Bolton Wanderers have performed really well so far, proven by 3rd spot in the table. Rotherham United can look both up and down from their 13th position.
- Bolton Wanderers have not yet lost a game at home.
- Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
The visiting Rotherham United played their last game only four days ago, a League One match. That game, against Lincoln City, was also an away game. It's a tiring schedule for Rotherham United.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Bolton Wanderers must be fairly happy with 5 points from their first three League One games here at University of Bolton Stadium.
Happy days for Wanderers in their previous game, a League One match away at Ipswich Town (placed 22nd) that ended with a 5-2 victory. Midfield player Oladapo Afolayan got a match rating of 8.41 in that game, the max score being 10. Afolayan scored two goals. A goal frenzy last time out for Wanderers, with a total of 7 goals in the match against Ipswich Town. Fun stuff to watch!
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Burton Albion that ended 0-0.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 ten matches with the results: Won three, drawn two and lost five.
A decent goal production from Wanderers in their home games so far, with 5 goals from 3 league matches. Wanderers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 4 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above.
Rotherham United form and stats
Things could have gone better for Rotherham United in their League One away matches, but 4 points from 3 games is all right.
Rotherham United has to pack their bags again for the second away game in a row. Last time they traveled to Lincoln City for a League One game that ended a draw (1-1). Oliver Rathbone got a match rating of 8.04 in that game, top player of the team. Rathbone dribled passed the opponent 1 of 2 times.
A loss against Fleetwood Town was the result prior to that, in a home game.So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Rotherham United playing away and similar expectations, we found eleven relevant matches. Results were six Rotherham wins, three draws and two defeats.
The visitors have scored 2 goals from 3 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. They concede less than a goal on average per away game (2 so far).
Head 2 Head
Numbers for the previous seven meetings between these two teams are: three wins for Wanderers, one draw and three wins for Rotherham United. Over 2,5 goals: six times; under 2,5 goals: one game.Top Goalscorers
  M. Smith 5 goals |   O. Afolayan 4 goals | E. Doyle 3 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Rotherham United missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Rotherham United | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Played | P | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | Won | W | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | Lost | L | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | 5 | 2 | Scored | S | 0 | 2 | 8 |
| 10 | 4 | 1 | Conceded | C | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 86% | 67% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 0% | 33% | 71% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 43% | 33% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 0% | 0% | 14% |
| 57% | 67% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 0% | 33% | 29% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 33% | 43% |
| 29% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 100% | 33% | 29% |
| 5.9 | 8 | 7 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 8 | 7.1 |
| 3.1 | 3.7 | 6 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| 1.4 | 1 | 0 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14.7 | 18.7 | 15 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 9 | 16 | 15.3 |
| 3.6 | 4 | 3 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3 | 5.3 | 5 |
| 56% | 42% | 67% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 0% | 12% | 23% |
- Bolton Wanderers have not yet lost a game at home.
- Bolton Wanderers have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
- Bolton Wanderers have won significantly more corners at home than away.
- Rotherham United haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Sunderland | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 15 |
| 2 | Wigan Athletic | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 13 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 12 |
| 4 | AFC Wimbledon | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | Milton Keynes Dons | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 12 |
| 6 | Accrington Stanley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| 7 | Burton Albion | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| 8 | Plymouth Argyle | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 11 |
| 9 | Wycombe Wanderers | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| 10 | Oxford United | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 11 |
| 11 | Portsmouth | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| 12 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 10 |
| 13 | Rotherham United | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
| 14 | Cheltenham Town | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | -1 | 9 |
| 15 | Lincoln City | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 8 |
| 16 | Cambridge United | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 8 |
| 17 | Fleetwood Town | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| 18 | Morecambe | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| 19 | Gillingham | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 20 | Charlton Athletic | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -3 | 4 |
| 21 | Shrewsbury Town | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 4 |
| 22 | Ipswich Town | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 3 |
| 23 | Crewe Alexandra | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -6 | 2 |
| 24 | Doncaster Rovers | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | -7 | 1 |