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Barnsley v Bolton Wanderers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 16th Aug, 15:00 BST, Oakwell, Barnsley

Barnsley and their boss Conor Casey will be hoping for victory against Steven Gerrard and his Bolton Wanderers side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair go head to head at the Oakwell in the League One. Our aim is to give you all the tools you need to make a smart, well-informed bet on this tie, so we've delved into our 20+ year database and pulled out the statistics that matter the most. Head-to-head and recent form is included, and it all goes into our algorithmic predictions. The best odds are there to get you maximum bang for your buck.


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Barnsley
41%
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Draw
24%
--
Bolton
35%
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Draw 1-1
11%
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Barnsley 2-1
9%
--
Bolton 2-1
8%
--
Barnsley 1-0
8%
--
Bolton 1-0
7%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Barnsley 2-0
6%
--
Bolton 2-0
5%
--
Draw 0-0
5%
--
Barnsley 3-1
5%
--
Bolton 3-1
4%
--
Barnsley 3-2
3%
--
Barnsley 3-0
3%
--
Bolton 3-2
3%
--
Bolton 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
42%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
--
Away 1st Goal
48%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
61%
--
BTTS - No
39%
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BTTS - Home Win
22%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
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BTTS - Away Win
19%
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Home/draw
65%
--
Away/draw
59%
--
Home/away
76%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
80%
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Under 1.5 Goals
20%
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Over 3.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
64%
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Over 4.5 Goals
19%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
81%
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Over 5.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
91%
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Over 0.5 Goals
95%
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Under 0.5 Goals
5%
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Home DNB
58%
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Away DNB
52%
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Barnsley win to nil
19%
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Bolton win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Barnsley
Bolton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
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Nov 22
Apr 25
May 2
Nov 29
2
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Mar 17
Jan 1
Sep 20
Jan 17
3
Reading000000 
Sep 13
Jan 24
Aug 20
Feb 17
4
Blackpool000000 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Feb 21
Aug 30
5
Barnsley000000 
-
-
Feb 7
Aug 16
6
Cardiff000000 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Oct 25
Apr 11
7
Plymouth000000 
Apr 6
Aug 2
Aug 9
Apr 3
8
Bradford000000 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Nov 22
Apr 25
9
Rotherham000000 
Oct 25
Apr 11
Dec 26
Mar 14
10
Burton000000 
Aug 9
Apr 3
Jan 27
Oct 11
11
Wycombe000000 
Jan 10
Oct 4
Mar 7
Dec 20
12
Exeter000000 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Dec 13
Feb 28
13
Northampton000000 
Nov 15
Mar 28
Jan 4
Sep 27
14
Mansfield000000 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Dec 29
Dec 9
15
Doncaster000000 
Mar 21
Nov 8
Mar 17
Jan 1
16
Stockport000000 
May 2
Nov 29
Apr 6
Aug 3
17
Huddersfield000000 
Aug 30
Feb 21
Apr 18
Oct 18
18
Peterborough000000 
Feb 17
Aug 19
Oct 4
Jan 10
19
L Orient000000 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Jan 24
Sep 13
20
Stevenage000000 
Jan 31
Sep 6
Mar 28
Nov 15
21
Bolton000000 
Aug 16
Feb 7
-
-
22
Lincoln000000 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Aug 23
Feb 14
23
Port Vale000000 
Sep 27
Jan 4
Nov 8
Mar 21
24
AFC Wim1001-10 
Feb 14
Aug 23
Sep 6
Jan 31
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Barnsley
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Barnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
Barnsley1 - 1Peterborough
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 2Exeter
Barnsley1 - 1Cambridge
Barnsley0 - 3Blackpool
Barnsley4 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
Barnsley0 - 0Burton
Barnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Barnsley3 - 0Crawley
Barnsley2 - 1Wrexham
Barnsley0 - 4L Orient
Barnsley1 - 2Birmingham
Barnsley2 - 2Reading
Barnsley0 - 1Wigan
Barnsley2 - 0Rotherham
Barnsley2 - 2Charlton
Barnsley2 - 2Wycombe
Barnsley1 - 1Stockport
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
37
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
18 / 20
Clean sheets
2 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABarnsley4 - 2Reading
HBarnsley1 - 2Shrewsbury
HBarnsley1 - 1Peterborough
ABarnsley3 - 4L Orient
HBarnsley4 - 1Bolton
ABarnsley2 - 6Birmingham
HBarnsley1 - 2Exeter
ABarnsley1 - 1Wigan
HBarnsley1 - 1Cambridge
ABarnsley1 - 2Mansfield
HBarnsley0 - 3Blackpool
ABarnsley0 - 1Charlton
HBarnsley4 - 3Lincoln
ABarnsley2 - 1Northampton
ABarnsley1 - 0Rotherham
HBarnsley1 - 2Huddersfield
ABarnsley1 - 2Stockport
HBarnsley0 - 0Burton
ABarnsley1 - 2Wycombe
HBarnsley0 - 1Stevenage
Bolton
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Peterborough1 - 1Bolton
Lincoln4 - 2Bolton
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Wigan0 - 1Bolton
Blackpool2 - 1Bolton
Bristol R3 - 2Bolton
Burton1 - 2Bolton
Wrexham0 - 0Bolton
Shrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
Reading1 - 0Bolton
Huddersfield0 - 1Bolton
Rotherham3 - 1Bolton
Exeter1 - 2Bolton
Mansfield2 - 1Bolton
Wycombe0 - 0Bolton
Cambridge1 - 1Bolton
Stockport5 - 0Bolton
Stevenage1 - 4Bolton
Birmingham2 - 0Bolton
Northampton2 - 4Bolton
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Barnsley since 1996
Barnsley
Bolton
Goals: Scored
19
22
Games: Scored
10 / 13
12 / 13
Clean sheets
1 / 13
3 / 13
BAR
3
D
5
BOL
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Barnsley
Barnsley4 - 1
1 - 3Bolton
Draw2 - 2Draw
Barnsley1 - 0
0 - 3Bolton
Draw2 - 2Draw
0 - 1Bolton
2 - 3Bolton
0 - 1Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Barnsley2 - 1
Draw2 - 2Draw
League games at Bolton since 1996
Bolton
Barnsley
Goals: Scored
20
17
Games: Scored
12 / 13
10 / 13
Clean sheets
3 / 13
1 / 13
BAR
2
D
8
BOL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
1 - 2Barnsley
2 - 3Barnsley
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Bolton3 - 1
Bolton1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton2 - 0
Draw2 - 2Draw
Draw3 - 3Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw2 - 2Draw
Goal Statistics

Barnsley have been steady in attack of late, finding the net in 10 consecutive League One matches. Their PG of 1.6 against Bolton Wanderers on Saturday suggests they're likely to extend that run.

Barnsley Bolton
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
1.5
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
8%
There is a 79% probability that Barnsley will score 1 or more goals
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-6
Barnsley’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
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Bolton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.4
average goals scored
1.6
conceded
1.8
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Barnsley
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.6
1.5
Attack rating
%
better
BAR
BOL
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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
%
better
BAR
BOL
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%

Barnsley v Bolton League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Barnsley League One squad statistics 2025/2026
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Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
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