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

Hillsborough, Sheffield

Henrik Pedersen's Sheffield Wednesday side enjoy home advantage in the League Cup on Saturday afternoon, as Steven Schumacher's Bolton Wanderers travel to the Hillsborough. League Cup stats are the most important part of the predictions you'll find below, with head-to-head records included too. You can view it all, with data visualisations and odds from leading bookmakers available for every betting markets using the tabs.

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Sheffield Wednesday's next match is v Bradford at 20:00 on Thursday 20th August
Bolton Wanderers's next match is v QPR at 15:00 on Saturday 22nd August
The last English League Cup meeting between Sheff Wed and Bolton was on Saturday 8th August 2026
English League Cup
August 8th 2026
Sheff Wed 1
0 Bolton
 
J. Lowe 70'
 
SHW
BOL
Shots On
3
1
Shots Off
5
7
Corners
6
5
Possession
45%
55%
Fouls
17
8
Yellow/red cards
2/1
 
Sheff WedBolton
 
J. Lumley
M. Lowe
Y. Valery (L. Palmer 85')
C. Slattery
B. Bannan (S. Fusire 79')
G. Otegbayo
S. Swinkels
J. Liongola
J. Thornton (L. Barry 63')
H. Gray (W. Grainger 79')
M. Burstow (J. Lowe 63')
J. Bonham
(E. Toal 76') C. Forino-Joseph
(D. Watson 76') B. Davies
A. Famewo
X. Simons
J. Sheehan
S. Dalby
(K. Dong 72') T. Gale
(M. Conway 62') G. Larrazabal Goikoetxea
L. Stephenson
(J. McAtee 72') R. da Rocha Rodrigues

Best Tip: Over 1.5 goals

Neither Sheff Wed or Bolton are in the sort of form that would leave us feeling confident in tipping a match winner, so we're going with over 1.5 goals. The statistics show that both have form in this market, both individually and when going head-to-head. We're predicting there's a 80% chance of two goals or more.

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 46% chance of Bolton coming away with a win.

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Sheff Wed
30%
2/1
11%
11/4
4%
Draw
24%
14/5
9%
11/4
4%
Bolton
46%
11/10
7%
10/11
5%
Draw 1-1
11%
6/1
7%
11/2
8%
Bolton 2-1
9%
8/1
5%
13/2
Bolton 1-0
8%
17/2
6%
7/1
Sheff Wed 2-1
7%
10/110/1
10%
Bolton 2-0
7%
10/18/1
5%
Sheff Wed 1-0
7%
11/1
26%
10/1
10%
Draw 2-2
6%
12/1
13%
10/1
Bolton 3-1
5%
14/1
12%
11/1
Draw 0-0
5%
12/1
8%
11/1
9%
Sheff Wed 2-0
4%
16/1
27%
14/1
Bolton 3-0
4%
18/1
10%
12/1
13%
Bolton 3-2
3%
22/1
12%
16/1
Sheff Wed 3-1
3%
22/120/1
Sheff Wed 3-2
3%
28/122/1
Bolton 4-1
2%
33/1
29%
20/1
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
7/10
8%
4/6
3%
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
11/10
8%
11/10
5%
Home 1st Goal
46%
11/1011/8
3%
Away 1st Goal
51%
8/11
5%
13/20
3%
No 1st Goal
3%
12/1
25%
11/1
9%
BTTS - Yes
60%
8/13
7%
8/13
2%
BTTS - No
40%
6/5
10%
6/5
2%
BTTS - Home Win
17%
9/25/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/2
5%
16/5
BTTS - Away Win
24%
11/4
17%
12/5
6%
Home/draw
54%
7/10
10%
17/20
3%
Away/draw
70%
4/111/4
3%
Home/away
76%
1/41/4
3%
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
2/9
7%
1/5
2%
Under 1.5 Goals
20%
3/1
24%
3/1
3%
Over 3.5 Goals
36%
7/4
19%
17/10
4%
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
2/5
8%
2/5
Over 4.5 Goals
19%
4/1
23%
19/5
4%
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
1/6
5%
2/13
1%
Over 5.5 Goals
9%
10/1
15%
17/2
5%
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
1/20
1%
1/20
1%
Over 0.5 Goals
95%
1/25
1%
1/40
1%
Under 0.5 Goals
5%
12/1
25%
11/1
Home DNB
47%
5/4
13%
17/10
4%
Away DNB
63%
4/7
8%
2/5
3%
Sheff Wed win to nil
14%
5/1
18%
-
Bolton win to nil
22%
3/1
6%
-
Sheff Wed / Sheff Wed
15%
9/2
10%
9/2
5%
Sheff Wed / Bolton
4%
20/1
9%
16/1
11%
Sheff Wed / Draw
6%
12/111/1
Draw / Sheff Wed
10%
13/2
14%
7/1
Draw / Bolton
15%
9/24/1
5%
Draw / Draw
14%
5/1
9%
19/4
5%
Bolton / Sheff Wed
3%
28/122/1
Bolton / Bolton
26%
12/5
10%
9/5
7%
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 consistent in front of goal of late, finding the net in 7 consecutive League Cup outings. Their PG of 1.7 against Sheffield Wednesday on Saturday suggests that run is likely to continue.

Sheff Wed Bolton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
27%
1
35%
2
23%
3
10%
4+
There is a 62% probability that Sheff Wed will score no more than 1 goal
0
19%
1
31%
2
26%
3
15%
4+
9%
There is a 81% 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
1.7
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
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1110
J LumleyJ LoweB Bannan
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Lumley GLK1
-
M Lowe DEF1
-
S Swinkels DEF1
-
G. Otegbayo DEF1
-
Y Valery DEF1
-
J Liongola MID1
-
J. Thornton MID1
-
B Bannan MID11
-
H. Gray FWD1
-
C Slattery FWD1
-
M Burstow FWD1
-
Subs
S Fusire1
-
C McNeill
-
W. Grainger1
-
C Trueman
-
E. Weaver
-
L Palmer1
-
R Santos
-
J Lowe11
-
L Barry1
-
Bolton League Cup squad statistics 2026/2027
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
1001
J BonhamA Famewo
Line-upAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bonham GLK1
-
G Larrazabal DEF1
-
C Forino DEF1
-
A Famewo DEF1
1
-
B Davies DEF1
-
J Sheehan MID1
-
X Simons MID1
1
L. Stephenson MID1
1
-
T Gale FWD1
-
R Rodrigues FWD1
-
S Dalby FWD1
-
Subs
K Dong1
-
D Watson1
-
E Toal1
-
D Harrington
-
M Conway1
-
C Christie
-
C. Warren
-
J McAtee1
-
T. Ritchie
-
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