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

Sat 27th Sep, 15:00 BST, Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Steven Schumacher pays counterpart Omar Lepri a visit on Saturday afternoon in the League One, as their Bolton Wanderers and Northampton Town charges face each other at the Sixfields Stadium. Ahead of the game, it's our goal to help you find the perfect bet for you. To this end, stats for every betting market have been laid out below, with head-to-head records and particularly important form streaks highlighted. Odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers are also given.


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Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
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Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Northampton
44%
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Draw
32%
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Bolton
24%
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Northampton 1-0
18%
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Draw 0-0
17%
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Draw 1-1
13%
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Bolton 1-0
12%
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Northampton 2-0
10%
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Northampton 2-1
7%
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Bolton 2-1
5%
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Bolton 2-0
4%
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Northampton 3-0
3%
--
Northampton 3-1
2%
--
Draw 2-2
2%
--
Bolton 3-1
1%
--
Bolton 3-0
1%
--
Northampton 4-0
1%
--
Northampton 3-2
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
26%
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Under 2.5 Goals
74%
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Home 1st Goal
50%
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Away 1st Goal
38%
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No 1st Goal
12%
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BTTS - Yes
33%
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BTTS - No
67%
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BTTS - Home Win
11%
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BTTS - Draw
15%
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BTTS - Away Win
7%
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Home/draw
76%
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Away/draw
56%
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Home/away
68%
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Over 1.5 Goals
53%
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Under 1.5 Goals
47%
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Over 3.5 Goals
10%
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Under 3.5 Goals
90%
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Over 4.5 Goals
3%
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Under 4.5 Goals
97%
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Over 5.5 Goals
1%
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Under 5.5 Goals
99%
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Over 0.5 Goals
83%
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Under 0.5 Goals
17%
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Home DNB
66%
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Away DNB
47%
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Northampton win to nil
32%
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Bolton win to nil
17%
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Win / draw / win League One table
Won
Draw
Lost
Northampton
Bolton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff75201017 
Nov 22
Apr 25
Oct 25
Apr 11
2
Bradford8521417 
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 3
Nov 22
Apr 25
3
Barnsley7511516 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
4
Stevenage7511516 
Feb 7
l
 
2-0A
Mar 28
Nov 15
5
Doncaster8512116 
Apr 18
Oct 18
Mar 17
Jan 1
6
Huddersfield8503415 
Dec 9
Dec 29
Apr 18
Oct 16
7
Lincoln8431315 
l
 
0-1A
Feb 17
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
8
Luton7403412 
Oct 25
Apr 11
May 2
Nov 29
9
Wigan8332412 
Apr 6
l
 
3-1A
Sep 20
Jan 17
10
Stockport8332112 
Jan 1
Mar 17
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
11
AFC Wim8404012 
Dec 19
Mar 7
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
12
Bolton8251311 
Sep 27
Jan 4
-
-
13
Mansfield8323211 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Dec 29
Dec 9
14
L Orient8323-311 
Feb 21
w
 
0-1F
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
15
Northampton7313-110 
-
-
Jan 4
Sep 27
16
Exeter830509 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 14
Dec 13
Feb 28
17
Plymouth8305-69 
May 2
Nov 29
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
18
Rotherham7214-47 
Oct 11
Jan 27
Dec 26
Mar 14
19
Reading7124-55 
Jan 31
-
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
20
Wycombe8125-35 
Jan 17
Sep 20
Mar 7
Dec 20
21
Port Vale8125-35 
Jan 10
Oct 4
Nov 8
Mar 21
22
Burton6114-54 
Mar 14
Dec 26
Jan 27
Oct 11
23
Blackpool7115-74 
w
 
1-0F
Jan 24
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
24
Peterborough8116-94 
Feb 28
Dec 13
Oct 4
Jan 10
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Northampton 15TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
18
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
10 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
10 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Northampton1 - 0Blackpool
Northampton2 - 0Exeter
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
Northampton0 - 0Bradford
Northampton1 - 1Wigan
Northampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
Northampton0 - 0Reading
Northampton0 - 2Rotherham
Northampton0 - 2Blackpool
Northampton1 - 1Birmingham
Northampton1 - 1Stockport
Northampton1 - 2Barnsley
Northampton2 - 1Bristol R
Northampton0 - 2Wrexham
Northampton3 - 2Huddersfield
Northampton0 - 1Lincoln
Northampton0 - 0Stevenage
Northampton0 - 5Charlton
Northampton2 - 1Peterborough
Northampton0 - 0Cambridge
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HNorthampton1 - 0Blackpool
ANorthampton1 - 0L Orient
HNorthampton2 - 0Exeter
HNorthampton0 - 1Lincoln
ANorthampton0 - 2Stevenage
HNorthampton0 - 0Bradford
ANorthampton1 - 3Wigan
HNorthampton1 - 1Wigan
ANorthampton0 - 3Crawley
HNorthampton4 - 1Shrewsbury
ANorthampton1 - 2Charlton
HNorthampton0 - 0Reading
ANorthampton4 - 0Peterborough
HNorthampton0 - 2Rotherham
ANorthampton1 - 1Cambridge
HNorthampton0 - 2Blackpool
HNorthampton1 - 1Birmingham
ANorthampton2 - 1L Orient
HNorthampton1 - 1Stockport
ANorthampton1 - 1Exeter
Bolton 12TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
30
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
L Orient1 - 1Bolton
Blackpool1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Stockport2 - 0Bolton
Peterborough1 - 1Bolton
Lincoln4 - 2Bolton
Barnsley4 - 1Bolton
Wigan0 - 1Bolton
Blackpool2 - 1Bolton
Bristol R3 - 2Bolton
Burton1 - 2Bolton
Wrexham0 - 0Bolton
Shrewsbury2 - 3Bolton
Reading1 - 0Bolton
Huddersfield0 - 1Bolton
Rotherham3 - 1Bolton
Exeter1 - 2Bolton
Mansfield2 - 1Bolton
Wycombe0 - 0Bolton
Cambridge1 - 1Bolton
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton1 - 1L Orient
HBolton3 - 0AFC Wim
ABolton1 - 1Blackpool
HBolton1 - 1Lincoln
HBolton1 - 1Reading
ABolton1 - 1Barnsley
HBolton2 - 0Plymouth
ABolton0 - 2Stockport
HBolton1 - 1Stevenage
ABolton1 - 1Peterborough
ABolton2 - 4Lincoln
HBolton0 - 2Wycombe
ABolton1 - 4Barnsley
HBolton0 - 1Rotherham
HBolton1 - 0Bristol R
ABolton1 - 0Wigan
ABolton1 - 2Blackpool
HBolton0 - 1Stockport
ABolton2 - 3Bristol R
ABolton2 - 1Burton
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
6
Bolton have not lost to Northampton in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Northampton since 2016
Northampton
Bolton
Goals: Scored
3
6
Games: Scored
2 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
1 / 3
D
1
BOL
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Northampton
2 - 4Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Bolton
League games at Bolton since 2017
Bolton
Northampton
Goals: Scored
7
3
Games: Scored
3 / 3
3 / 3
Clean sheets
0 / 3
0 / 3
BOL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton3 - 1
Bolton2 - 1
Bolton2 - 1
Goal Statistics

Bolton Wanderers's defensive record is very strong, Steven Schumacher's men having conceded 1 or less in 6 consecutive League One outings. An underwhelming PG rating of 1.4 for Northampton Town makes sense in this context.

Northampton 15th Bolton 12th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.1
goals
0.7
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
34%
1
37%
2
20%
3
4+
There is a 71% probability that Northampton will score no more than 1 goal
0
49%
1
35%
2
12%
3
4+
There is a 84% probability of Bolton scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-18
Northampton have scored 18% fewer goals at home than predicted
-20
Bolton have scored 20% fewer goals when away than predicted
0.9
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.5
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Northampton
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.1
0.7
Attack rating
NHT
BOL
31%
better
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Games scored2
4
Failed to score3
1
Scored first1
2
Goals scored3
5
Avg. goals scored0.4
0.6
Avg. shots per game5
8
Avg. shots per goal11
13
Conversion rate for9
8
Avg. XG for0.9
1.5
KickOff rating
+31%
Defence rating
10%
better
NHT
BOL
view stats
Games conceded3
4
Clean sheets2
1
Conceded first3
3
Goals conceded6
5
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.6
Avg. shots/game conceded5
2
Avg. shots/goal conceded6
4
Conversion rate against16%
26%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.6
KickOff rating
+10%

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

Northampton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
7122
L BurgeM DycheN Guinness-WalkerC McCarthy
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
L Burge GLK7
-
C McCarthy DEF7
2
-
M Dyche DEF71
-
D Campbell MID71
-
C McGeehan  MID71
1
-
T Fornah MID71
1
-
E. Wheatley FWD71
1
-
E List FWD7
1
-
S Hoskins FWD71
-
J Burroughs DEF6
-
M. Forbes DEF51
-
N Guinness-Walker DEF52
-
T Taylor MID5
-
J. Perkins MID5
1
-
J Thorniley DEF4
1
-
T Eaves FWD4
-
J Wormleighton DEF3
-
J Willis DEF1
-
Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
8422
T Sharman-LoweM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryM Burstow
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK8
-
M Conway DEF81
1
-
X Simons MID8
1
-
M Burstow FWD84
2
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD822
-
T Gale FWD8
1
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF71
1
-
G Johnston DEF7
2
-
E Erhahon  MID7
1
-
J Sheehan MID72
2
-
J Randall MID71
-
A Morley MID6
1
-
I Cissoko FWD6
-
E Toal DEF51
-
S Dalby FWD5
-
J McAtee FWD51
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF4
-
C Forino DEF4
1
-
R Taylor DEF2
-
M Forss FWD2
-