Lost L 0 0 0
7 3 0 Scored S 0 1 4
6 3 0 Conceded C 0 1 2
100% 100% 0% Over 0.5 O 0.5 0% 100% 100%
67% 100% 0% Over 1.5 O 1.5 0% 100% 67%
67% 100% 0% Over 2.5 O 2.5 0% 0% 33%
67% 100% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
67% 100% 0% BTTS BTTS 0% 100% 67%
33% 0% 0% Clean Sheets C S 0% 0% 33%
0% 0% 0% Failed to Score F T 0% 0% 0%
 
3.3 3 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 4 6
3.3 2 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 3 4
1 1 0 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0 2 2
0 0 0 Red cards R C 0 0 0
 
12.3 16 0 Shots (avg) S ( 0 11 10.7
3.3 4 0 Shots on Target (avg) S O 0 2 2.3
70% 75% 0% Goal Efficiency G E 0% 50% 57%
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the most scored goals (7) in League One
  • Oxford United have the most scored goals in the first half (4) in League One
Bolton Wanderers Last season Oxford United
Total Home   Statistics Stat   Away Total
46 23   Played P   24 48
23 11   Won W   9 22
10 5   Drew D   5 9
13 7   Lost L   10 17
59 27   Scored S   41 80
50 23   Conceded C   38 62
96% 91%   Over 0.5 O 0.5   92% 90%
65% 65%   Over 1.5 O 1.5   88% 83%
39% 35%   Over 2.5 O 2.5   54% 54%
13% 4%   Over 3.5 O 3.5   42% 35%
11% 4%   Over 4.5 O 4.5   33% 23%
46% 39%   BTTS BTTS   58% 50%
39% 43%   Clean Sheets C S   17% 27%
20% 26%   Failed to Score F T   33% 33%
 
4.9 5.1   Corners for (avg) C F   4.8 5.6
5 5.2   Corners against (avg) C A   3.8 4.3
1.3 1.2   Yellow cards (avg) Y C   1.6 1.6
5 3   Red cards R C   3 3
 
11.8 12.9   Shots (avg) S (   13.5 13.1
3.7 3.9   Shots on Target (avg) S O   4.8 4.6
35% 30%   Goal Efficiency G E   35% 36%

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
4 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
9 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
10 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
11 Morecambe 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
13 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
15 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Cambridge United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Gillingham 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
22 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 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 Cheltenham Town 46 24 10 12 61 39 23 13 5 5 37 21 23 11 5 7 24 18 22 82
2 Cambridge United 46 24 8 14 73 49 23 12 5 6 30 20 23 12 3 8 43 29 24 80
3 Bolton Wanderers 46 23 10 13 59 50 23 11 5 7 27 23 23 12 5 6 32 27 9 79
4 Morecambe 46 23 9 14 69 58 23 13 5 5 38 27 23 10 4 9 31 31 11 78
5 Newport County 46 20 13 13 57 42 23 13 5 5 27 17 23 7 8 8 30 25 15 73
6 Forest Green Rovers 46 20 13 13 59 51 23 10 7 6 31 27 23 10 6 7 28 24 8 73
7 Tranmere Rovers 46 20 13 13 55 50 23 11 5 7 30 22 23 9 8 6 25 28 5 73
8 Salford City 46 19 14 13 54 34 23 11 11 1 36 15 23 8 3 12 18 19 20 71
9 Exeter City 46 18 16 12 71 50 23 11 7 5 38 20 23 7 9 7 33 30 21 70
10 Carlisle United 46 18 12 16 60 51 23 12 5 6 38 25 23 6 7 10 22 26 9 66
11 Leyton Orient 46 17 10 19 53 55 23 9 7 7 32 25 23 8 3 12 21 30 -2 61
12 Crawley Town 46 16 13 17 56 62 23 10 6 7 30 27 23 6 7 10 26 35 -6 61
13 Port Vale 46 17 9 20 57 57 23 9 5 9 27 25 23 8 4 11 30 32 0 60
14 Stevenage 46 14 18 14 41 41 23 8 8 7 26 20 23 6 10 7 15 21 0 60
15 Bradford City 46 16 11 19 48 53 23 9 7 7 22 19 23 7 4 12 26 34 -5 59
16 Mansfield Town 46 13 19 14 57 55 23 6 10 7 33 31 23 7 9 7 24 24 2 58
17 Harrogate Town 46 16 9 21 52 61 23 8 5 10 24 29 23 8 4 11 28 32 -9 57
18 Oldham Athletic 46 15 9 22 72 81 23 6 2 15 31 42 23 9 7 7 41 39 -9 54
19 Walsall 46 11 20 15 45 53 23 7 6 10 20 27 23 4 14 5 25 26 -8 53
20 Colchester United 46 11 18 17 44 61 23 10 7 6 32 26 23 1 11 11 12 35 -17 51
21 Barrow 46 13 11 22 53 59 23 7 8 8 32 32 23 6 3 14 21 27 -6 50
22 Scunthorpe United 46 13 9 24 41 64 23 7 6 10 22 28 23 6 3 14 19 36 -23 48
23 Southend United 46 10 15 21 29 58 23 5 6 12 16 29 23 5 9 9 13 29 -29 45
24 Grimsby Town 46 10 13 23 37 69 23 5 8 10 17 30 23 5 5 13 20 39 -32 43
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 Hull City 46 27 8 11 80 38 23 14 4 5 32 14 23 13 4 6 48 24 42 89
2 Peterborough United 46 26 9 11 83 46 23 15 5 3 52 22 23 11 4 8 31 24 37 87
3 Blackpool 46 23 11 12 60 37 23 12 7 4 30 18 23 11 4 8 30 19 23 80
4 Sunderland 46 20 17 9 70 42 23 9 8 6 32 25 23 11 9 3 38 17 28 77
5 Lincoln City 46 22 11 13 69 50 23 9 5 9 35 30 23 13 6 4 34 20 19 77
6 Oxford United 46 22 8 16 77 56 23 13 4 6 39 21 23 9 4 10 38 35 21 74
7 Charlton Athletic 46 20 14 12 70 56 23 8 7 8 36 37 23 12 7 4 34 19 14 74
8 Portsmouth 46 21 9 16 65 51 23 9 5 9 29 24 23 12 4 7 36 27 14 72
9 Ipswich Town 46 19 12 15 46 46 23 12 5 6 25 18 23 7 7 9 21 28 0 69
10 Gillingham 46 19 10 17 63 60 23 10 5 8 31 30 23 9 5 9 32 30 3 67
11 Accrington Stanley 46 18 13 15 63 68 23 10 7 6 31 26 23 8 6 9 32 42 -5 67
12 Crewe Alexandra 46 18 12 16 56 61 23 10 7 6 32 30 23 8 5 10 24 31 -5 66
13 Milton Keynes Dons 46 18 11 17 64 62 23 10 7 6 36 28 23 8 4 11 28 34 2 65
14 Doncaster Rovers 46 19 7 20 63 67 23 11 4 8 34 32 23 8 3 12 29 35 -4 64
15 Fleetwood Town 46 16 12 18 49 46 23 9 8 6 26 17 23 7 4 12 23 29 3 60
16 Burton Albion 46 15 12 19 61 73 23 7 4 12 32 42 23 8 8 7 29 31 -12 57
17 Shrewsbury Town 46 13 15 18 50 57 23 5 8 10 28 31 23 8 7 8 22 26 -7 54
18 Plymouth Argyle 46 14 11 21 53 80 23 11 4 8 31 39 23 3 7 13 22 41 -27 53
19 AFC Wimbledon 46 12 15 19 54 70 23 7 5 11 32 39 23 5 10 8 22 31 -16 51
20 Wigan Athletic 46 13 9 24 54 77 23 5 6 12 26 42 23 8 3 12 28 35 -23 48
21 Rochdale 46 11 14 21 61 78 23 4 9 10 27 42 23 7 5 11 34 36 -17 47
22 Northampton Town 46 11 12 23 41 67 23 8 5 10 20 26 23 3 7 13 21 41 -26 45
23 Swindon Town 46 13 4 29 55 89 23 8 1 14 25 38 23 5 3 15 30 51 -34 43
24 Bristol Rovers 46 10 8 28 40 70 23 7 2 14 23 32 23 3 6 14 17 38 -30 38

Bolton Wanderers:
Oxford United:
England:
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 Portsmouth 3 3 0 0 4 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4 9
2 Burton Albion 3 3 0 0 4 1 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 3 9
3 Wycombe Wanderers 3 2 1 0 6 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 1 0 4 2 3 7
4 Sheffield Wednesday 3 2 1 0 3 0 2 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3 7
5 Oxford United 3 2 1 0 4 2 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 7
6 Rotherham United 3 2 0 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 1 2 6
7 Accrington Stanley 3 2 0 1 4 3 2 2 0 0 3 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 6
8 Sunderland 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 1 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 6
9 Bolton Wanderers 3 1 2 0 7 6 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 1 1 0 4 3 1 5
10 AFC Wimbledon 3 1 2 0 6 5 2 0 2 0 4 4 1 1 0 0 2 1 1 5
11 Morecambe 3 1 1 1 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 1 4
12 Milton Keynes Dons 3 1 1 1 6 6 2 1 0 1 3 3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 4
13 Lincoln City 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 0 1 2 2 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 4
14 Wigan Athletic 3 1 1 1 3 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 1 2 0 4
15 Cheltenham Town 3 1 1 1 4 5 2 1 0 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 -1 4
16 Plymouth Argyle 3 1 1 1 2 3 2 1 1 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 2 -1 4
17 Cambridge United 3 0 2 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 2
18 Gillingham 3 0 2 1 2 3 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 2
19 Ipswich Town 3 0 1 2 4 6 1 0 1 0 2 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
20 Charlton Athletic 3 0 1 2 2 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 2 4 -2 1
21 Crewe Alexandra 3 0 1 2 1 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -3 1
22 Fleetwood Town 3 0 0 3 1 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 1 3 -3 0
23 Doncaster Rovers 3 0 0 3 1 5 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0
24 Shrewsbury Town 3 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 3 -4 0

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