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Bolton Wanderers v Bristol City : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 31st Oct, 15:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Steven Schumacher and Michael Skubala take on one another in the Championship on Saturday afternoon, as Bolton Wanderers face Bristol City at the Macron Stadium. Championship stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) history included too. There's so much to explore, with graphics and the best odds available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Bolton
39%
--
Draw
24%
--
Bristol C
37%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Bolton 2-1
9%
--
Bristol C 2-1
8%
--
Bolton 1-0
7%
--
Bristol C 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Bolton 2-0
6%
--
Bristol C 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Bolton 3-1
4%
--
Bristol C 3-1
4%
--
Bolton 3-2
3%
--
Bristol C 3-2
3%
--
Bolton 3-0
3%
--
Bristol C 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
--
BTTS - Home Win
21%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
63%
--
Away/draw
61%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
--
Home DNB
56%
--
Away DNB
54%
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Bolton win to nil
18%
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Bristol C win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win Championship table

Bolton have played 11 matches so far this season and lay in 15th place in the Championship league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 4 games against teams below in the table, having won 3, drawn 0 and lost 1 match. They have kept 1 clean sheet and have failed to score in 1 fixture. Bolton have outscored their opponents by 15 goals to 12 goals.

Home League Performance

Bolton have played 5 games at home winning 2, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored 6 goals, kept 1 clean sheet and conceded 7 goals at home.

Bristol C are in 16th position in the Championship on 14 points having played 11 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

1 of those games has been a losing match. They have conceded 9 goals and kept no clean sheets. They have scored 9 goals in total and found the back of the net in every game.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Bristol C have conceded 11 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 3 fixtures and have kept no clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Bristol C
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Swansea11722823 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Dec 5
Mar 16
2
West Ham116411822 
l
 
2-3A
Apr 6
Jan 1
Dec 12
3
M'Boro11641622 
Oct 23
Dec 29
Feb 6
Nov 21
4
Birmingham11551920 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Mar 2
d
 
2-2F
5
West Brom11623320 
Nov 25
May 1
Mar 13
Nov 28
6
Stoke11614219 
l
 
1-2A
Feb 27
Dec 29
Oct 24
7
Southampton116321117 
Jan 16
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 13
l
 
4-1A
8
QPR11452317 
Mar 2
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 20
Dec 26
9
Wolves10523317 
Feb 17
w
 
1-3F
Nov 4
Jan 27
10
Blackburn11434115 
Dec 5
Mar 17
l
 
0-1A
Feb 16
11
Sheff Utd11434115 
Apr 20
l
 
3-2F
l
 
0-1A
Jan 16
12
Millwall11434015 
Apr 10
l
 
4-0A
l
 
0-2A
Mar 6
13
Portsmouth10424014 
Nov 21
Feb 6
w
 
2-1F
Apr 17
14
Wrexham11353-114 
Dec 11
Jan 1
Nov 24
May 1
15
Bolton11425-314 
-
-
Jan 23
Oct 31
16
Bristol C11425-314 
Oct 31
Jan 23
-
-
17
Charlton11353-514 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Feb 27
d
 
1-1A
18
Lincoln11335-1012 
l
 
0-1A
Apr 17
l
 
0-1A
Apr 6
19
Cardiff11254111 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 13
Dec 19
Apr 3
20
Watford11326-911 
Apr 3
Dec 19
w
 
1-0F
Feb 20
21
Norwich11308-49 
Feb 20
w
 
3-4A
Nov 7
Jan 30
22
Burnley11155-58 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Apr 10
w
 
1-2A
23
Derby11137-116 
Jan 30
Nov 6
Apr 24
Dec 9
24
Preston11119-154 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
Apr 21
w
 
1-3F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bolton 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton1 - 2Stoke
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Bolton2 - 3West Ham
Bolton0 - 1Lincoln
Bolton2 - 1Preston
Bolton4 - 1Stockport
Bolton1 - 0Bradford
Bolton2 - 3Luton
Bolton3 - 3Huddersfield
Bolton5 - 1Stevenage
Bolton2 - 2Stockport
Bolton0 - 0Doncaster
Bolton3 - 2Wycombe
Bolton2 - 2Blackpool
Bolton3 - 2Barnsley
Bolton2 - 1Burton
Bolton2 - 1L Orient
Bolton0 - 0Northampton
Bolton0 - 1Mansfield
Bolton2 - 1Rotherham
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton0 - 0Southampton
ABolton3 - 1Wolves
HBolton1 - 2Stoke
ABolton4 - 3Norwich
HBolton1 - 0Cardiff
HBolton2 - 3West Ham
ABolton0 - 4Millwall
ABolton2 - 3Sheff Utd
HBolton0 - 1Lincoln
ABolton0 - 0QPR
HBolton2 - 1Preston
HBolton4 - 1Stockport
ABolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton2 - 3Luton
ABolton1 - 1Bradford
HBolton3 - 3Huddersfield
HBolton5 - 1Stevenage
ABolton0 - 2Cardiff
HBolton2 - 2Stockport
Bristol C 16TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Charlton1 - 1Bristol C
Southampton4 - 1Bristol C
Burnley1 - 2Bristol C
Preston1 - 3Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 2Bristol C
Birmingham2 - 1Bristol C
Southampton2 - 2Bristol C
QPR0 - 0Bristol C
Charlton1 - 2Bristol C
M'Boro1 - 1Bristol C
Leicester2 - 0Bristol C
Blackburn1 - 2Bristol C
Swansea1 - 0Bristol C
Hull2 - 3Bristol C
Ipswich2 - 0Bristol C
Oxford Utd0 - 0Bristol C
Millwall2 - 1Bristol C
West Brom1 - 2Bristol C
Coventry1 - 0Bristol C
Portsmouth0 - 1Bristol C
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
5
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol C0 - 1Sheff Utd
HBristol C0 - 1Blackburn
ABristol C1 - 1Charlton
HBristol C1 - 0Watford
HBristol C0 - 1Lincoln
ABristol C1 - 4Southampton
ABristol C2 - 1Burnley
ABristol C3 - 1Preston
HBristol C2 - 1Portsmouth
ABristol C2 - 2Birmingham
HBristol C0 - 2Millwall
HBristol C2 - 0Stoke
ABristol C1 - 2Birmingham
ABristol C2 - 2Southampton
HBristol C2 - 4Norwich
ABristol C0 - 0QPR
HBristol C1 - 0Sheff Utd
ABristol C2 - 1Charlton
HBristol C0 - 1West Brom
ABristol C1 - 1M'Boro
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 1999
Bolton
Bristol C
Goals: Scored
7
4
Games: Scored
4 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
1 / 5
BOL
3
D
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Draw2 - 2Draw
Bolton1 - 0
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bolton3 - 2
Bolton1 - 0
League games at Bristol C since 1998
Bristol C
Bolton
Goals: Scored
13
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
3 / 5
Clean sheets
2 / 5
0 / 5
BOL
1
BCY
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol C
Bristol C2 - 1
Bristol C2 - 0
Bristol C6 - 0
1 - 2Bolton
Bristol C2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers have been reliable in front of goal of late, scoring in 5 consecutive Championship games. Their PG of 1.5 against Bristol City on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Bolton 15th Bristol C 16th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
22%
1
33%
2
25%
3
13%
4+
There is a 78% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Bristol C will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+10
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+11
Bristol C have scored 11% more goals when away than predicted
1.9
average goals scored
1.2
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Bristol C
1.5
1.5
Attack rating
9%
better
BOL
BCY
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Games scored7
7
Failed to score3
3
Scored first4
4
Goals scored15
12
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game10
10
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
11
Avg. XG for1.5
1.4
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
8%
better
BOL
BCY
view stats
Games conceded8
9
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first5
6
Goals conceded18
14
Avg. goals conceded1.6
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded9
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
5
Conversion rate against18%
19%
Avg. XG against1.8
1.4
KickOff rating
+8%

Bolton v Bristol C Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11422
J SheehanS DalbyG LarrazabalJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Sheehan MID111
1
1
S Junior FWD111
1
-
S Dalby FWD114
-
T Gale FWD1131
2
-
G Larrazabal DEF1012
2
-
M Conway DEF101
1
-
E Erhahon  MID101
1
-
K Dong FWD91
1
-
R Rodrigues MID811
-
A Famewo DEF7
2
-
E Toal DEF7
-
L Brunt DEF7
1
-
R Hardie FWD7
1
-
G Bazunu GLK6
-
B Davies DEF6
1
-
C Forino DEF6
1
-
T Bair FWD611
1
-
J Nelson FWD6
1
-
J McAtee FWD61
1
-
J Bonham GLK5
-
A Ito MID52
-
X Simons MID51
-
L. Stephenson DEF2
1
-
D Watson MID1
-
Bristol C Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11363
S TickleD BallardR. CardinesJ Knight
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK11
-
R. Cardines DEF116
1
-
J Knight MID111
3
-
D Ballard FWD113
-
Y Hirakawa FWD111
-
S Greenwood MID10
1
-
J Wallace FWD101
-
L. Eissat DEF91
2
-
C Pring DEF9
-
G Tanner DEF9
-
S Twine MID93
-
G. Yah MID8
-
L Tolaj FWD821
1
-
R Dickie DEF71
2
-
R Atkinson DEF7
-
J Williams MID7
1
-
E Adebayo FWD6
1
-
T Horvat MID5
-
A Randell MID4
1
1
S Bell FWD4
-
N Eile DEF3
-
B Keersmaecker MID3
1
-
L McNally DEF2
-