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

Sat 8th Aug, 15:00 BST, Hillsborough, Sheffield

the Hillsborough plays host on Saturday afternoon, as Henrik Pedersen's Sheffield Wednesday host Steven Schumacher's Bolton Wanderers in the League Cup. All the odds are provided straight from top bookmakers, while predictions are calculated from statistics over a 20-game period. We focus especially on League Cup match data, including head-to-head records. Click the tabs below to explore it all.


Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

The KickOff predictive algorithm suggests there is a 77% probability of Sheff Wed and Bolton scoring a minimum of a couple of goals in this League Cup tie. Recent form stats and head-to-head (H2H) records are factored into that calculation , and it would appear that the bookmakers like the look of it as a tip too. This over 1.5 goals tip is available with best odds of 1.22.

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
An away win looks like the most likely outcome in the win/draw/win market, with our predictive algorithm suggesting there’s a 49% chance of Bolton coming away with a win.

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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
27%
23/10
11%
11/4
Draw
23%
29/10
6%
11/4
Bolton
50%
17/20
9%
10/11
Draw 1-1
11%
7/111/2
Bolton 2-1
10%
15/2
5%
13/2
Bolton 1-0
9%
15/2
6%
7/1
Bolton 2-0
8%
9/1
9%
8/1
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
11/110/1
Sheff Wed 1-0
6%
11/1
5%
10/1
Draw 2-2
6%
14/110/1
Bolton 3-1
6%
14/1
12%
11/1
Draw 0-0
5%
14/111/1
Bolton 3-0
4%
16/1
10%
12/1
Sheff Wed 2-0
4%
18/1
13%
14/1
Bolton 3-2
4%
22/116/1
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
25/1
13%
20/1
Sheff Wed 3-2
3%
28/122/1
Bolton 4-1
3%
28/1
17%
20/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
7/10
8%
4/6
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
11/10
8%
11/10
Home 1st Goal
45%
5/4
5%
11/8
Away 1st Goal
53%
4/6
5%
13/20
No 1st Goal
3%
14/111/1
BTTS - Yes
59%
4/68/13
BTTS - No
41%
11/106/5
BTTS - Home Win
15%
5/1
9%
5/1
BTTS - Draw
18%
4/116/5
BTTS - Away Win
26%
13/5
11%
12/5
Home/draw
50%
4/5
15%
17/20
Away/draw
73%
3/101/4
Home/away
77%
2/9
3%
1/4
Over 1.5 Goals
81%
2/9
5%
1/5
Under 1.5 Goals
19%
3/1
14%
3/1
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
7/4
15%
17/10
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
2/5
5%
2/5
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
4/1
23%
19/5
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/6
5%
2/13
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10/1
15%
17/2
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/20
1%
1/20
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/33
1%
1/40
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
14/1
25%
11/1
Home DNB
43%
13/8
13%
17/10
Away DNB
66%
4/9
8%
2/5
Sheff Wed win to nil
12%
11/2
9%
-
Bolton win to nil
24%
5/2
6%
-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
14%
5/1
10%
9/2
Sheff Wed / Bolton
4%
20/116/1
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
14/111/1
Draw / Sheff Wed
10%
15/2
14%
7/1
Draw / Bolton
16%
4/14/1
Draw / Draw
14%
5/119/4
Bolton / Sheff Wed
3%
28/122/1
Bolton / Bolton
27%
2/1
10%
9/5
Bolton / Draw
7%
12/110/1
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Win / draw / win form
Sheff Wed
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton
games
Goals: Scored
Conceded
Games: Scored
/ 0
Conceded
/ 0
Clean sheets
/ 0
Failed to score
/ 0
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers have been reliable in attack of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive League Cup outings. Their PG of 1.8 against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Sheff Wed Bolton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.8
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
28%
1
36%
2
23%
3
9%
4+
There is a 64% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
0
17%
1
30%
2
27%
3
16%
4+
10%
There is a 83% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away games
 
Attack defence ratings
League Cup - 2026/2027 season
Sheff Wed
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.3
1.8
Attack rating
SHW
BOL
52%
better
view stats
Games scored10
17
Failed to score10
3
Scored first5
12
Goals scored11
39
Avg. goals scored0.6
2
Avg. shots per game5
12
Avg. shots per goal9
6
Conversion rate for11
16
Avg. XG for0.8
1.7
KickOff rating
+52%
Defence rating
SHW
BOL
29%
better
view stats
Games conceded19
16
Clean sheets1
4
Conceded first14
7
Goals conceded37
26
Avg. goals conceded1.9
1.3
Avg. shots/game conceded12
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
6
Conversion rate against16%
16%
Avg. XG against2.2
1.4
KickOff rating
+29%

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

Sheff Wed League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
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Bolton League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
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PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
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