Bolton Wanderers are flying at 5th, while Portsmouth are bringing up the rear 10 points behind in the league table. Will they reduce the gap?
- Bolton Wanderers have the fewest conceded goals in the second half (8) in League One
It's no vacation for neither Bolton Wanderers nor Portsmouth as both were in action only a few days ago. Expect some tired legs on the pitch and/or possibly some changes to the lineups.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
7-4-2 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Bolton Wanderers so far this season. Two draws in a row at home now for Bolton Wanderers.
Nothing to worry about in defence for Bolton Wanderers, as their goalkeeper James Trafford has completely shut out the opponents for 260 minutes in the League One.
Wanderers's previous fixture was a EFL Trophy game also played at their home, ending 1-0 against Portsmouth. The home side hope to to continue in that form.
Before that, Bolton Wanderers drew at home versus Plymouth Argyle.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Bolton Wanderers handle that role? We have found 15 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 9 wins, 3 draws and 3 defeats.
Wanderers has scored 16 league goals at home this season, in 13 matches. From these home matches, Bolton Wanderers have conceded only 8 goals. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 0 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Portsmouth form and stats
Playing away, Portsmouth have won 4 games, drawn 3 and suffered 3 defeats in the League One this season.
Two away games in a row for Portsmouth, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-1 against Bolton Wanderers in the EFL Trophy.
A defeat, in the FA Cup away at Tottenham Hotspur, earlier. Portsmouth are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is 1 win, 0 draws and 3 defeats. From a total of 4 matches.
A tale of few goals? 8 of this club's latest 10 league fixtures have seen two or less goals.
Portsmouth have scored 12 goals on their travels this season, from 10 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. Portsmouth have conceded 12 goals in these away matches.
Head 2 Head
As for the last ten games between these two teams, there's three Bolton Wanderers victories, two draws and five Portsmouth wins. Over/under statistics; four of these games ended with three goals or more, six matches with two goals or less.
Top Goalscorers
  C. Bishop 10 goals |  D. Charles 8 goals |  C. Bradley 4 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Portsmouth missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Portsmouth | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 25 | 13 | 5 | Played | P | 3 | 10 | 22 |
| 11 | 7 | 4 | Won | W | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | 2 | 1 | Lost | L | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 30 | 16 | 9 | Scored | S | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 20 | 8 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 12 | 27 |
| 80% | 77% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 90% | 86% |
| 64% | 62% | 80% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 70% | 77% |
| 32% | 31% | 40% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 67% | 30% | 41% |
| 16% | 15% | 40% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 67% | 20% | 32% |
| 8% | 0% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 67% | 20% | 14% |
| 36% | 31% | 40% | BTTS | BTTS | 67% | 30% | 55% |
| 48% | 62% | 60% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 50% | 32% |
| 36% | 31% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 33% | 30% | 27% |
| 6 | 5.8 | 5.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 4.7 | 6.1 | 5.3 |
| 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 7.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| 1.8 | 1.7 | 2 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 11.8 | 12.2 | 10.2 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 8.3 | 11.9 | 11.7 |
| 2.8 | 3 | 3.4 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
| 42% | 41% | 53% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 50% | 38% | 40% |
| 9.3 | 8.5 | 7 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 16.7 | 12.8 | 10.4 |
| 2.6 | 1.9 | 1.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.3 | 3.7 | 3 |
- 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
- Bolton Wanderers have the most clean sheets (8) at home 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 | 26 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 57 |
| 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 | 25 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 30 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 41 |
| 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 | Bristol Rovers | 26 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 42 | 43 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 21 | 21 | -1 | 37 |
| 9 | Peterborough United | 24 | 11 | 2 | 11 | 39 | 31 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 8 | 35 |
| 10 | Port Vale | 24 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 27 | 32 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 21 | -5 | 35 |
| 11 | Exeter City | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 38 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 20 | 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 | Charlton Athletic | 25 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 36 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 2 | 31 |
| 14 | Fleetwood Town | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 25 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 18 | 15 | 3 | 29 |
| 15 | Oxford United | 24 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 29 |
| 16 | Lincoln City | 24 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 | -6 | 29 |
| 17 | Shrewsbury Town | 24 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 29 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 12 | -6 | 29 |
| 18 | Cheltenham Town | 24 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 19 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | -8 | 28 |
| 19 | Morecambe | 25 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 35 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 19 | -9 | 24 |
| 20 | Cambridge United | 25 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 22 | 41 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 25 | -19 | 24 |
| 21 | Accrington Stanley | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 38 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 20 | -17 | 22 |
| 22 | Burton Albion | 25 | 5 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 50 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -18 | 22 |
| 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 |
