Bolton Wanderers favourites for feisty fight facing Colchester United

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Fri 02.April
Match begins: 12:00 (UTC)
Venue: University of Bolton Stadium

Only a win will satisfy the Bolton Wanderers supporters in this University of Bolton Stadium clash with Colchester United, having a healthy lead on the opposition in the League Two table.

Insights:
  • Bolton Wanderers is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Colchester United have the fewest points (12) away in League Two

This should be an interesting game with lots of spark and energy as both teams are well rested since they last saw competitive action. Game on!

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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

9-4-6 (win-draw-lost) are the League Two numbers at home for Bolton Wanderers so far this season. Bolton Wanderers has a nice streak going on as they have played 13 consecutive leaguegames without losing (regardless of home/away). They are keen to extend their tally, a streak that began after the Tranmere Rovers defeat 68 days ago. Wanderers has won so many consecutive home games (five in a row) that they struggle to remember the last time points were lost here at University of Bolton Stadium. We remember; it was Morecambe.

Wanderers are returning here after visiting Forest Green Rovers in a League Two game and winning with a 1-0 scoreline. Eoin Doyle scored the goal(s). Previous to that game, a home match hosting Walsall in a game that was won 2-1.

The betting market estimate that the home team has about 55-60% chance of winning this match. There could be betting value if you think differently, so to help you here are the stats from Bolton Wanderers's earlier matches at home being 55%-60% favourite: Played three games, won three matches, drawn zero and lost zero.

The manager I. Evatt will start preparations for the next game as soon this is finished, as the hosts are going to Newport County in only three days.

Bolton Wanderers has scored 23 league goals at home this season, in 19 matches. 20 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 2 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.

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Colchester United form and stats

The hunting on away grounds haven’t been very fruitful for Colchester United, who have the fewest points (12) away in League Two, so far with only 12 points returning home. The records show 1-9-9 (win-draw-lose). The loyal fans travelling with their beloved Colchester have enjoyed the stadium food more than the matches as the visitors have gone eleven consecutive matches without winning on the road. The last time three points were secured away was the Scunthorpe United game.

Colchester failed to get anything from their last game, a League Two home match vs Bradford City (placed 12th) that ended with defeat 1-2. Preceding that match was the 2-2 draw at home vs Tranmere Rovers.

Looking at the earlier recent performances of Colchester United when being an outsider away as they are today, we find three matches with the visitors losing two times, drawing zero and winning one game.

A quick return to home after this game, as Colchester United are hosting Barrow in the League Two only three days away.

The visitors have scored 10 goals from 19 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's been trouble in front of goal recently, as only 0 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Colchester struggle to build an impenetrable defensive wall in away matches with a total of 29 goals conceded from these games. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 3 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.

Head 2 Head

The dueling parties have met before this season: Colchester United - Bolton Wanderers 2-0.

Top Goalscorers

WanderersE. Doyle
E. Doyle
16 goals
Colchester UnitedC. Harriott
C. Harriott
8 goals
Colchester UnitedJ. Brown
J. Brown
7 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Colchester United missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Colchester United
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs top Away Total
37 19 7 Played P 5 19 38
18 9 3 Won W 0 1 8
9 4 2 Drew D 0 9 15
10 6 2 Lost L 5 9 15
48 23 11 Scored S 3 10 36
43 20 10 Conceded C 16 29 53
97% 95% 86% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 74% 84%
70% 68% 71% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 63% 71%
38% 32% 57% Over 2.5 O 2.5 100% 37% 47%
14% 5% 14% Over 3.5 O 3.5 20% 11% 16%
11% 5% 14% Over 4.5 O 4.5 20% 11% 8%
46% 37% 57% BTTS BTTS 60% 42% 55%
38% 42% 43% Clean Sheets C S 0% 32% 24%
19% 26% 14% Failed to Score F T 40% 53% 37%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.4 1.2 0.9 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.8 1.9
5 3 0 Red cards R C 1 1 2
 
11.5 13.1 11.9 Shots (avg) S ( 8.2 9.4 9.4
3.6 3.9 3.6 Shots on Target (avg) S O 2 2.6 3
36% 31% 44% Goal Efficiency G E 30% 20% 32%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Bolton Wanderers have scored at least twice as many goals at home as Colchester United have scored away.
  • Bolton Wanderers is in the best form (5-1-0)
  • Colchester United have conceded at least twice as many goals as they have scored away.
  • Colchester United have the fewest points (12) away in League Two
  • Colchester United have the the worst goal difference (-19) away in League Two

  Total Home Away  
# Team MP W D L F A MP W D L F A MP W D L F A +/- P
1 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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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 Cambridge United 38 20 7 11 57 35 19 10 5 4 24 14 19 10 2 7 33 21 22 67
2 Cheltenham Town 37 19 8 10 48 34 18 9 4 5 26 19 19 10 4 5 22 15 14 65
3 Tranmere Rovers 37 18 9 10 51 42 19 10 2 7 28 21 18 8 7 3 23 21 9 63
4 Bolton Wanderers 37 18 9 10 48 43 19 9 4 6 23 20 18 9 5 4 25 23 5 63
5 Forest Green Rovers 37 17 11 9 49 38 18 8 6 4 26 20 19 9 5 5 23 18 11 62
6 Morecambe 37 18 8 11 52 49 18 10 4 4 27 21 19 8 4 7 25 28 3 62
7 Newport County 36 16 9 11 46 37 17 9 4 4 19 16 19 7 5 7 27 21 9 57
8 Exeter City 36 15 11 10 60 42 18 10 3 5 34 17 18 5 8 5 26 25 18 56
9 Leyton Orient 37 15 8 14 42 40 19 8 6 5 26 18 18 7 2 9 16 22 2 53
10 Salford City 36 13 12 11 41 30 18 8 10 0 28 12 18 5 2 11 13 18 11 51
11 Crawley Town 36 14 9 13 48 47 19 9 5 5 27 19 17 5 4 8 21 28 1 51
12 Bradford City 36 14 9 13 40 41 17 7 6 4 17 14 19 7 3 9 23 27 -1 51
13 Stevenage 38 11 16 11 33 33 19 8 6 5 22 14 19 3 10 6 11 19 0 49
14 Carlisle United 35 14 6 15 47 44 18 10 2 6 33 24 17 4 4 9 14 20 3 48
15 Harrogate Town 37 14 6 17 40 42 18 6 4 8 15 17 19 8 2 9 25 25 -2 48
16 Scunthorpe United 36 13 6 17 38 45 19 7 4 8 22 25 17 6 2 9 16 20 -7 45
17 Oldham Athletic 38 12 9 17 55 64 19 5 2 12 25 34 19 7 7 5 30 30 -9 45
18 Port Vale 38 12 8 18 49 52 19 6 5 8 23 21 19 6 3 10 26 31 -3 44
19 Mansfield Town 38 9 17 12 45 49 19 4 9 6 25 27 19 5 8 6 20 22 -4 44
20 Walsall 37 8 17 12 39 46 18 5 5 8 17 22 19 3 12 4 22 24 -7 41
21 Colchester United 38 8 15 15 36 53 19 7 6 6 26 24 19 1 9 9 10 29 -17 39
22 Barrow 36 10 8 18 42 46 18 5 7 6 25 24 18 5 1 12 17 22 -4 38
23 Southend United 38 8 11 19 23 50 19 4 4 11 13 25 19 4 7 8 10 25 -27 35
24 Grimsby Town 37 7 11 19 28 55 19 3 7 9 13 25 18 4 4 10 15 30 -27 32

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