League One fixture guide and numbers: Morecambe against Bolton Wanderers

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Competition: England League One
Competition: Sat 05.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Mazuma Stadium (6476 seats)

Faithful supporters at Mazuma Stadium haven’t witnessed many victories this season, with Morecambe rotting in the 21st place. The opposing Bolton Wanderers will believe to shield their higher league place in this one.

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers have won significantly less corners away then at home.

There’s little time for restitution or working hard at the training pitch these days, with both teams having played their last game less than four days ago.

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Morecambe form and stats

5-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League One numbers at home for Morecambe so far this season.

Morecambe faced defeat in their previous match, away at Sheffield Wednesday (0-2). Defender O'Connor got the top score of the team in the match with a rating of 7.74/10. O'Connor won 5 of 5 duels.

A 2-2 draw away before that, with Accrington Stanley the opponent.

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

The Morecambe fans have had their share of opportunities to cheer home goals this season, having seen 23 goals in 15 league matches. Morecambe have conceded 26 from these games.

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Bolton Wanderers so far with only 13 points returning home. The records show 4-1-9 (win-draw-lose). The fact that Bolton Wanderers have won four matches in a row should scare the hosts and makes this contest more interesting.

Bolton Wanderers have succeeded in guarding their own goal lately, led by their goalkeeper James Trafford. It's been 398 minutes since they last conceded in League One.

Bolton Wanderers won their last game, 2-0 versus Cambridge United played at home. Attacker Afolayan got a player rating of 7.91 in the game. "Man of the match" Afolayan scored one goal, hit two key passes, dribled past the opponent 1 of 2 times and had 24 successful passes (of 28 total).

That result followed a home victory 6-0 versus Sunderland.

A new game in only three days for Bolton Wanderers, the League One home match versus Charlton Athletic. Busy days.

The visiting Bolton Wanderers have scored more than one goal per away game in the league so far. The grand total is 15 goals from 14 games. 20 goals have been conceded by Wanderers in these games.

Head 2 Head

Previous three meetings involving these sides: Morecambe won zero, Bolton Wanderers were winners in two and we saw one draw. zero games with more than 2,5 goals, three matches with under 2,5 goals. The matches between these sides sometimes lean towards being a bit rough, having seen 2 red cards from the last three duels.

Top Goalscorers

MorecambeC. Stockton
C. Stockton
17 goals
Bolton WanderersO. Afolayan
O. Afolayan
10 goals
MorecambeJ. Ayunga
J. Ayunga
5 goals

Morecambe missing players

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Morecambe Bolton Wanderers
Total Home vs mid Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
29 15 3 Played P 4 14 28
7 5 0 Won W 2 4 11
7 4 2 Drew D 1 1 5
15 6 1 Lost L 1 9 12
40 23 5 Scored S 5 15 41
57 26 7 Conceded C 6 20 37
93% 93% 100% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 100% 96%
83% 80% 100% Over 1.5 O 1.5 50% 43% 68%
62% 53% 67% Over 2.5 O 2.5 50% 43% 50%
48% 40% 67% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 21% 29%
24% 27% 33% Over 4.5 O 4.5 25% 21% 18%
59% 53% 67% BTTS BTTS 25% 29% 32%
17% 27% 0% Clean Sheets C S 50% 14% 29%
31% 27% 33% Failed to Score F T 25% 57% 43%
 
4.4 4.9 4 Corners for (avg) C F 4 4.4 5.7
6.7 5.8 5.7 Corners against (avg) C A 3.8 4.6 4.4
1.6 1.5 2.3 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 0.8 1.5 1.4
1 1 1 Red cards R C 1 1 1
 
11 10.4 8.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.2 11.9 13.9
3.4 3.2 2 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.8 3.3 4.2
40% 48% 83% Goal Efficiency G E 33% 33% 35%
 
14.6 12.9 17.3 Shots against (avg) S A 14.2 13.6 12.2
4.6 3.9 6.3 Shots on Target against (avg) S O 5.2 4.6 4.1
Key stats in League One this season:
  • 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 Rotherham United 28 18 5 5 53 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 35 59
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 29 14 8 7 51 34 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 17 50
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 10 6 39 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 7 46
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Bolton Wanderers 28 11 5 12 41 37 14 7 4 3 26 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 4 38
12 Portsmouth 27 10 8 9 30 27 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 12 13 3 38
13 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
14 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
15 Charlton Athletic 28 10 6 12 36 33 14 6 3 5 21 15 14 4 3 7 15 18 3 36
16 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 6 12 10 34 42 14 2 9 3 18 20 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 30
21 Morecambe 29 7 7 15 40 57 15 5 4 6 23 26 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 29 4 10 15 24 51 15 3 4 8 11 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 29 5 4 20 20 57 15 4 3 8 12 24 14 1 1 12 8 33 -37 19

Bolton Wanderers:
England:
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 Rotherham United 28 18 5 5 53 18 14 10 2 2 33 13 14 8 3 3 20 5 35 59
2 Wigan Athletic 26 17 5 4 48 25 13 7 3 3 19 13 13 10 2 1 29 12 23 56
3 Sunderland 29 16 6 7 53 39 14 11 1 2 31 9 15 5 5 5 22 30 14 54
4 Milton Keynes Dons 29 15 7 7 48 32 14 7 3 4 18 14 15 8 4 3 30 18 16 52
5 Wycombe Wanderers 29 15 7 7 46 34 14 9 2 3 24 18 15 6 5 4 22 16 12 52
6 Oxford United 29 14 8 7 51 34 15 9 4 2 30 15 14 5 4 5 21 19 17 50
7 Plymouth Argyle 28 13 8 7 47 35 13 7 3 3 19 13 15 6 5 4 28 22 12 47
8 Sheffield Wednesday 28 12 10 6 39 32 13 8 4 1 22 10 15 4 6 5 17 22 7 46
9 Ipswich Town 29 11 8 10 47 38 14 6 6 2 25 19 15 5 2 8 22 19 9 41
10 Burton Albion 28 11 6 11 35 34 14 7 3 4 23 15 14 4 3 7 12 19 1 39
11 Bolton Wanderers 28 11 5 12 41 37 14 7 4 3 26 17 14 4 1 9 15 20 4 38
12 Portsmouth 27 10 8 9 30 27 13 6 3 4 18 14 14 4 5 5 12 13 3 38
13 Cambridge United 29 9 10 10 38 42 15 5 6 4 19 19 14 4 4 6 19 23 -4 37
14 Accrington Stanley 28 10 7 11 35 45 15 7 4 4 23 22 13 3 3 7 12 23 -10 37
15 Charlton Athletic 28 10 6 12 36 33 14 6 3 5 21 15 14 4 3 7 15 18 3 36
16 Cheltenham Town 29 7 12 10 34 48 15 5 6 4 17 22 14 2 6 6 17 26 -14 33
17 Shrewsbury Town 29 8 8 13 27 31 14 7 3 4 17 13 15 1 5 9 10 18 -4 32
18 Lincoln City 27 8 7 12 32 36 14 3 3 8 13 19 13 5 4 4 19 17 -4 31
19 Fleetwood Town 28 7 9 12 42 49 15 5 4 6 25 24 13 2 5 6 17 25 -7 30
20 AFC Wimbledon 28 6 12 10 34 42 14 2 9 3 18 20 14 4 3 7 16 22 -8 30
21 Morecambe 29 7 7 15 40 57 15 5 4 6 23 26 14 2 3 9 17 31 -17 28
22 Crewe Alexandra 29 5 7 17 24 48 14 4 4 6 14 21 15 1 3 11 10 27 -24 22
23 Gillingham 29 4 10 15 24 51 15 3 4 8 11 28 14 1 6 7 13 23 -27 22
24 Doncaster Rovers 29 5 4 20 20 57 15 4 3 8 12 24 14 1 1 12 8 33 -37 19

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