Betting prediction and preview: Bolton Wanderers fancied to be better team when visiting Morecambe

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 04.March
Match begins: 12:30 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Morecambe have had trouble getting points this season. Will the team get something to cheer about when Bolton Wanderers stop by Mazuma Stadium?

Insights:
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

The visiting Bolton Wanderers played their last game only four days ago, a League One match. That game was also an away game, at Portsmouth. It will be interesting to see if they are fully ready and rested for this match, and/or if some changes in the lineup is necessary.

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Morecambe form and stats

The story so far in the League One for Morecambe at their home stadium (Mazuma Stadium) is 6 wins, 6 draws and 5 defeats.

No payout for Morecambe in their previous match, an away game at Fleetwood Town that ended in defeat 0-1. Gnahoua, an attacker, was the highest rated performer for the team in that match, scoring a rating of 7.12 (out of 10). Gnahoua dribled past the opponent 6 of 6 times.

Ahead of that match, Morecambe won a home game hosting Port Vale (1-0).

It should be considered that a peek at the 12 most recent league fixtures shows that 9 of them qualified as a both teams to score: NO result (only one or none of the teams scored a goal).

There will be little rest for Morecambe after this match as they are travelling to Cambridge United for a League One game in only three days.

Morecambe are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 23 goals in 17 games. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 2 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 21 goals have been conceded.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

As the visiting team in League One matches, Bolton Wanderers have produced an overall stat of 6-4-7 so far. With two straight losses from their last two away games, Wanderers are hoping that it's time for some travel points again.

Two away games in a row for Bolton Wanderers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 1-3 versus Portsmouth. Santos, who plays in defense, got the "man of the match" on his team with the rating 7.64. Santos won 12 of 15 duels.

Prior to that match, a home win 2-1 against Port Vale.

Wanderers have scored 23 goals on their travels this season, from 17 away games in the league. As opposed to that, Bolton Wanderers have seen the ball go into their own net 19 times on the road.

Head 2 Head

Bolton Wanderers have won or drawn the last 5 fixtures (2-3-0) versus Morecambe.

This isn't the first time these parties meet on the pitch this season, as the statistics show this recent fixture: Bolton Wanderers - Morecambe 1-0. The games between these clubs have sometimes been rough and physical, having seen 3 red cards from the last six duels.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersD. Charles
D. Charles
15 goals
MorecambeJ. Weir
J. Weir
8 goals
Bolton WanderersK. Dempsey
K. Dempsey
4 goals

Morecambe missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs top Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
33 17 5 Played P 5 17 35
7 6 1 Won W 2 6 18
10 6 1 Drew D 1 4 8
16 5 3 Lost L 2 7 9
33 23 3 Scored S 5 23 51
53 21 9 Conceded C 4 19 28
97% 94% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 80% 88% 86%
79% 82% 80% Over 1.5 O 1.5 40% 71% 66%
52% 47% 60% Over 2.5 O 2.5 20% 47% 43%
21% 18% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 24% 20%
9% 12% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 18% 11%
52% 53% 40% BTTS BTTS 20% 47% 37%
15% 29% 20% Clean Sheets C S 40% 29% 49%
36% 24% 40% Failed to Score F T 60% 35% 29%
 
3.5 4 3.8 Corners for (avg) C F 6.4 5.5 5.4
7 7 7.2 Corners against (avg) C A 5.4 5 4.6
2.1 1.6 2.2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 2 2.1 1.7
2 0 0 Red cards R C 1 2 3
 
9.4 10.4 8.2 Shots (avg) S ( 11.4 12 11.9
3.4 4.2 2.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2.4 3 3.2
29% 32% 23% Goal Efficiency G E 42% 45% 45%
 
17 16.8 19.6 Shots against (avg) S A 9.6 11.5 10.5
5.6 5.5 7.6 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 3.4 3.9 3.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.
  • Morecambe have conceded at least twice as many corners as they have won.

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Sheffield Wednesday 32 21 8 3 59 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 37 71
2 Plymouth Argyle 33 20 8 5 59 37 16 14 1 1 32 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 22 68
3 Ipswich Town 33 17 12 4 61 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 30 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 35 18 8 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 17 6 4 7 23 19 23 62
5 Derby County 33 17 9 7 53 29 17 12 3 2 35 12 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 60
6 Barnsley 31 18 5 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 21 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 5 11 44 31 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 53
8 Peterborough United 32 16 3 13 53 40 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 1 9 22 23 13 51
9 Shrewsbury Town 33 15 6 12 41 34 17 9 2 6 25 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 7 51
10 Portsmouth 32 12 12 8 44 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 15 5 4 6 16 20 7 48
11 Fleetwood Town 33 10 12 11 36 34 17 5 5 7 16 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 2 42
12 Exeter City 33 11 9 13 44 43 16 6 5 5 22 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 1 42
13 Charlton Athletic 33 10 11 12 45 44 17 6 5 6 28 22 16 4 6 6 17 22 1 41
14 Lincoln City 32 8 17 7 31 33 16 3 13 0 15 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -2 41
15 Bristol Rovers 33 11 8 14 47 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 41
16 Port Vale 34 11 7 16 34 49 17 6 4 7 17 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 40
17 Oxford United 34 9 9 16 36 44 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 4 6 7 16 21 -8 36
18 Burton Albion 32 9 8 15 40 58 16 5 5 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 35
19 Cheltenham Town 33 9 6 18 25 46 15 5 3 7 13 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -21 33
20 Morecambe 33 7 10 16 33 53 17 6 6 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 31
21 Accrington Stanley 31 7 10 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 16 3 5 8 9 24 -21 31
22 Milton Keynes Dons 34 8 6 20 31 53 17 2 4 11 11 25 17 6 2 9 20 28 -22 30
23 Cambridge United 33 8 5 20 26 54 16 6 3 7 15 19 17 2 2 13 11 35 -28 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 34 5 8 21 26 64 17 4 1 12 12 29 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 23

Bolton Wanderers:
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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 Sheffield Wednesday 32 21 8 3 59 22 17 12 4 1 40 13 15 9 4 2 19 9 37 71
2 Plymouth Argyle 33 20 8 5 59 37 16 14 1 1 32 12 17 6 7 4 27 25 22 68
3 Ipswich Town 33 17 12 4 61 31 16 9 6 1 33 12 17 8 6 3 28 19 30 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 35 18 8 9 51 28 18 12 4 2 28 9 17 6 4 7 23 19 23 62
5 Derby County 33 17 9 7 53 29 17 12 3 2 35 12 16 5 6 5 18 17 24 60
6 Barnsley 31 18 5 8 49 28 15 10 1 4 26 15 16 8 4 4 23 13 21 59
7 Wycombe Wanderers 32 16 5 11 44 31 16 9 3 4 25 15 16 7 2 7 19 16 13 53
8 Peterborough United 32 16 3 13 53 40 16 10 2 4 31 17 16 6 1 9 22 23 13 51
9 Shrewsbury Town 33 15 6 12 41 34 17 9 2 6 25 21 16 6 4 6 16 13 7 51
10 Portsmouth 32 12 12 8 44 37 17 7 8 2 28 17 15 5 4 6 16 20 7 48
11 Fleetwood Town 33 10 12 11 36 34 17 5 5 7 16 17 16 5 7 4 20 17 2 42
12 Exeter City 33 11 9 13 44 43 16 6 5 5 22 19 17 5 4 8 22 24 1 42
13 Charlton Athletic 33 10 11 12 45 44 17 6 5 6 28 22 16 4 6 6 17 22 1 41
14 Lincoln City 32 8 17 7 31 33 16 3 13 0 15 11 16 5 4 7 16 22 -2 41
15 Bristol Rovers 33 11 8 14 47 55 16 5 5 6 22 26 17 6 3 8 25 29 -8 41
16 Port Vale 34 11 7 16 34 49 17 6 4 7 17 22 17 5 3 9 17 27 -15 40
17 Oxford United 34 9 9 16 36 44 17 5 3 9 20 23 17 4 6 7 16 21 -8 36
18 Burton Albion 32 9 8 15 40 58 16 5 5 6 17 23 16 4 3 9 23 35 -18 35
19 Cheltenham Town 33 9 6 18 25 46 15 5 3 7 13 20 18 4 3 11 12 26 -21 33
20 Morecambe 33 7 10 16 33 53 17 6 6 5 23 21 16 1 4 11 10 32 -20 31
21 Accrington Stanley 31 7 10 14 26 47 15 4 5 6 17 23 16 3 5 8 9 24 -21 31
22 Milton Keynes Dons 34 8 6 20 31 53 17 2 4 11 11 25 17 6 2 9 20 28 -22 30
23 Cambridge United 33 8 5 20 26 54 16 6 3 7 15 19 17 2 2 13 11 35 -28 29
24 Forest Green Rovers 34 5 8 21 26 64 17 4 1 12 12 29 17 1 7 9 14 35 -38 23

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