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

Fri 26th Dec, 15:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

Steven Schumacher and Matthew Hamshaw take on one another in the League One on Friday afternoon, as Bolton Wanderers face Rotherham United at the Macron Stadium. Analysing both sides' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside the best odds.


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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
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Team To Score First

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Bolton
59%
--
Draw
25%
--
Rotherham
15%
--
Bolton 1-0
17%
--
Bolton 2-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
11%
--
Draw 0-0
11%
--
Bolton 2-1
9%
--
Rotherham 1-0
7%
--
Bolton 3-0
7%
--
Bolton 3-1
5%
--
Rotherham 2-1
4%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Bolton 4-0
3%
--
Rotherham 2-0
2%
--
Bolton 4-1
2%
--
Bolton 3-2
1%
--
Bolton 5-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
38%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
62%
--
Home 1st Goal
58%
--
Away 1st Goal
35%
--
No 1st Goal
7%
--
BTTS - Yes
38%
--
BTTS - No
62%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
14%
--
BTTS - Away Win
5%
--
Home/draw
85%
--
Away/draw
41%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
65%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
35%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
18%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
82%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
89%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
11%
--
Home DNB
77%
--
Away DNB
33%
--
Bolton win to nil
41%
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Rotherham win to nil
10%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 19 matches so far this season and lay in 4th 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 3 fixtures. Bolton have outscored their opponents by 27 goals to 20 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.

Rotherham are in 15th position in the League One on 24 points having played 20 matches so far this season.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 12 goals and kept 2 clean sheets. They have scored 6 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

12 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 4 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Rotherham have conceded 13 goals, scored 13, failed to score in 4 fixtures and have kept 4 clean sheets.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Rotherham
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
Feb 7
l
 
3-0A
2
Bradford1910721037 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
d
 
2-2F
Jan 10
3
Lincoln201055735 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
w
 
3-0F
Mar 21
4
Bolton199731034 
-
-
Mar 14
Dec 26
5
Stevenage181044934 
Mar 28
Jan 20
Apr 3
l
 
1-0A
6
Stockport19955232 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 17
7
Luton20857-129 
May 2
d
 
1-1F
Mar 28
d
 
0-00-0
8
Barnsley17845628 
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
Apr 11
w
 
0-1F
9
Huddersfield20848228 
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
Dec 20
Mar 7
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
Jan 24
l
 
2-1F
11
Wigan19685126 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 17
d
 
2-2A
Feb 14
12
Wycombe20677525 
Mar 7
Dec 20
d
 
1-1A
May 2
13
L Orient20749-125 
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
14
Northampton19739-224 
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
Jan 27
w
 
1-2A
15
Rotherham20668-424 
Dec 26
Mar 14
-
-
16
Mansfield19658-123 
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
Jan 4
l
 
2-1F
17
Burton19658-823 
Jan 27
l
 
3-0A
d
 
2-2A
Feb 17
18
Reading19577-322 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
Apr 25
d
 
1-1F
19
Peterborough197111-422 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 10
Jan 1
Mar 17
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Feb 21
l
 
1-0A
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
Feb 28
l
 
1-0A
22
Exeter196211-220 
w
 
2-1A
Feb 28
w
 
1-0F
Jan 31
23
Blackpool205510-820 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-3A
Dec 29
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
w
 
4-0F
Mar 21
w
 
2-1F
Apr 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bolton 5TH
20 league games
Home
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
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton0 - 0Bradford
Bolton4 - 0Port Vale
Bolton1 - 0Cardiff
Bolton2 - 1Peterborough
Bolton4 - 1Wigan
Bolton3 - 0AFC Wim
Bolton1 - 1Lincoln
Bolton1 - 1Reading
Bolton2 - 0Plymouth
Bolton1 - 1Stevenage
Bolton0 - 2Wycombe
Bolton0 - 1Rotherham
Bolton1 - 0Bristol R
Bolton0 - 1Stockport
Bolton3 - 1Birmingham
Bolton2 - 1L Orient
Bolton4 - 3Crawley
Bolton3 - 1Northampton
Bolton1 - 2Charlton
Bolton2 - 2Cambridge
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
8
Draw
9
L
3
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton1 - 0Mansfield
ABolton1 - 1Luton
HBolton0 - 0Bradford
HBolton4 - 0Port Vale
HBolton1 - 0Cardiff
ABolton2 - 1Huddersfield
ABolton0 - 3Burton
HBolton2 - 1Peterborough
ABolton0 - 2Northampton
HBolton4 - 1Wigan
ABolton1 - 1L Orient
HBolton3 - 0AFC Wim
ABolton1 - 1Blackpool
HBolton1 - 1Lincoln
HBolton1 - 1Reading
ABolton1 - 1Barnsley
HBolton2 - 0Plymouth
ABolton0 - 2Stockport
HBolton1 - 1Stevenage
ABolton1 - 1Peterborough
Rotherham 15TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
5
D
4
Lost
11
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Reading1 - 1Rotherham
Luton0 - 0Rotherham
Barnsley0 - 1Rotherham
Northampton1 - 2Rotherham
Mansfield2 - 1Rotherham
AFC Wim2 - 1Rotherham
Doncaster1 - 0Rotherham
Cardiff3 - 0Rotherham
Stevenage1 - 0Rotherham
Stevenage1 - 1Rotherham
Wigan1 - 0Rotherham
Stockport3 - 1Rotherham
Bolton0 - 1Rotherham
Northampton0 - 2Rotherham
Wrexham1 - 0Rotherham
Bristol R2 - 3Rotherham
Reading2 - 1Rotherham
Blackpool0 - 0Rotherham
Birmingham2 - 1Rotherham
Burton4 - 2Rotherham
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
7
Draw
6
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HRotherham0 - 3Blackpool
HRotherham1 - 1Wycombe
ARotherham1 - 1Reading
ARotherham0 - 0Luton
HRotherham3 - 0Lincoln
HRotherham2 - 2Burton
ARotherham1 - 0Barnsley
HRotherham1 - 0L Orient
ARotherham2 - 1Northampton
HRotherham2 - 2Bradford
ARotherham1 - 2Mansfield
HRotherham0 - 1Stockport
ARotherham1 - 2AFC Wim
HRotherham1 - 0Exeter
ARotherham0 - 1Doncaster
HRotherham2 - 2Wigan
ARotherham0 - 3Cardiff
ARotherham0 - 1Stevenage
HRotherham2 - 1Port Vale
HRotherham2 - 1Peterborough
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
5
Rotherham have beaten Bolton in 5 consecutive league meetings
5
Rotherham have not lost to Bolton in 5 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bolton since 2014
Bolton
Rotherham
Goals: Scored
7
7
Games: Scored
3 / 5
5 / 5
Clean sheets
0 / 5
2 / 5
BOL
3
RTH
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
0 - 1Rotherham
0 - 2Rotherham
Bolton2 - 1
Bolton2 - 1
Bolton3 - 2
League games at Rotherham since 2015
Rotherham
Bolton
Goals: Scored
20
6
Games: Scored
6 / 6
5 / 6
Clean sheets
1 / 6
0 / 6
D
1
RTH
5
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Rotherham
Rotherham3 - 1
Rotherham2 - 1
Rotherham6 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
Rotherham4 - 0
Rotherham4 - 2
Goal Statistics
Bolton 5th Rotherham 15th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.6
goals
0.7
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
52%
1
34%
2
11%
3
4+
There is a 52% probability that Rotherham 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
-13
Rotherham have scored 13% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.8
average goals scored
0.9
average goals scored
1.0
conceded
1.4
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Rotherham
1.6
0.7
Attack rating
11%
better
BOL
RTH
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Games scored14
13
Failed to score4
6
Scored first9
9
Goals scored25
20
Avg. goals scored1.4
1.1
Avg. shots per game12
7
Avg. shots per goal8
7
Conversion rate for12
14
Avg. XG for1.5
1
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
11%
better
BOL
RTH
view stats
Games conceded12
14
Clean sheets6
5
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded16
23
Avg. goals conceded0.9
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded5
9
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
7
Conversion rate against17%
13%
Avg. XG against0.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18765
T Sharman-LoweM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK18
1
-
M Conway DEF181
1
-
X Simons MID181
2
1
M Burstow FWD1873
3
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD1866
1
-
G Johnston DEF17
4
-
A Morley MID15
1
-
S Dalby FWD151
-
J Sheehan MID142
5
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF132
2
-
E Toal DEF121
-
J Randall MID121
-
E Erhahon  MID121
1
-
M Forss FWD122
1
-
I Cissoko FWD12
2
-
T Gale FWD1211
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF1011
1
-
J McAtee FWD91
-
C Forino DEF8
3
-
R Taylor DEF6
1
-
C Christie DEF51
-
K Dempsey MID42
-
Rotherham League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19325
C DawsonD HallR JamesZ Jules
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
C Dawson GLK19
1
-
R James DEF1812
2
-
D. Gore MID181
4
-
J Powell MID181
1
-
J Hugill FWD1821
3
-
D Hall DEF1731
2
-
J Rafferty DEF1711
1
-
A Martha FWD1611
1
-
S McWilliams MID151
-
J Benson MID1422
1
-
K Spence MID122
4
-
Z Jules DEF11
4
1
J. Baptiste DEF101
3
-
M. Kaleta DEF101
-
D Yearwood MID10
1
-
L Kelly MID9
2
-
M. Sherif FWD72
-
K Etete FWD7
1
-
S Nombe FWD73
1
-
L. Agbaire DEF6
2
-
H Douglas DEF61
2
-
S Raggett DEF5
2
-
T Holmes DEF4
-
J Kayode FWD3
-
J Holmes MID2
-
J. Ayres FWD1
-