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

Thu 1st Jan, 15:00 BST, The Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Doncaster Rovers are in League One action on Thursday afternoon, as Grant McCann looks to get one over on Steven Schumacher and his Bolton Wanderers side at The Keepmoat Stadium. Below there are predictions for all the biggest betting markets, supporting statistics including head to heads (H2Hs), and odds from leading bookmakers. Access it all using the tabs below.


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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
Doncaster
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Bolton
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Doncaster 1-0
13%
--
Bolton 1-0
9%
--
Draw 0-0
9%
--
Doncaster 2-1
9%
--
Doncaster 2-0
9%
--
Bolton 2-1
6%
--
Bolton 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Doncaster 3-1
4%
--
Doncaster 3-0
4%
--
Bolton 3-1
2%
--
Doncaster 3-2
2%
--
Bolton 3-0
2%
--
Bolton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
42%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
58%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
43%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
47%
--
BTTS - No
53%
--
BTTS - Home Win
18%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
69%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
31%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
22%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
78%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
9%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
91%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
91%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
9%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Doncaster win to nil
27%
--
Bolton win to nil
16%
--
Win / draw / win League One table

Doncaster have played 20 matches so far this season and are in 20th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

18 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 10 games, drawn 4 and won 4. Doncaster have conceded 30 goals, scored 18, failed to score in 6 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Doncaster have played 10 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 4 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 12 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 1 time in home league games.

Bolton lay in 4th place on 34 points in the League One league table having played 19 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored 25 goals and kept 4 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bolton have conceded 16 goals and have failed to score in 3 matches.

Away league performance

Bolton have played 9 away games, winning 2, drawing 4 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.3 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Doncaster
Bolton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff1913241641 
Feb 28
l
 
4-3F
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
2
Bradford1910721037 
w
 
3-1F
Jan 31
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
3
Lincoln201055735 
Mar 28
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
4
Bolton199731034 
Jan 1
Mar 17
-
-
5
Stevenage181044934 
Apr 25
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 28
Jan 20
6
Stockport19955232 
l
 
0-2A
Dec 29
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
7
Luton21858-229 
Jan 4
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
8
Barnsley17845628 
l
 
1-2A
Mar 21
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
9
Huddersfield20848228 
Feb 17
l
 
2-0A
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
10
AFC Wim19838-327 
l
 
1-2F
Jan 17
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
11
Wigan19685126 
Jan 24
l
 
3-0A
w
 
4-1F
Jan 17
12
Wycombe20677525 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 7
Mar 7
Dec 20
13
L Orient20749-125 
Jan 27
l
 
4-0A
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
14
Reading20677-225 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
15
Northampton19739-224 
l
 
1-2F
Apr 18
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
16
Rotherham20668-424 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 21
Dec 26
Mar 14
17
Mansfield19658-123 
Apr 3
w
 
1-2A
Dec 29
w
 
0-1F
18
Burton19658-823 
d
 
1-1F
Jan 10
Jan 27
l
 
3-0A
19
Peterborough197111-422 
w
 
2-1F
May 2
w
 
2-1F
Jan 10
20
Doncaster206410-1022 
-
-
Mar 17
Jan 1
21
Plymouth207112-1122 
Dec 20
Mar 7
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
22
Exeter196211-220 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 6
w
 
2-1A
Feb 28
23
Blackpool205510-820 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
24
Port Vale193610-1015 
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
w
 
4-0F
Mar 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Doncaster 20TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
19 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
1 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
6
D
4
Lost
10
Bolton 4TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
6
Lost
8
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Doncaster since 2014
Doncaster
Bolton
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
DON
1
BOL
2
League games at Bolton since 2013
Bolton
Doncaster
Goals: Scored
6
0
Games: Scored
2 / 2
0 / 2
Clean sheets
2 / 2
0 / 2
BOL
2
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers's defensive record is to be admired, S. Schumacher's men having conceded 1 or less in 7 consecutive League One matches. An average PG rating of 1.4 for Doncaster Rovers makes sense in this context.

Doncaster 20th Bolton 4th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Doncaster will score no more than 1 goal
0
36%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 73% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+3
Doncaster’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-20
Bolton have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.6
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Doncaster
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.4
1
Attack rating
DON
BOL
12%
better
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Games scored14
15
Failed to score6
4
Scored first11
9
Goals scored20
27
Avg. goals scored1
1.4
Avg. shots per game9
12
Avg. shots per goal9
8
Conversion rate for12
12
Avg. XG for1.5
1.5
KickOff rating
+12%
Defence rating
DON
BOL
21%
better
view stats
Games conceded16
13
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first8
9
Goals conceded30
17
Avg. goals conceded1.5
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
6
Conversion rate against19%
18%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.8
KickOff rating
+21%

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

Doncaster League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
20655
O BaileyO BaileyL MolyneuxG Broadbent
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Gibson MID2032
-
O Bailey MID2062
3
-
P McCarthy FWD2031
3
-
C O'Riordan DEF19
3
-
L Molyneux FWD1935
4
-
G Broadbent MID181
5
-
G Middleton FWD181
3
-
T Lo-Tutala GLK17
1
-
J Maxwell DEF162
2
-
B Hanlan FWD142
2
-
J McGrath DEF13
3
-
R Gotts MID13
-
H Clifton MID131
1
-
M Pearson DEF121
-
J Senior DEF12
2
-
B Close MID101
1
-
S Grehan DEF9
-
J Sterry DEF8
-
T Nixon DEF8
1
-
C. Crew MID71
1
-
T Olusanya FWD7
-
I Lawlor GLK3
-
J Sbarra MID3
1
-
Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
19765
T Sharman-LoweM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK19
1
-
M Conway DEF191
1
-
X Simons MID191
2
1
M Burstow FWD1973
3
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD1966
1
-
G Johnston DEF18
4
-
S Dalby FWD162
-
A Morley MID15
1
-
J Sheehan MID152
5
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF132
2
-
E Toal DEF131
-
E Erhahon  MID131
1
-
M Forss FWD132
1
-
I Cissoko FWD13
2
-
T Gale FWD1321
1
-
J Randall MID121
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF1111
1
-
J McAtee FWD91
-
C Forino DEF8
3
-
C Christie DEF61
-
R Taylor DEF6
1
-
K Dempsey MID521
-
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