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

Sun 4th Jan, 12:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Northampton Town are away from home on Sunday lunch time, as manager Kevin Nolan takes his team to visit Bolton Wanderers and Steven Schumacher at the Macron Stadium in the League One. This preview has the best odds for 17 different markets, alongside supporting data that changes as you go through them. Our predictions are based on 20-game form, so all stats are shown from a 20-game perspective. Home, away and overall performance can be explored, while there's also head to head (H2H) history later on in the preview.

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Predictions	Bet365	Coral
Bolton 56%	-	-
Draw 25%	-	-
Northampton 19%	-	-
Bolton 1-0 15%	-	-
Draw 1-1 12%	-	-
Bolton 2-0 12%	-	-
Draw 0-0 10%	-	-
Bolton 2-1 9%	-	-
Northampton 1-0 8%	-	-
Bolton 3-0 6%	-	-
Bolton 3-1 5%	-	-
Northampton 2-1 5%	-	-
Draw 2-2 4%	-	-
Northampton 2-0 3%	-	-
Bolton 4-0 2%	-	-
Bolton 3-2 2%	-	-
Bolton 4-1 2%	-	-
Northampton 3-1 1%	-	-
Over 2.5 Goals 42%	-	-
Under 2.5 Goals 58%	-	-
Home 1st Goal 55%	-	-
Away 1st Goal 38%	-	-
No 1st Goal 6%	-	-
BTTS - Yes 43%	-	-
BTTS - No 57%	-	-
BTTS - Home Win 20%	-	-
BTTS - Draw 16%	-	-
BTTS - Away Win 7%	-	-
Home/draw 81%	-	-
Away/draw 44%	-	-
Home/away 75%	-	-
Over 1.5 Goals 68%	-	-
Under 1.5 Goals 32%	-	-
Over 3.5 Goals 21%	-	-
Under 3.5 Goals 79%	-	-
Over 4.5 Goals 9%	-	-
Under 4.5 Goals 91%	-	-
Over 5.5 Goals 3%	-	-
Under 5.5 Goals 97%	-	-
Over 0.5 Goals 90%	-	-
Under 0.5 Goals 10%	-	-
Home DNB 73%	-	-
Away DNB 37%	-	-
Bolton win to nil 36%	-	-
Northampton win to nil 11%	-	-

Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 20 matches so far this season and lay in 6th place in the League One league table. Bolton are unbeaten at home after 10 games and have kept 5 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below in the table, having won 8, drawn 5 and lost 3 matches. They have kept 4 clean sheets and have failed to score in 2 fixtures. Bolton have outscored their opponents by 28 goals to 21 goals.

Home League Performance

Bolton have played 10 games at home winning 7, drawing 3 and losing 0 games. They have scored 20 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and conceded 5 goals at home.

Northampton are in 12th position in the League One on 27 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

5 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 11 goals and kept 3 clean sheets. They have scored 8 goals in total and failed to score in 4 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

9 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 5 games, drawn 2 and won 2. Northampton have conceded 10 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 5 fixtures and have kept 3 clean sheets.

BTTS yes BTTS no BTTS yes BTTS no Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Won Draw Lost Over 0.5 Under 0.5 Over 1.5 Under 1.5 Over 2.5 Under 2.5 Over 3.5 Under 3.5 Over 4.5 Under 4.5 Over 5.5 Under 5.5 For 0-0 Against Won Draw Lost	Bolton Northampton
Results by League Table

	TEAM	PLD	W	D	L	GD	PTS	HOME	AWAY	HOME	AWAY
1	Cardiff	20	13	2	5	15	41	w 1-0F	Apr 11	l 1-3A	Apr 25
2	Lincoln	21	11	5	5	8	38	d 1-1A	Feb 14	l 0-1A	Feb 17
3	Bradford	20	10	7	3	9	37	d 0-00-0	Apr 25	d 0-00-0	Apr 3
4	Stevenage	19	10	5	4	9	35	Mar 28	Jan 20	Feb 7	l 2-0A
5	Stockport	20	10	5	5	3	35	Apr 6	l 2-0A	Jan 1	Mar 17
6	Bolton	20	9	7	4	9	34	-	-	w 2-0F	Jan 4
7	Huddersfield	21	9	4	8	4	31	Apr 18	w 1-2A	d 1-1F	Dec 29
8	Luton	21	8	5	8	-2	29	May 2	d 1-1F	l 0-1A	Apr 11
9	Wycombe	21	7	7	7	6	28	Mar 7	l 2-1F	Jan 17	l 2-0A
10	Barnsley	18	8	4	6	3	28	Feb 7	d 1-1A	Mar 28	-
11	L Orient	21	8	4	9	0	28	Jan 24	d 1-1A	Feb 21	w 0-1F
12	Northampton	20	8	3	9	0	27	Jan 4	l 2-0A	-	-
13	AFC Wim	20	8	3	9	-5	27	w 3-0F	Jan 31	w 3-1F	Mar 7
14	Wigan	20	6	8	6	-1	26	w 4-1F	Jan 17	Apr 6	l 3-1A
15	Reading	20	6	7	7	-2	25	d 1-1F	Feb 17	Jan 31	l 1-0A
16	Peterborough	20	8	1	11	-3	25	w 2-1F	Jan 10	Feb 28	l 2-1A
17	Plymouth	21	8	1	12	-7	25	w 2-0F	Apr 3	May 2	w 0-3F
18	Rotherham	21	6	6	9	-6	24	Dec 26	Mar 14	l 1-2F	Jan 27
19	Burton	20	6	6	8	-8	24	Jan 27	l 3-0A	Mar 14	Dec 26
20	Exeter	20	7	2	11	1	23	w 2-1A	Feb 28	w 2-0F	Feb 14
21	Mansfield	20	6	5	9	-2	23	Dec 29	w 0-1F	w 2-1A	Mar 21
22	Blackpool	21	6	5	10	-6	23	Feb 21	d 1-1A	w 1-0F	Jan 24
23	Doncaster	21	6	4	11	-14	22	Mar 17	Jan 1	Apr 18	w 1-2A
24	Port Vale	20	3	6	11	-11	15	w 4-0F	Mar 21	Feb 24	d 0-00-0

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Win / draw / win form

Home

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton	2 - 1	Exeter
Bolton	0 - 0	Bradford
Bolton	4 - 0	Port Vale
Bolton	1 - 0	Cardiff
Bolton	2 - 1	Peterborough
Bolton	4 - 1	Wigan
Bolton	3 - 0	AFC Wim
Bolton	1 - 1	Lincoln
Bolton	1 - 1	Reading
Bolton	2 - 0	Plymouth
Bolton	1 - 1	Stevenage
Bolton	0 - 2	Wycombe
Bolton	0 - 1	Rotherham
Bolton	1 - 0	Bristol R
Bolton	0 - 1	Stockport
Bolton	3 - 1	Birmingham
Bolton	2 - 1	L Orient
Bolton	4 - 3	Crawley
Bolton	3 - 1	Northampton
Bolton	1 - 2	Charlton

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

16 / 20

Conceded

14 / 20

Clean sheets

6 / 20

Failed to score

4 / 20

Won

Draw

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
A	Bolton	1 - 2	Wycombe
H	Bolton	2 - 1	Exeter
A	Bolton	1 - 0	Mansfield
A	Bolton	1 - 1	Luton
H	Bolton	0 - 0	Bradford
H	Bolton	4 - 0	Port Vale
H	Bolton	1 - 0	Cardiff
A	Bolton	2 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Bolton	0 - 3	Burton
H	Bolton	2 - 1	Peterborough
A	Bolton	0 - 2	Northampton
H	Bolton	4 - 1	Wigan
A	Bolton	1 - 1	L Orient
H	Bolton	3 - 0	AFC Wim
A	Bolton	1 - 1	Blackpool
H	Bolton	1 - 1	Lincoln
H	Bolton	1 - 1	Reading
A	Bolton	1 - 1	Barnsley
H	Bolton	2 - 0	Plymouth
A	Bolton	0 - 2	Stockport

Away

Overall

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

14 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

6 / 20

Won

Draw

Lost

AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Peterborough	2 - 1	Northampton
Plymouth	0 - 3	Northampton
Reading	1 - 0	Northampton
Doncaster	1 - 2	Northampton
Port Vale	0 - 0	Northampton
Wycombe	2 - 0	Northampton
L Orient	0 - 1	Northampton
Stevenage	2 - 0	Northampton
Wigan	3 - 1	Northampton
Crawley	3 - 0	Northampton
Charlton	2 - 1	Northampton
Peterborough	0 - 4	Northampton
Cambridge	1 - 1	Northampton
L Orient	1 - 2	Northampton
Exeter	1 - 1	Northampton
Mansfield	0 - 1	Northampton
Bolton	3 - 1	Northampton
Wycombe	0 - 0	Northampton
Burton	0 - 1	Northampton
Shrewsbury	1 - 1	Northampton

Goals: Scored

Conceded

Games: Scored

13 / 20

Conceded

13 / 20

Clean sheets

7 / 20

Failed to score

7 / 20

Won

Lost

OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
H	Northampton	3 - 1	AFC Wim
A	Northampton	1 - 2	Peterborough
H	Northampton	1 - 1	Huddersfield
A	Northampton	3 - 0	Plymouth
H	Northampton	1 - 3	Cardiff
H	Northampton	2 - 1	Mansfield
H	Northampton	0 - 1	Luton
A	Northampton	0 - 1	Reading
A	Northampton	2 - 1	Doncaster
H	Northampton	1 - 2	Rotherham
A	Northampton	0 - 0	Port Vale
H	Northampton	2 - 0	Bolton
A	Northampton	0 - 2	Wycombe
H	Northampton	1 - 0	Blackpool
A	Northampton	1 - 0	L Orient
H	Northampton	2 - 0	Exeter
H	Northampton	0 - 1	Lincoln
A	Northampton	0 - 2	Stevenage
H	Northampton	0 - 0	Bradford
A	Northampton	1 - 3	Wigan

Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)

Bolton have beaten Northampton in 3 consecutive home league meetings

Bolton

Northampton

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 3

Clean sheets

0 / 3

BOL

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton		3 - 1
Bolton		2 - 1
Bolton		2 - 1

Northampton

Bolton

Goals: Scored

Games: Scored

3 / 4

Clean sheets

1 / 4

BOL

NHT

FIXTURE HISTORY AT Northampton
Northampton	2 - 0
	2 - 4	Bolton
Draw	1 - 1	Draw
	0 - 1	Bolton

Goal Statistics

	Bolton 6th	Northampton 12th
	Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction	1.6 goals	0.8 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 45% 1 36% 2 14% 3 4+ There is a 81% probability of Northampton scoring 1 goal or less

	20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games	+2 Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions	+9 Northampton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
	1.8 average goals scored	1.1 average goals scored
	0.9 conceded	1.2 conceded

Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season

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Games scored	16		13
Failed to score	4		7
Scored first	10		8
Goals scored	28		21
Avg. goals scored	1.4		1.1
Avg. shots per game	12		6
Avg. shots per goal	8		6
Conversion rate for	12		17
Avg. XG for	1.6		1.1
KickOff rating		+15%

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NHT

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Games conceded	14		13
Clean sheets	6		7
Conceded first	9		10
Goals conceded	19		21
Avg. goals conceded	1		1.1
Avg. shots/game conceded	5		9
Avg. shots/goal conceded	5		9
Conversion rate against	19%		11%
Avg. XG against	0.8		1.4
KickOff rating		+6%

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

Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
20	7	6	5
T Sharman-Lowe	M Burstow	A Cozier-Duberry	J Sheehan

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK	20			1 -
M Conway DEF	20		1	1 -
X Simons MID	20	1		2 1
M Burstow FWD	20	7	3	3 -
A Cozier-Duberry FWD	20	6	6	1 -
G Johnston DEF	19			4 -
S Dalby FWD	17	2		-
J Sheehan MID	16		3	5 -
A Morley MID	15			1 -
E Toal DEF	14	1		-
E Erhahon MID	14		1	1 -
M Forss FWD	14	2		1 -
I Cissoko FWD	14			2 -
T Gale FWD	14	3	1	1 -
J Dacres-Cogley DEF	13		2	2 -
J Osei-Tutu DEF	12	1	1	1 -
J Randall MID	12	1		-
J McAtee FWD	9	1		-
C Forino DEF	8			3 -
C Christie DEF	7		1	-
R Taylor DEF	6			1 -
K Dempsey MID	6	2	1	-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
7	24	6	9
M Burstow	A Cozier-Duberry	A Cozier-Duberry	A Cozier-Duberry

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
M Burstow FWD	7	16	3	2
A Cozier-Duberry FWD	6	24	6	9
T Gale FWD	3	11	1	2
S Dalby FWD	2	5		1
M Forss FWD	2	8
K Dempsey MID	2	2	1	1
X Simons MID	1	4
E Toal DEF	1	3
J Osei-Tutu DEF	1	2	1	1
J Randall MID	1	5
J McAtee FWD	1	2
M Conway DEF		2	1	3
G Johnston DEF		2		2
J Sheehan MID		5	3	3
A Morley MID		1		3
E Erhahon MID			1	2
I Cissoko FWD		3		1
J Dacres-Cogley DEF			2
C Forino DEF		2
C Christie DEF		3	1	1
R Taylor DEF		1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
1343	45	147
G Johnston	M Conway	M Conway

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
G Johnston DEF	1343	16	117
M Conway DEF	901	45	147
E Toal DEF	868	17	73
T Sharman-Lowe GLK	837	1	12
X Simons MID	812	27	55
J Sheehan MID	655	19	49
A Cozier-Duberry FWD	596	33	97
J Dacres-Cogley DEF	495	18	40
C Forino DEF	398	14	73
E Erhahon MID	395	15	37
A Morley MID	390	8	18
C Christie DEF	344	6	34
M Burstow FWD	285	8	64
J Osei-Tutu DEF	223	21	66
T Gale FWD	182	6	37
I Cissoko FWD	164	6	38
J Randall MID	149	8	17
M Forss FWD	122	11	26
K Dempsey MID	104	3	12
S Dalby FWD	98	7	44
J McAtee FWD	57	4	12
R Taylor DEF	43	3	7

Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026

Overall

Attack

Defence

Most starts	Most goals	Most assists	Most cards
18	4	4	5
E. Wheatley	S Hoskins	D Campbell	J Thorniley

Players	Appserances	goals	Assists	cards
E. Wheatley FWD	20	3	1	3 -
T Fornah MID	19		1	3 -
C McCarthy DEF	18	1	2	4 -
T Taylor MID	18		1	1 -
D Campbell MID	18		4	1 -
S Hoskins FWD	17	4		3 -
J Thorniley DEF	16		1	5 -
M. Forbes DEF	15	1	1	1 -
N Guinness-Walker DEF	15	1	2	1 -
J. Perkins MID	15	1	2	2 1
C McGeehan MID	14	4	1	1 -
E List FWD	14	1		1 -
J Burroughs DEF	13			-
M Dyche DEF	13	1		-
K Simon-Swyer FWD	13			1 -
R Fitzsimons GLK	12			-
T Eaves FWD	10	3		-
L Burge GLK	8			-
J Wormleighton DEF	8			1 -
J Willis DEF	6	1		-
K Edwards FWD	5			-
J Vale FWD	4			-
M Jacobs FWD	4			-
J Guthrie DEF	2			-

Most goals	Most shots on target	Most assists	Most big chances
4	14	4	4
S Hoskins	C McGeehan	D Campbell	D Campbell

Players	goals	shots on	Assists	big chances
S Hoskins FWD	4	6		1
C McGeehan MID	4	14	1	1
E. Wheatley FWD	3	12	1	1
T Eaves FWD	3	4		1
C McCarthy DEF	1	2	2	3
M. Forbes DEF	1	1	1
N Guinness-Walker DEF	1	2	2
J. Perkins MID	1	2	2	1
E List FWD	1	5		2
M Dyche DEF	1	1		1
J Willis DEF	1	1
T Fornah MID		4	1	2
T Taylor MID		2	1	3
D Campbell MID		2	4	4
J Thorniley DEF			1	1
K Simon-Swyer FWD		1
K Edwards FWD				1
M Jacobs FWD				1

Most passes	Most tackles	Most duels won
692	29	101
D Campbell	D Campbell	C McCarthy

Players	passes	tackles	duels won
D Campbell MID	692	29	77
T Taylor MID	528	24	82
C McCarthy DEF	494	27	101
R Fitzsimons GLK	439	2	7
M. Forbes DEF	401	9	82
J Thorniley DEF	394	16	73
N Guinness-Walker DEF	336	26	66
S Hoskins FWD	321	23	53
M Dyche DEF	292	10	54
T Fornah MID	282	21	67
L Burge GLK	271	1	4
J. Perkins MID	232	13	36
C McGeehan MID	228	14	67
E. Wheatley FWD	204	22	69
J Burroughs DEF	201	25	49
J Willis DEF	82	1	10
K Simon-Swyer FWD	80	2	30
E List FWD	67	7	28
T Eaves FWD	59	1	30
J Wormleighton DEF	51	8	17
M Jacobs FWD	31	2	9
K Edwards FWD	28	1	6
J Vale FWD	15	3	10
J Guthrie DEF	15	2	7