Delightful dogfight as daring Bolton Wanderers duels with determined Stevenage

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Competition: England League Two
Competition: Sat 13.February
Match begins: 15:00 (UTC)
Venue: Macron Stadium (28723 seats)

Bolton Wanderers are welcoming Stevenage for another important game after their 1-1 result against 6th-placed Morecambe.

Insights:
  • Stevenage has the most matches under the total-line (17) in League Two

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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Bolton Wanderers form and stats

Bolton Wanderers have played 14 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 4-4-6 (wins-draws-losses).

Bolton Wanderers drew their last game, also a home match. Morecambe (placed 6th) was the opponent, 1-1 the score. Previous to that game, a home match hosting Leyton Orient in a game that was won 2-0.

The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Wanderers handle that role? We have found five games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are three wins, one draw and one defeat.

There's a new game coming up fairly quickly for Wanderers as they are travelling to their away game against Mansfield Town in the League Two. That match is three days after this one.

Wanderers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 15 goals in 14 games. Bolton Wanderers's goalkeeper has had to pick the ball out of their own net 18 times. For more goal stats, check the Statistics tab above. 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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Stevenage form and stats

There's been little loot from Stevenage's travels as they have only collected 12 points from 13 away games in the League Two. Stevenage only have 2 wins to counter their 5 defeats and 6 draws. Stevenage has recorded two wins in a row in their away matches and hold legitimate hopes of a third one.

Stevenage play their second away game in a row, but can be confident going into this one after the 1-0 victory visiting Tranmere Rovers (placed 4th). A draw for Stevenage before that, at their own venue hosting Morecambe (2-2).

World class coaching! That was the thoughts of manager A. Revell when Danny Newton scored the winning goal after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute.

Stevenage are the outsiders in this one, but not by much. Their performance in similar games (being the away team and moderate outsiders) is one win, eight draws and nine defeats. From a total of 18 matches.

There might be some complaints about the fixture list from the Stevenage manager A. Revell as the team has another away game coming up in only three days, this time against Crawley Town.

Many goals are not expected from the visiting Stevenage as they have only managed to score 10 times from 13 away games in the league. 18 goals have been conceded by Stevenage in these games.

Head 2 Head

This is not the first time this season these parties meet, as the history books show this recent fixture: Stevenage - Bolton Wanderers 1-2.

Top Goalscorers

Bolton WanderersE. Doyle
E. Doyle
11 goals
Bolton WanderersN. Delfouneso
N. Delfouneso
5 goals
Bolton WanderersA. Sarcevic
A. Sarcevic
4 goals

Bolton Wanderers missing players

Stevenage missing players

Total First Half Second Half
Bolton Wanderers Stevenage
Total Home vs low Statistics Stat vs low Away Total
26 14 3 Played P 4 13 27
8 4 2 Won W 1 2 6
8 4 1 Drew D 1 6 11
10 6 0 Lost L 2 5 10
31 15 4 Scored S 5 10 22
38 18 0 Conceded C 7 18 29
96% 93% 67% Over 0.5 O 0.5 100% 85% 78%
77% 71% 33% Over 1.5 O 1.5 100% 69% 56%
42% 29% 33% Over 2.5 O 2.5 75% 38% 37%
15% 7% 0% Over 3.5 O 3.5 25% 23% 19%
12% 7% 0% Over 4.5 O 4.5 0% 0% 0%
50% 36% 0% BTTS BTTS 100% 62% 44%
27% 36% 100% Clean Sheets C S 0% 23% 33%
27% 36% 33% Failed to Score F T 0% 31% 44%
 
0 0 0 Corners for (avg) C F 0 0 0
0 0 0 Corners against (avg) C A 0 0 0
1.5 1.1 2 Yellow cards (avg) Y C 1.2 1.5 1.3
4 2 0 Red cards R C 0 1 1
 
11.8 12.6 10.3 Shots (avg) S ( 10.5 8.1 10.5
3.4 3.6 2.3 Shots on Target (avg) S O 3.2 2.3 3.3
35% 30% 57% Goal Efficiency G E 38% 33% 25%
Key stats in League Two this season:
  • Stevenage has the most matches under the total-line (17) in League Two
  • Stevenage have played more matches over 2,5 goals away than home.

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

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

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The English Football League Two (usually referred to as League Two) is the fourth highest division in English football. The League Two league table has 24 teams playing each other home and away for a total of 552 fixtures. Seasons run from August to May. Four teams are promoted and four relegated.