Cheltenham Town vs Bolton Wanderers match preview: Even contest expected at Jonny-Rocks Stadium

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 23.April
Match begins: 14:00 (UTC)
Venue: Jonny-Rocks Stadium (7066 seats)

Approaching the top sides is the target when these two mid-table sides battle it out. Both are trying to strenghten their league table standing, Cheltenham Town in 13th and Bolton Wanderers in 10th place.

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One

Cheltenham are staying put; they can neither be promoted or relegated this season and are fighting only for positions. Bolton Wanderers is no longer fighting for a cause; they can neither go up or down this season.

Cheltenham Town and Bolton Wanderers should both be in good shape for this meeting, as there's been enough days for both of them to train and rest since their last matches.

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Cheltenham Town form and stats

The League One statistics at home this season for Cheltenham Town are 10-7-5 (wins-draws-losses).

The supporters are hoping that Cheltenham Town will strike back in this fixture, putting things right after the 0-3 away loss in the match against Lincoln City (placed 18th). The game against Lincoln City was basically lost in the first half (0-3) and the second half was more of a formality. Freestone was "man of the match" with a rating of 7.1 out of 10. The defender Freestone hit one key pass and won 4 of 5 duels.

The spoils were shared after 90 minutes before that, a home game that ended 2-2 versus Gillingham.

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 Cheltenham have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found twelve matches with the results: Won six, drawn four and lost two.

The Cheltenham Town fans would probably like to see some more goals scored at their own stadium in the league, the tally being 32 in 22 matches. Cheltenham Town have conceded 28 in these home matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

8 wins, 3 draws and 11 losses. That’s the product of Bolton Wanderers playing as the away team in the League One this season.

Impressive finishing from Böðvarsson (2) and Afolayan secured the home win 3-1 against Accrington Stanley in their previous game. Afolayan, attacking player, was the top performer on the team in that game, scoring a match rating of 7.44. Afolayan scored one goal and hit one key pass.

Ahead of that match was the victory versus Doncaster Rovers at their stadium, the result 2-1.

So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Bolton Wanderers playing away and similar expectations, we found six relevant matches. Results were two Bolton Wanderers wins, two draws and two defeats.

Wanderers have a decent goal production going in their away games, although not fantastic. In 22 league away games 27 goals have been scored. Bolton Wanderers have conceded 30 goals in these away matches. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last three away matches.

Head 2 Head

It's not the first time these two sides meet this campaign, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Bolton Wanderers - Cheltenham Town 2-2. H2H stats regardless of arena (last four matches): Cheltenham one win, two draws and Bolton Wanderers one victory. As for goals, one match ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.

Top Goalscorers

Cheltenham TownA. May
A. May
21 goals
Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
12 goals
Cheltenham TownC. Wright
C. Wright
9 goals

Cheltenham Town missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Cheltenham Town Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs mid Away Total
44 22 6 Played P 6 22 44
13 10 4 Won W 3 8 19
16 7 1 Drew D 0 3 10
15 5 1 Lost L 3 11 15
63 32 7 Scored S 10 27 68
76 28 8 Conceded C 6 30 54
95% 95% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 98%
86% 82% 67% Over 1.5 O 1.5 33% 59% 75%
57% 55% 50% Over 2.5 O 2.5 33% 45% 50%
43% 36% 17% Over 3.5 O 3.5 33% 23% 30%
16% 5% 17% Over 4.5 O 4.5 33% 18% 14%
64% 59% 50% BTTS BTTS 33% 41% 45%
18% 27% 33% Clean Sheets C S 17% 18% 25%
23% 18% 17% Failed to Score F T 50% 41% 32%
 
4.5 5.5 5.8 Corners for (avg) C F 3.8 4.1 5.2
5.4 5.4 5.5 Corners against (avg) C A 3.5 5.3 4.6
1.9 1.8 1.8 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.3 1.5 1.5
1 1 0 Red cards R C 0 2 2
 
12.2 13 13.5 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 11.7 13.5
4.4 4 4.5 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.8 3.4 3.9
32% 36% 26% Goal Efficiency G E 59% 36% 40%
 
12.7 11.4 13.2 Shots against (avg) S A 12.3 12.6 11.6
4.4 4 4 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 4 4.3 3.9
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have the fewest dropped points from leading position (4) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have the most scored goals in the second half (45) in League One
  • Bolton Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.
  • Bolton Wanderers haven’t played a single 0-0 game away.

  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 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 44 23 10 11 67 42 22 14 4 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 79
5 Wycombe Wanderers 44 21 14 9 72 50 22 13 5 4 38 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 22 77
6 Sunderland 43 22 11 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 22 7 9 6 29 34 21 77
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 43 18 13 12 61 44 21 12 5 4 40 22 22 6 8 8 21 22 17 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 44 19 10 15 68 54 22 11 7 4 41 24 22 8 3 11 27 30 14 67
11 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 44 13 16 15 63 76 22 10 7 5 32 28 22 3 9 10 31 48 -13 55
14 Accrington Stanley 44 15 10 19 55 76 22 11 6 5 39 32 22 4 4 14 16 44 -21 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 47 46 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 50
17 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
18 Lincoln City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 6 5 11 23 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -8 49
19 Morecambe 44 10 12 22 57 85 22 7 8 7 33 34 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 42
20 Gillingham 44 8 16 20 34 64 22 4 8 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 40
21 Fleetwood Town 43 8 15 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 39
22 AFC Wimbledon 44 6 18 20 45 70 22 2 14 6 24 30 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 44 9 7 28 34 81 22 6 3 13 18 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -47 34
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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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 Wigan Athletic 42 26 9 7 74 38 22 13 4 5 35 21 20 13 5 2 39 17 36 87
2 Rotherham United 42 25 8 9 65 29 22 14 3 5 41 21 20 11 5 4 24 8 36 83
3 Milton Keynes Dons 43 24 11 8 71 43 22 12 5 5 32 21 21 12 6 3 39 22 28 83
4 Plymouth Argyle 44 23 10 11 67 42 22 14 4 4 32 14 22 9 6 7 35 28 25 79
5 Wycombe Wanderers 44 21 14 9 72 50 22 13 5 4 38 26 22 8 9 5 34 24 22 77
6 Sunderland 43 22 11 10 72 51 21 15 2 4 43 17 22 7 9 6 29 34 21 77
7 Sheffield Wednesday 42 21 13 8 70 46 21 14 5 2 43 17 21 7 8 6 27 29 24 76
8 Oxford United 43 21 9 13 79 56 21 12 5 4 45 26 22 9 4 9 34 30 23 72
9 Portsmouth 43 18 13 12 61 44 21 12 5 4 40 22 22 6 8 8 21 22 17 67
10 Bolton Wanderers 44 19 10 15 68 54 22 11 7 4 41 24 22 8 3 11 27 30 14 67
11 Ipswich Town 43 17 14 12 60 43 21 10 8 3 32 20 22 7 6 9 28 23 17 65
12 Cambridge United 43 15 12 16 53 65 21 8 7 6 26 25 22 7 5 10 27 40 -12 57
13 Cheltenham Town 44 13 16 15 63 76 22 10 7 5 32 28 22 3 9 10 31 48 -13 55
14 Accrington Stanley 44 15 10 19 55 76 22 11 6 5 39 32 22 4 4 14 16 44 -21 55
15 Charlton Athletic 43 15 8 20 51 55 22 9 4 9 30 28 21 6 4 11 21 27 -4 53
16 Shrewsbury Town 44 12 14 18 47 46 22 9 7 6 30 22 22 3 7 12 17 24 1 50
17 Burton Albion 43 13 11 19 48 63 21 9 6 6 31 24 22 4 5 13 17 39 -15 50
18 Lincoln City 44 13 10 21 52 60 22 6 5 11 23 28 22 7 5 10 29 32 -8 49
19 Morecambe 44 10 12 22 57 85 22 7 8 7 33 34 22 3 4 15 24 51 -28 42
20 Gillingham 44 8 16 20 34 64 22 4 8 10 13 34 22 4 8 10 21 30 -30 40
21 Fleetwood Town 43 8 15 20 57 74 21 5 7 9 30 33 22 3 8 11 27 41 -17 39
22 AFC Wimbledon 44 6 18 20 45 70 22 2 14 6 24 30 22 4 4 14 21 40 -25 36
23 Doncaster Rovers 44 9 7 28 34 81 22 6 3 13 18 32 22 3 4 15 16 49 -47 34
24 Crewe Alexandra 43 7 7 29 35 79 22 5 4 13 21 39 21 2 3 16 14 40 -44 28

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