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Bolton Wanderers v Preston North End : Championship match betting preview, prediction and odds

Macron Stadium, Horwich

Steven Schumacher's Bolton Wanderers side enjoy home advantage in the Championship on Saturday lunch time, as Paul Heckingbottom's Preston North End arrive at the Macron Stadium. We've got bespoke statistics for every major market, from from under 0.5 goals to over 5.5, including form and historical head to head (H2H) data. Predictions are produced from these, and the odds come straight from leading bookmakers.

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Bolton Wanderers's next match is v QPR at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
Preston North End's next match is v Wolves at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English Championship meeting between Bolton and Preston was on Saturday 15th August 2026
English Championship
August 15th 2026
Bolton 2
1 Preston
 
S. Dalby 14'86' J. Erabi
T. Gale 25'
 
BOL
PNE
Shots On
6
3
Shots Off
9
4
Corners
5
2
Possession
55%
45%
Fouls
12
11
Yellow/red cards
2/0
3/0
 
BoltonPreston
 
J. Bonham
C. Forino-Joseph
A. Famewo
G. Larrazabal Goikoetxea (S. Iling 75')
J. Sheehan
E. Erhahon
S. Dalbyfootball icon
T. Galefootball icon (K. Dong 85')
M. Conway (E. Toal 82')
L. Stephenson (L. Brunt 85')
J. McAtee (R. Hardie 75')
D. Iversen
(O. Offiah 64') P. Valentín Sancho
L. Lindsay
J. Storey
(A. Vukčević 79') A. Hughes
A. Devine
A. McCann
(J. Erabi 64') C. Lang
(L. Leroy 63') J. Thompson
M. Osmajić
(T. Small 79') D. Burgzorg

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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

Under 3.5 goals means that there will be 3 goals or less scored by Bolton and Preston combined during a standard 90 mins. Recent form statistics and historical head-to-head (H2H) performances have led us to this conclusion, and our predictive algorithm suggests there's a 74% chance of it being a winning tip. The best price currently available on under 3.5 goals is 1.29.

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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bolton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 40% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.25.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
40%
27/205/4
Draw
26%
9/423/10
Preston
34%
2/19/4
2%
Draw 1-1
13%
5/119/4
Bolton 1-0
10%
7/16/1
Preston 1-0
9%
17/215/2
Bolton 2-1
9%
17/27/1
Preston 2-1
8%
10/19/1
Draw 0-0
8%
8/18/1
Bolton 2-0
7%
10/117/2
Preston 2-0
6%
14/112/1
Draw 2-2
5%
12/110/1
8%
Bolton 3-1
4%
18/114/1
Preston 3-1
3%
25/120/1
Bolton 3-0
3%
22/116/1
Preston 3-0
2%
33/125/1
Bolton 3-2
2%
28/122/1
Preston 3-2
2%
33/122/1
12%
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
1/119/20
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
4/53/4
Home 1st Goal
49%
5/64/5
Away 1st Goal
46%
11/105/4
No 1st Goal
5%
8/18/1
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/53/4
BTTS - No
48%
10/111/1
3%
BTTS - Home Win
18%
4/110/3
2%
BTTS - Draw
19%
10/33/1
5%
BTTS - Away Win
16%
5/119/4
Home/draw
66%
4/111/3
Away/draw
60%
4/78/13
Home/away
74%
1/31/3
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
1/3
2%
3/10
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
12/5
3%
9/4
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
5/212/5
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
3/102/7
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
6/111/2
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/101/11
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/112/1
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/331/50
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/141/20
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
8/18/1
5%
Home DNB
58%
4/64/7
Away DNB
52%
11/105/4
Bolton win to nil
22%
3/1-
Preston win to nil
18%
9/2-
Bolton / Bolton
22%
11/412/5
Bolton / Preston
3%
28/122/1
Bolton / Draw
7%
12/110/1
Draw / Bolton
14%
9/217/4
Draw / Preston
12%
11/26/1
Draw / Draw
16%
4/119/5
Preston / Bolton
4%
25/118/1
Preston / Preston
16%
15/44/1
Preston / Draw
6%
14/111/1
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Win / draw / win Championship table
Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Preston
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
QPR110023 
Mar 2
Aug 22
Feb 20
Sep 19
2
Millwall110023 
Apr 10
Sep 5
Oct 10
Feb 27
3
Charlton110013 
Jan 26
Nov 3
Apr 17
Aug 29
4
M'Boro110013 
Oct 23
Dec 29
Dec 12
Jan 1
5
West Brom110013 
Nov 25
May 1
Oct 24
Dec 29
6
Swansea110013 
Apr 24
Dec 8
Apr 3
Dec 19
7
Bolton110013 
-
-
Mar 6
l
 
2-1A
8
Watford110013 
Apr 3
Dec 19
Apr 7
Sep 8
9
West Ham101001 
Sep 8
Apr 6
Feb 6
Nov 21
10
Blackburn101001 
Dec 5
Mar 17
Sep 5
Apr 10
11
Burnley101001 
Dec 26
Mar 20
Mar 16
Dec 6
12
Wolves101001 
Feb 17
Oct 13
Aug 22
Mar 3
13
Wrexham101001 
Dec 11
Jan 1
Jan 16
Oct 17
14
Cardiff101001 
Sep 12
Feb 13
May 1
Nov 24
15
Sheff Utd101001 
Apr 20
Sep 1
Nov 3
Jan 26
16
Birmingham101001 
Mar 13
Nov 28
Feb 16
Oct 13
17
Preston1001-10 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 6
-
-
18
Stoke1001-10 
Oct 10
Feb 27
Jan 23
Oct 31
19
Lincoln1001-10 
Aug 29
Apr 17
Sep 12
Feb 13
20
Norwich1001-10 
Feb 20
Sep 19
Nov 28
Mar 13
21
Derby1001-10 
Jan 30
Nov 6
Dec 26
Mar 20
22
Portsmouth1001-20 
Nov 21
Feb 6
Dec 9
Apr 24
23
Bristol C1001-20 
Oct 31
Jan 23
Sep 1
Apr 21
24
Southampton1001-1-4 
Jan 16
Oct 17
Nov 7
Jan 30
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Bolton have won 3 consecutive league games
Bolton 7TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
3
Goals: Scored
40
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
12
Draw
6
L
2
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
Bolton2 - 1Exeter
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Bolton2 - 1Peterborough
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
26
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBolton4 - 1Stockport
ABolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton1 - 0Bradford
HBolton2 - 3Luton
ABolton1 - 1Bradford
HBolton3 - 3Huddersfield
HBolton5 - 1Stevenage
ABolton0 - 2Cardiff
HBolton2 - 2Stockport
ABolton2 - 1Plymouth
ABolton0 - 1Port Vale
HBolton0 - 0Doncaster
ABolton2 - 2Rotherham
HBolton3 - 2Wycombe
ABolton5 - 1Exeter
HBolton2 - 2Blackpool
ABolton1 - 1Reading
ABolton1 - 1Lincoln
HBolton3 - 2Barnsley
ABolton1 - 0AFC Wim
Preston 17TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Sheff Utd2 - 3Preston
Birmingham2 - 1Preston
Charlton1 - 2Preston
Leicester2 - 2Preston
Norwich2 - 0Preston
Coventry3 - 0Preston
Swansea1 - 1Preston
Blackburn1 - 0Preston
Ipswich1 - 1Preston
M'Boro4 - 0Preston
Bristol C0 - 2Preston
Wrexham2 - 1Preston
Stoke0 - 0Preston
Oxford Utd1 - 2Preston
Sheff Wed2 - 3Preston
Watford1 - 1Preston
Millwall1 - 1Preston
Southampton0 - 2Preston
West Brom2 - 1Preston
Hull2 - 2Preston
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
19 / 20
Clean sheets
1 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
W
4
Draw
5
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HPreston1 - 3Southampton
APreston3 - 2Sheff Utd
APreston1 - 2Birmingham
HPreston0 - 2West Brom
APreston2 - 1Charlton
HPreston1 - 1QPR
APreston2 - 2Leicester
HPreston3 - 1Stoke
APreston0 - 2Norwich
APreston0 - 3Coventry
HPreston1 - 3Oxford Utd
HPreston0 - 2Millwall
APreston1 - 1Swansea
APreston0 - 1Blackburn
HPreston2 - 2Watford
HPreston1 - 0Portsmouth
APreston1 - 1Ipswich
APreston0 - 4M'Boro
HPreston0 - 3Hull
HPreston0 - 1Derby
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Preston have beaten Bolton in 3 consecutive away league meetings
6
Preston have not lost to Bolton in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bolton since 2000
Bolton
Preston
Goals: Scored
5
7
Games: Scored
4 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
0 / 4
BOL
1
PNE
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
1 - 2Preston
1 - 3Preston
1 - 2Preston
Bolton2 - 0
League games at Preston since 2001
Preston
Bolton
Goals: Scored
2
4
Games: Scored
1 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
3 / 4
BOL
1
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Preston
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
0 - 2Bolton
Goal Statistics
Bolton 7th Preston 17th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
0
29%
1
36%
2
22%
3
9%
4+
There is a 65% probability that Preston will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+14
Bolton have scored 14% more goals at home than predicted
+15
Preston have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
Championship - 2026/2027 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Preston
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
0%
better
BOL
PNE
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
0%
better
BOL
PNE
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

Bolton v Preston Championship lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
J BonhamT GaleJ McAteeC Forino
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bonham GLK1
-
L. Stephenson DEF1
-
C Forino DEF1
1
-
A Famewo DEF1
-
M Conway DEF1
-
J Sheehan MID1
1
-
E Erhahon  MID1
-
G Larrazabal MID1
-
J McAtee MID11
-
T Gale MID11
-
S Dalby FWD11
-
Subs
D Harrington GLK
-
L Brunt DEF1
-
B Davies DEF
-
E Toal DEF1
-
C Christie DEF
-
D Watson MID
-
K Dong FWD1
-
S Junior FWD1
-
R Hardie FWD1
-
Preston Championship squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1111
D IversenJ ErabiA VukcevicP Valentín
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
D Iversen GLK1
-
P Valentín DEF1
1
-
J Storey DEF1
-
L Lindsay DEF1
-
A Hughes DEF1
-
J Thompson MID1
1
-
A McCann MID1
1
-
D Burgzorg MID1
-
A Devine MID1
-
C Lang  MID1
-
M Osmajic FWD1
-
Subs
L Nicholls GLK
-
E. Nolan DEF
-
A Vukcevic DEF11
-
T Small DEF1
-
O Offiah DEF1
-
A Moran MID
-
L Leroy MID1
-
J Erabi FWD11
-
G. Gryba FWD
-