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

Sat 13th Dec, 15:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

It's an away trip for Gary Caldwell's Exeter City side on Saturday afternoon, as they visit the Macron Stadium for a League One meeting with Steven Schumacher's Bolton Wanderers. Quite simply, we want you to win betting on this game. To this end, statistics for seventeen major betting market have been published below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are provided too.


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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
61%
--
Draw
25%
--
Exeter
14%
--
Bolton 1-0
18%
--
Bolton 2-0
14%
--
Draw 0-0
12%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Bolton 2-1
8%
--
Bolton 3-0
7%
--
Exeter 1-0
7%
--
Bolton 3-1
4%
--
Exeter 2-1
3%
--
Bolton 4-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Exeter 2-0
2%
--
Bolton 4-1
2%
--
Bolton 3-2
1%
--
Bolton 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
36%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
64%
--
Home 1st Goal
59%
--
Away 1st Goal
33%
--
No 1st Goal
8%
--
BTTS - Yes
35%
--
BTTS - No
65%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
13%
--
BTTS - Away Win
4%
--
Home/draw
86%
--
Away/draw
39%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
63%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
37%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
17%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
83%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
88%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
12%
--
Home DNB
79%
--
Away DNB
31%
--
Bolton win to nil
44%
--
Exeter win to nil
9%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 16 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the League One league table. Bolton are unbeaten at home after 9 games and have kept 5 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 12 games against teams below in the table, having won 6, drawn 4 and lost 2 matches. They have kept 3 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Bolton have outscored their opponents by 23 goals to 16 goals.

Home League Performance

Bolton have played 9 games at home winning 6, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 18 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 4 goals at home.

Exeter are in 20th position in the League One on 17 points having played 16 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 9 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 4 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 8 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Exeter have conceded 14 goals, scored 7, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 2 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Exeter
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage15933830 
Mar 28
Jan 20
Jan 17
l
 
2-1A
2
Cardiff159241029 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
Mar 14
Dec 26
3
Bradford16772628 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
May 2
Nov 29
4
Lincoln17845428 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
Jan 10
w
 
0-1F
5
Stockport16844228 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
l
 
1-0A
6
Bolton16763827 
-
-
Feb 28
Dec 13
7
Luton17827-126 
May 2
Nov 29
Jan 1
Mar 17
8
Huddersfield16817325 
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 4
9
AFC Wim16817-225 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
Dec 9
Dec 29
10
Barnsley14734724 
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
Dec 20
Mar 7
11
Wycombe17656623 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
12
Rotherham17656023 
Dec 26
Mar 14
Jan 31
l
 
1-0A
13
Mansfield16646322 
Dec 29
Dec 9
l
 
1-2A
Feb 7
14
Burton16646-322 
Jan 27
l
 
3-0A
-
Apr 25
15
Wigan16565021 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 17
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
16
L Orient17638-421 
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
Mar 28
l
 
2-1F
17
Northampton16628-420 
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
Feb 14
l
 
2-0A
18
Reading16475-319 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
19
Doncaster17548-819 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Apr 6
l
 
1-0A
20
Exeter16529-117 
Dec 13
Feb 28
-
-
21
Peterborough165110-516 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 10
w
 
3-0F
Feb 21
22
Blackpool17449-816 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-1F
Apr 3
23
Plymouth165110-916 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
w
 
2-0F
Apr 11
24
Port Vale17359-914 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 21
l
 
0-2A
Jan 24
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
10
Bolton have not lost in 10 consecutive home league games
3
Bolton have kept a clean sheet for 3 consecutive home league games
Bolton 6TH
20 league games
Home
10
Overall
Goals: Scored
35
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
11
Draw
5
L
4
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
8
Lost
5
Exeter 20TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
13
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
6
D
3
Lost
11
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 2021
Bolton
Exeter
Goals: Scored
10
4
Games: Scored
3 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
1 / 4
BOL
2
EXE
2
League games at Exeter since 2021
Exeter
Bolton
Goals: Scored
4
6
Games: Scored
3 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
1 / 4
BOL
2
D
2
Goal Statistics

With a PG of just 0.6, Exeter City look set to struggle here. Add in the fact that Bolton Wanderers have kept a clean sheet in 3 consecutive League One matches, and it could be a long afternoon for G. Caldwell's men.

Bolton 6th Exeter 20th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.6
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
21%
1
33%
2
26%
3
13%
4+
There is a 79% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
0
56%
1
33%
2
3
4+
There is a 56% probability that Exeter will fail to score
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+1
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-40
Exeter have scored 40% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.7
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Exeter
1.6
0.6
Attack rating
%
better
BOL
EXE
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
EXE
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 Exeter League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16765
T Sharman-LoweM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK16
1
-
M Conway DEF161
1
-
X Simons MID161
1
-
M Burstow FWD1673
3
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD1666
1
-
G Johnston DEF15
3
-
A Morley MID14
1
-
J Sheehan MID132
5
-
S Dalby FWD131
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF122
1
-
I Cissoko FWD12
2
-
J Randall MID111
-
T Gale FWD1111
1
-
E Toal DEF101
-
E Erhahon  MID101
1
-
M Forss FWD102
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF8
1
-
C Forino DEF8
3
-
J McAtee FWD81
-
R Taylor DEF5
1
-
C Christie DEF41
-
K Dempsey MID21
-
Exeter League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
16534
J WhitworthJ WarehamI NiskanenJ Fitzwater
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Whitworth GLK16
1
-
J McMillan DEF16
2
-
J Fitzwater DEF1611
4
-
I Niskanen MID163
2
-
E Brierley MID161
2
-
J Wareham FWD1651
3
-
E Turns DEF15
1
-
J Aitchison MID14
1
-
J Magennis FWD134
1
-
R Cole MID1222
2
-
D Andrew DEF10
1
-
P Sweeney DEF10
2
-
J Doyle-Hayes MID91
3
-
S Cox FWD91
1
-
A. Higgins FWD81
-
K McDonald MID71
-
E Francis MID7
-
J Yfeko DEF5
-
T. Dean MID5
1
-
R Rydel DEF41
-
S Swinkels DEF4
1
-
L Woodhouse DEF3
-
C Mendes FWD1
-
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