Match preview for League One: Bolton Wanderers - Plymouth Argyle at University of Bolton Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 07.January
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium (28723 seats)

League One: A pair of participants who have played splendidly up to now. Let's get ready for Bolton Wanderers - Plymouth Argyle with this thorough preview!

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (27) in League One

This has all the signs of an interesting match with lots of fun and excitement as both sides are well recovered since they last ran out on the pitch. Get ready!

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Bolton Wanderers are steadily winning League One games and points here at University of Bolton Stadium. 7 wins, 3 draws and 2 defeats is the summary from 12 games.

Bolton Wanderers are returning here after visiting Barnsley and winning with a 3-0 scoreline. Böðvarsson, Charles and Dempsey scored the goal(s). Aimson was "man of the match" with a rating of 8.14 out of 10. The defender Aimson won 13 of 13 duels.

Preceding that game was the away draw at Lincoln City that finished 1-1.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wanderers handle that role? We have found 13 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 8 wins, 2 draws and 3 defeats.

Another home game is coming up fairly shortly for the hosts, as Portsmouth are coming to town in three days.

The Bolton Wanderers fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 16 in 12 matches. Bolton 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 8 from 12 matches.

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Plymouth Argyle form and stats

The visitors are W5-D5-L2 on the road this term. That's in the League One. Plymouth are enjoying a nice run from their away games now, having played ten in a row without losing.

Wilson, Whittaker and Ennis scored in Plymouth Argyle's previous match, the home game against Milton Keynes Dons that ended 3-1. The attacker Whittaker got a match rating of 8.82 in that game. Whittaker scored one goal, signed up for two assists, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 19 successful passes (of 21 total).

Before that, Plymouth Argyle secured a home win against Wycombe Wanderers with the score 1-0.

We have checked recent matches where Plymouth have had similar odds to win. Win-draw-lose statistics from those 14 games were 4 victories, 5 draws and 5 defeats.

The visitors will be packing their bags again in only three days as another away game awaits: The EFL Trophy trip to Bristol Rovers.

The travelling fans enjoy Plymouth Argyle's attacking play in away games, having scored 21 goals in 12 league matches away. 17 goals have been conceded by Plymouth in these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

Plymouth Argyle have been victorious in every one of the 4 most recent fixtures against this opponent. Another win today?

Plymouth Argyle - Bolton Wanderers 2-0 was the story when these two squads last met, also in this season.

Top Goalscorers

Plymouth ArgyleM. Whittaker
M. Whittaker
9 goals
WanderersD. Charles
D. Charles
8 goals
Plymouth ArgyleR. Hardie
R. Hardie
8 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Plymouth Argyle missing players

Bolton Wanderers Plymouth Argyle
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
24 12 5 Played P 2 12 25
11 7 2 Won W 2 5 17
7 3 2 Drew D 0 5 5
6 2 1 Lost L 0 2 3
30 16 4 Scored S 4 21 46
20 8 2 Conceded C 2 17 26
83% 83% 60% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 92% 96%
67% 67% 40% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 75% 76%
33% 33% 20% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 67% 60%
17% 17% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 50% 50% 32%
8% 0% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 50% 25% 16%
38% 33% 0% BTTS BTTS 50% 67% 56%
46% 58% 80% Clean Sheets C S 50% 33% 40%
33% 25% 60% Failed to Score F T 0% 8% 8%
 
6 5.7 4.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.5 5.2 5.3
4.2 3.9 3.6 Corners against (avg) C A 7.5 5.2 4.9
1.8 1.8 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1 2 1.5
2 0 0 Red cards R C 0 2 3
 
11.7 12.1 10.4 Shots (avg) S ( 14.5 11.6 13.9
2.9 3.2 2.4 Shots on Target (avg) S O 5 4.2 5
43% 42% 33% Goal Efficiency G E 40% 42% 37%
 
9.5 8.7 9.6 Shots against (avg) S A 14.5 12.8 11.7
2.6 1.9 2.2 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4.5 5.1 4.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals (8) at home in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League One
  • Plymouth Argyle have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Plymouth Argyle have the most scored goals in the second half (27) 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 Plymouth Argyle 25 17 5 3 46 26 13 12 0 1 25 9 12 5 5 2 21 17 20 56
2 Sheffield Wednesday 25 15 7 3 45 18 13 8 4 1 30 11 12 7 3 2 15 7 27 52
3 Ipswich Town 25 14 8 3 47 25 12 7 4 1 22 9 13 7 4 2 25 16 22 50
4 Derby County 24 11 8 5 33 17 12 8 2 2 23 10 12 3 6 3 10 7 16 41
5 Bolton Wanderers 24 11 7 6 30 20 12 7 3 2 16 8 12 4 4 4 14 12 10 40
6 Barnsley 23 12 4 7 30 21 12 7 1 4 17 13 11 5 3 3 13 8 9 40
7 Wycombe Wanderers 25 11 5 9 33 26 12 6 3 3 19 12 13 5 2 6 14 14 7 38
8 Peterborough United 24 11 2 11 39 31 12 8 1 3 24 9 12 3 1 8 15 22 8 35
9 Port Vale 24 10 5 9 27 32 11 5 3 3 13 11 13 5 2 6 14 21 -5 35
10 Exeter City 25 9 7 9 38 36 12 5 3 4 18 16 13 4 4 5 20 20 2 34
11 Bristol Rovers 25 9 7 9 40 42 13 5 4 4 21 22 12 4 3 5 19 20 -2 34
12 Portsmouth 22 7 10 5 29 27 12 3 7 2 17 15 10 4 3 3 12 12 2 31
13 Fleetwood Town 24 6 11 7 28 25 11 2 5 4 10 10 13 4 6 3 18 15 3 29
14 Oxford United 24 7 8 9 29 27 12 4 3 5 16 13 12 3 5 4 13 14 2 29
15 Lincoln City 23 6 11 6 23 28 12 2 10 0 13 10 11 4 1 6 10 18 -5 29
16 Shrewsbury Town 24 8 5 11 23 29 13 5 2 6 13 17 11 3 3 5 10 12 -6 29
17 Charlton Athletic 24 6 10 8 36 35 12 4 5 3 22 16 12 2 5 5 14 19 1 28
18 Cheltenham Town 23 8 4 11 18 25 11 5 1 5 11 13 12 3 3 6 7 12 -7 28
19 Cambridge United 24 7 3 14 21 39 12 5 2 5 11 14 12 2 1 9 10 25 -18 24
20 Accrington Stanley 23 5 7 11 21 38 11 2 5 4 14 18 12 3 2 7 7 20 -17 22
21 Burton Albion 25 5 7 13 32 50 12 3 4 5 14 19 13 2 3 8 18 31 -18 22
22 Morecambe 24 4 9 11 24 34 12 3 5 4 14 15 12 1 4 7 10 19 -10 21
23 Milton Keynes Dons 24 6 3 15 23 36 12 2 2 8 10 20 12 4 1 7 13 16 -13 21
24 Forest Green Rovers 25 5 5 15 21 49 13 4 0 9 10 23 12 1 5 6 11 26 -28 20

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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.