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Bolton Wanderers v Sheffield Wednesday : League Cup match betting preview, prediction and odds

Wed 13th Aug, 19:45 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Home advantage makes a difference in the League Cup, and Steven Gerrard’s Bolton Wanderers will have the blessing of it on Wednesday evening. Danny Röhl’s Sheffield Wednesday are their visitors to the Macron Stadium. All of the important stats for the encounter, including head-to-heads, predictions and the best odds across 17 markets are included in this in-depth preview. It's all designed to help you make a well informed, intelligent bet.


Best Tip: Over 2.5 goals

All things considered, our prediction for Wednesday's match is over 2.5 goals, meaning that we expect Bolton and Sheff Wed to score 3 goals or more combined during the standard 90 mins. 2 goals or fewer would mean a losing bet but, with statistics below suggesting there will be plenty of firepower on the pitch, we think there's good reason to feel confident.

In-Play
Win / Draw / Win
Over / Under 1.5 Goals
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bolton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 48% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
59%
8/1313/20
Draw
21%
16/516/5
Sheff Wed
20%
15/418/5
Bolton 2-1
10%
15/213/2
Draw 1-1
9%
15/213/2
Bolton 2-0
9%
8/115/2
Bolton 1-0
8%
17/27/1
Bolton 3-1
7%
11/19/1
Bolton 3-0
6%
12/110/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/111/1
Sheff Wed 2-1
5%
14/111/1
Sheff Wed 1-0
4%
16/112/1
Bolton 3-2
4%
20/114/1
Draw 0-0
4%
16/112/1
Bolton 4-1
4%
20/116/1
Bolton 4-0
3%
22/118/1
Sheff Wed 2-0
3%
28/120/1
Sheff Wed 3-2
2%
33/122/1
Over 2.5 Goals
63%
4/711/20
Under 2.5 Goals
37%
27/2011/8
Home 1st Goal
55%
8/158/15
Away 1st Goal
43%
6/417/10
No 1st Goal
2%
16/112/1
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/133/5
BTTS - No
40%
6/56/5
BTTS - Home Win
32%
2/119/10
BTTS - Draw
17%
4/119/5
BTTS - Away Win
12%
13/26/1
Home/draw
80%
2/112/11
Away/draw
41%
5/46/5
Home/away
79%
2/92/9
Over 1.5 Goals
84%
1/61/6
Under 1.5 Goals
16%
4/118/5
Over 3.5 Goals
41%
11/813/10
Under 3.5 Goals
59%
8/1511/20
Over 4.5 Goals
23%
3/129/10
Under 4.5 Goals
77%
2/92/9
Over 5.5 Goals
11%
7/16/1
Under 5.5 Goals
89%
1/121/12
Over 0.5 Goals
96%
1/401/40
Under 0.5 Goals
4%
16/112/1
Home DNB
74%
1/42/7
Away DNB
34%
11/412/5
Bolton win to nil
28%
9/4-
Sheff Wed win to nil
8%
9/1-
Bolton / Bolton
33%
7/529/20
Bolton / Sheff Wed
3%
33/125/1
Bolton / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Bolton
17%
15/47/2
Draw / Sheff Wed
8%
10/117/2
Draw / Draw
12%
11/211/2
Sheff Wed / Bolton
5%
18/114/1
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
11%
7/16/1
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win form
Bolton
20 games
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
D
3
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBolton1 - 1Stevenage
ABolton1 - 1Peterborough
ABolton2 - 4Lincoln
HBolton0 - 2Wycombe
ABolton1 - 4Barnsley
HBolton0 - 1Rotherham
HBolton1 - 0Bristol R
ABolton1 - 0Wigan
ABolton1 - 2Blackpool
HBolton0 - 1Stockport
ABolton2 - 3Bristol R
ABolton2 - 1Burton
HBolton3 - 1Birmingham
ABolton0 - 0Wrexham
HBolton2 - 1L Orient
ABolton3 - 2Shrewsbury
HBolton4 - 3Crawley
ABolton0 - 1Reading
HBolton3 - 1Northampton
ABolton1 - 0Huddersfield
Sheff Wed
20 games
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
5
Draw
6
Lost
9
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ASheff Wed1 - 1Watford
HSheff Wed1 - 1Portsmouth
HSheff Wed2 - 1M'Boro
ASheff Wed0 - 2Stoke
HSheff Wed0 - 1Oxford Utd
ASheff Wed2 - 2Blackburn
HSheff Wed0 - 1Hull
ASheff Wed1 - 1Cardiff
HSheff Wed0 - 1Sheff Utd
ASheff Wed3 - 2Norwich
ASheff Wed3 - 0Plymouth
HSheff Wed1 - 2Sunderland
ASheff Wed0 - 4Burnley
HSheff Wed1 - 2Coventry
ASheff Wed1 - 0Swansea
ASheff Wed1 - 2West Brom
HSheff Wed1 - 1Luton
ASheff Wed2 - 0QPR
HSheff Wed2 - 2Bristol C
ASheff Wed0 - 3Leeds
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers's fans will be hoping for goals on Wednesday evening, not least because Sheffield Wednesday have conceded in each of their last 10 League Cup matches. A PG of 1.7 for Steven Gerrard's side suggests that run should continue.

Bolton Sheff Wed
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
2.1
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
12%
1
26%
2
27%
3
19%
4+
16%
There is a 62% probability that Bolton will score 2 or more goals in this match
0
32%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 68% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away games
20 home / away games
1.8
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.3
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2025/2025 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Sheff Wed
2.1
1.2
Attack rating
10%
better
BOL
SHW
view stats
Games scored15
14
Failed to score5
6
Scored first6
7
Goals scored28
22
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game9
9
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for15
12
Avg. XG for1.3
1.5
KickOff rating
+10%
Defence rating
5%
better
BOL
SHW
view stats
Games conceded16
17
Clean sheets4
3
Conceded first13
13
Goals conceded29
29
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.5
Avg. shots/game conceded7
7
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against19%
20%
Avg. XG against1.3
1.1
KickOff rating
+5%

The line-ups for the League Cup match between Bolton v Sheff Wed will show here when available.

Bolton League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK
-
N Broome GLK
-
R Taylor DEF
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF
-
E Toal DEF
-
S Schön DEF
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF
-
C Forino DEF
-
G Johnston DEF
-
W Forrester DEF
-
S. Sharples MID
-
E Erhahon  MID
-
X Simons MID
-
A Morley MID
-
J Sheehan MID
-
J Randall MID
-
K Dempsey MID
-
V Adeboyejo FWD
-
C Mendes FWD
-
J McAtee FWD
-
M Burstow FWD
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD
-
T Gale FWD
-
S Dalby FWD
-
D N'Lundulu FWD
-
Sheff Wed League Cup squad statistics 2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
0000
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
P Charles GLK
-
G. Otegbayo DEF
-
Y Valery DEF
-
D Bernard DEF
-
M Lowe DEF
-
L Palmer DEF
-
D Iorfa DEF
-
S Fusire MID
-
S Ingelsson MID
-
N Chalobah MID
-
C McNeill FWD
-
I Ugbo FWD
-
J Lowe FWD
-
O Kobacki FWD
-
B Cadamarteri FWD
-