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

Sat 21st Feb, 15:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Bolton Wanderers and their manager Steven Schumacher will be aiming to beat Ian Ross Evatt and his Blackpool side on Saturday afternoon, as the pair meet at the Macron Stadium in the League One. League One stats are the backbone of the predictions you'll find below, with head to head (H2H) performance included too. You can view it all, with infographics and odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers available for every betting markets using the tabs.


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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

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
50%
--
Draw
26%
--
Blackpool
24%
--
Bolton 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Bolton 2-0
10%
--
Bolton 2-1
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Blackpool 1-0
8%
--
Blackpool 2-1
6%
--
Bolton 3-0
5%
--
Bolton 3-1
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Blackpool 2-0
4%
--
Bolton 3-2
2%
--
Blackpool 3-1
2%
--
Bolton 4-0
2%
--
Bolton 4-1
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
44%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
56%
--
Home 1st Goal
53%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
20%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
10%
--
Home/draw
76%
--
Away/draw
50%
--
Home/away
74%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
70%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
30%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
23%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
77%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
10%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
90%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
68%
--
Away DNB
43%
--
Bolton win to nil
30%
--
Blackpool win to nil
14%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 31 matches so far this season and lay in 3rd place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 29 games against teams below in the table, having won 14, drawn 9 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 9 clean sheets and have failed to score in 7 fixtures. Bolton have outscored their opponents by 41 goals to 37 goals.

Home League Performance

Bolton have played 16 games at home winning 11, drawing 4 and losing 1 game. They have scored 29 goals, kept 6 clean sheets and conceded 11 goals at home.

Blackpool are in 17th position in the League One on 33 points having played 30 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

10 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 23 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 13 goals in total and failed to score in 7 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

21 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 12 games, drawn 5 and won 4. Blackpool have conceded 36 goals, scored 23, failed to score in 7 fixtures and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Blackpool
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff3019652663 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
w
 
3-1F
Mar 21
2
Lincoln3018752261 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
d
 
2-2A
Feb 28
3
Bolton31151061255 
-
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 21
4
Stockport301587753 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
5
Huddersfield31147101149 
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-2A
d
 
2-2F
6
Bradford291478449 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
l
 
1-2A
l
 
1-0A
7
Luton3013611545 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
d
 
2-2F
l
 
1-0A
8
Wycombe3011109943 
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1F
Apr 18
9
Stevenage291199142 
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-3F
Apr 6
10
Peterborough3013215341 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
Apr 11
w
 
1-2F
11
Reading2910109340 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
l
 
0-3A
May 2
12
Mansfield281099639 
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
13
Exeter2911513338 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 28
Apr 3
l
 
4-1A
14
AFC Wim2911513-638 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
l
 
0-2A
Mar 11
15
Barnsley2710710-237 
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
l
 
2-1A
16
Plymouth3011415-937 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
Feb 14
l
 
1-0A
17
Blackpool309615-733 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
-
-
18
L Orient309615-933 
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
Apr 25
d
 
1-1A
19
Northampton309615-1033 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
w
 
2-0F
l
 
1-0A
20
Doncaster309615-1733 
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Mar 14
21
Burton308814-1232 
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
Mar 28
l
 
1-0A
22
Wigan2971012-1031 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
Mar 7
w
 
0-2F
23
Rotherham298714-1231 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
w
 
4-0F
w
 
0-3F
24
Port Vale285716-1822 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 21
Mar 17
l
 
5-1F
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bolton 6TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
14
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Goals: Scored
24
Conceded
17
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Blackpool 13TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
D
2
Lost
12
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
D
4
Lost
9
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 2010
Bolton
Blackpool
Goals: Scored
9
6
Games: Scored
6 / 7
4 / 7
Clean sheets
3 / 7
1 / 7
BOL
3
D
4
League games at Blackpool since 2011
Blackpool
Bolton
Goals: Scored
16
10
Games: Scored
7 / 8
7 / 8
Clean sheets
1 / 8
1 / 8
D
4
BLP
4
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers's defensive record is to be admired, S. Schumacher's men having conceded 1 or less in 5 consecutive League One games. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.0 for Blackpool makes sense in this context.

Bolton 6th Blackpool 13th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.5
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
23%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 77% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
0
39%
1
37%
2
17%
3
4+
There is a 76% probability of Blackpool scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-21
Bolton have scored 21% fewer goals at home than predicted
-6
Blackpool’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
1.4
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.7
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Blackpool
1.5
1
Attack rating
%
better
BOL
BLP
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
%
better
BOL
BLP
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 Blackpool League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
29887
G JohnstonM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Burstow FWD3083
3
-
G Johnston DEF29
5
-
M Conway DEF292
2
-
X Simons MID291
3
1
A Cozier-Duberry FWD2868
1
-
S Dalby FWD275
1
-
E Toal DEF231
-
J Sheehan MID2333
7
-
T Gale FWD2341
1
-
T Sharman-Lowe GLK22
1
-
E Erhahon  MID222
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF2111
4
-
A Morley MID20
1
-
M Forss FWD182
1
-
I Cissoko FWD18
3
-
K Dempsey MID1631
1
-
J Randall MID151
-
J McAtee FWD1511
2
-
C Forino DEF14
3
-
C Christie DEF131
2
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF132
2
-
R Taylor DEF7
1
-
T Miller GLK3
-
Blackpool League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
271246
B Peacock-FarrellA FletcherA FletcherJ Brown
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Brown MID2813
6
-
B Peacock-Farrell GLK27
1
-
O Casey DEF271
4
-
C Hamilton FWD2722
1
-
A Fletcher FWD27124
4
-
T Bloxham FWD2653
1
-
L Evans MID2421
6
-
G Honeyman MID2212
3
-
M Ihiekwe DEF21
3
-
Z Ashworth DEF201
4
-
A Lyons DEF191
1
-
H Coulson DEF18
1
-
J Bowler MID1823
2
-
A Morgan MID181
3
-
E Hansson FWD171
-
F Horsfall DEF14
5
-
S Banks FWD141
-
D. Imray DEF1322
2
-
D Taylor FWD1212
1
-
N Ennis FWD103
1
J Husband DEF8
2
1
F Ravizzoli GLK2
-