Bolton Wanderers and Tranmere Rovers have both delivered a "par" performance so far, to use a golfing expression. Both hold mid-table positions in the League Two.
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
These are busy days for the home team, as they were in action only four days ago in the League Two. At least it's nice to return home after that away game at Cheltenham Town.
Bolton Wanderers form and stats
Bolton Wanderers have played 9 League Two games at their own stadium so far this season, resulting in 3-2-4 (wins-draws-losses).
Wanderers shared the glory with Cheltenham Town in their last match, an away game that ended all square 0-0. Heartbreak before that as Wanderers lost 1-2 at Walsall's place.
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 Wanderers have performed in matches similar to this (as small favourites). Our database has found eight matches with the results: Won two, drawn two and lost four.
Wanderers are certainly not overdoing their scoring at home in league matches, having created 11 goals in 9 games. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been scored in their last three home matches. 12 goals have been conceded. It's worth mentioning that 6 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 home matches.
Tranmere Rovers form and stats
As the visiting team in League Two matches, Tranmere Rovers have produced an overall stat of 3-3-3 so far.
Two away games in a row for Tranmere Rovers, who will hope to get a better result in this one after losing 0-5 versus Exeter City in the League Two. That result followed a home victory 2-1 versus Manchester City U21 in the EFL Trophy.
Tranmere lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 0-5 beating and focus on this one.
So, this is expected to be a close game, an even contest. Looking at earlier matches with Tranmere playing away and similar expectations, we found nine relevant matches. Results were three Tranmere Rovers wins, five draws and one defeat.
The visitors have scored 8 goals from 9 away games in the league, an average of less than one per game. It's worth mentioning that 5 of these goals has been scored in their last three away matches. Defensive performances away have varied in quality as Tranmere Rovers have conceded 15 goals on the road. For more goal statistics, check out the Statistics tab above. It's worth mentioning that 8 of these goals has been conceded in their last 3 away matches.
Head 2 Head
H2H stats regardless of arena (last six matches): Wanderers four wins, one draw and Tranmere Rovers one victory. As for goals, three matches ended with three or more goals (over 2,5), three games had two or less.Top Goalscorers
  E. Doyle 8 goals |   J. Vaughan 8 goals |  N. Delfouneso 4 goals |
Bolton Wanderers missing players
Tranmere Rovers missing players
| Bolton Wanderers | Tranmere Rovers | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 18 | 9 | 2 | Played | P | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 6 | 3 | 0 | Won | W | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | 2 | 0 | Drew | D | 1 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | 4 | 2 | Lost | L | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 21 | 11 | 4 | Scored | S | 5 | 8 | 19 |
| 26 | 12 | 8 | Conceded | C | 7 | 15 | 23 |
| 89% | 89% | 100% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 75% | 78% | 88% |
| 72% | 67% | 100% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 50% | 44% | 53% |
| 44% | 33% | 100% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 50% | 44% | 41% |
| 17% | 11% | 50% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 50% | 44% | 35% |
| 11% | 11% | 50% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| 44% | 33% | 100% | BTTS | BTTS | 25% | 22% | 18% |
| 33% | 44% | 0% | Clean Sheets | C S | 50% | 44% | 47% |
| 33% | 33% | 0% | Failed to Score | F T | 50% | 56% | 47% |
| 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 | 0.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 0 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | 11.1 | 14.5 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 10.8 | 9.6 | 9 |
| 2.9 | 3.1 | 4.5 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| 40% | 39% | 44% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 38% | 36% | 48% |
- Tranmere Rovers has the fewest dropped points from leading position (0) in League Two
- Tranmere Rovers 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 | Newport County | 17 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 12 | 36 |
| 2 | Cheltenham Town | 17 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 33 |
| 3 | Carlisle United | 17 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 26 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 32 |
| 4 | Forest Green Rovers | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 32 |
| 5 | Exeter City | 17 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 38 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 30 |
| 6 | Colchester United | 17 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 25 | 23 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 28 |
| 7 | Leyton Orient | 17 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 27 |
| 8 | Salford City | 16 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Cambridge United | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 25 |
| 10 | Morecambe | 17 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 16 | -7 | 25 |
| 11 | Walsall | 17 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 24 |
| 12 | Tranmere Rovers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -4 | 24 |
| 13 | Crawley Town | 17 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 23 |
| 14 | Port Vale | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 25 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 11 | 3 | 23 |
| 15 | Oldham Athletic | 17 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 30 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 11 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 15 | -4 | 23 |
| 16 | Bolton Wanderers | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 14 | -5 | 22 |
| 17 | Harrogate Town | 17 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 9 | -4 | 19 |
| 18 | Scunthorpe United | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 10 | -8 | 17 |
| 19 | Mansfield Town | 17 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 18 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 8 | -5 | 16 |
| 20 | Grimsby Town | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | -13 | 16 |
| 21 | Barrow | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 13 | -6 | 13 |
| 22 | Bradford City | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 12 | -8 | 13 |
| 23 | Stevenage | 17 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 20 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 13 | -9 | 13 |
| 24 | Southend United | 16 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 7 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | -22 | 9 |