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Wigan Athletic v Bolton Wanderers : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 17th Jan, 12:30 BST, DW Stadium, Wigan

Saturday lunch time sees Ryan Lowe’s Wigan Athletic and Steven Schumacher’s Bolton Wanderers go head to head in a League One battle at the DW Stadium. Analysing both teams' last 20 League One matches, as well as baseline data within the competition and the betting market, to generate our percentage predictions. All the statistics, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside odds from leading bookmakers.


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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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Wigan
43%
--
Draw
30%
--
Bolton
27%
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Wigan 1-0
16%
--
Draw 0-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Bolton 1-0
11%
--
Wigan 2-0
9%
--
Wigan 2-1
8%
--
Bolton 2-1
6%
--
Bolton 2-0
5%
--
Wigan 3-0
3%
--
Draw 2-2
3%
--
Wigan 3-1
3%
--
Bolton 3-1
2%
--
Bolton 3-0
1%
--
Wigan 3-2
1%
--
Wigan 4-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
33%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
67%
--
Home 1st Goal
49%
--
Away 1st Goal
41%
--
No 1st Goal
9%
--
BTTS - Yes
39%
--
BTTS - No
61%
--
BTTS - Home Win
14%
--
BTTS - Draw
17%
--
BTTS - Away Win
9%
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Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
57%
--
Home/away
70%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
60%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
40%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
14%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
86%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
5%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
95%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
2%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
98%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
87%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
13%
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Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
48%
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Wigan win to nil
29%
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Bolton win to nil
18%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Wigan have played 24 matches so far this season and are in 15th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

14 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 6 and won 2. Wigan have conceded 18 goals, scored 12, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Wigan have played 11 games at home, winning 5, drawing 3 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 12 goals, conceded 8 goals, kept 5 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Bolton lay in 5th place on 39 points in the League One league table having played 24 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 20 games against teams below them in the table, winning 8, drawing 7 and losing 5 games. They have scored 27 goals and kept 5 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bolton have conceded 20 goals and have failed to score in 5 matches.

Away league performance

Bolton have played 11 away games, winning 2, drawing 5 and losing 4 games. They have scored an average of 0.8 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.4 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Wigan
Bolton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Cardiff2416351851 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
1-0A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
2
Lincoln2514651448 
Jan 31
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
3
Bradford241374946 
Mar 14
l
 
2-1A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
4
Huddersfield2511681139 
Feb 28
d
 
1-1A
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
5
Bolton241095939 
Jan 17
l
 
4-1A
-
-
6
Stockport241167339 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 21
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
7
Stevenage221075837 
d
 
0-00-0
May 2
Mar 28
Jan 20
8
Luton241059435 
Feb 17
l
 
1-0A
May 2
d
 
1-1F
9
Reading24987435 
-
Mar 28
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
10
Wycombe25898433 
l
 
0-1A
Jan 27
Mar 7
l
 
2-1F
11
Mansfield23959332 
Apr 11
d
 
1-1A
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
12
Peterborough2410212-332 
w
 
2-0F
Feb 7
w
 
2-1F
Jan 10
13
AFC Wim249411-631 
Apr 25
w
 
1-2A
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
14
Exeter249312230 
Mar 21
d
 
1-1F
w
 
2-1A
Feb 28
15
Wigan24798-130 
-
-
w
 
4-1F
Jan 17
16
Plymouth259313-730 
Mar 10
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
17
Barnsley21858029 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 17
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
18
Blackpool258512-629 
l
 
0-2A
Mar 7
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
19
Northampton248511-629 
w
 
3-1F
Apr 6
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
20
L Orient248412-628 
Apr 3
l
 
2-0A
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
21
Burton247611-1127 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
Jan 27
l
 
3-0A
22
Rotherham246612-1324 
Feb 14
d
 
2-2F
w
 
2-1F
Mar 14
23
Doncaster246513-1723 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 24
Mar 17
d
 
1-1A
24
Port Vale234613-1318 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 18
w
 
4-0F
Mar 21
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Wigan 12TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
19
Conceded
16
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
6
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Wigan0 - 2Blackpool
Wigan1 - 0Burton
Wigan0 - 0Stevenage
Wigan1 - 0Port Vale
Wigan0 - 1Wycombe
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Wigan3 - 0Doncaster
Wigan1 - 1Stockport
Wigan2 - 0Peterborough
Wigan3 - 1Northampton
Wigan1 - 1Blackpool
Wigan1 - 0Rotherham
Wigan0 - 0Wrexham
Wigan0 - 1Bolton
Wigan1 - 1Barnsley
Wigan1 - 0Cambridge
Wigan1 - 2Reading
Wigan2 - 1Huddersfield
Wigan0 - 2Stockport
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
AWigan0 - 1Cardiff
HWigan1 - 1Barnsley
AWigan2 - 0Burton
AWigan1 - 2Bradford
HWigan0 - 2Blackpool
AWigan1 - 1Huddersfield
HWigan1 - 0Burton
HWigan0 - 0Stevenage
AWigan2 - 1AFC Wim
AWigan1 - 1Exeter
AWigan1 - 1Mansfield
HWigan1 - 0Port Vale
HWigan0 - 1Wycombe
AWigan1 - 1Plymouth
HWigan0 - 2Cardiff
AWigan1 - 4Bolton
HWigan3 - 0Doncaster
AWigan2 - 2Lincoln
HWigan1 - 1Stockport
AWigan2 - 2Rotherham
Bolton 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
22
Conceded
32
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
7
Lost
8
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Doncaster1 - 1Bolton
Wycombe2 - 1Bolton
Mansfield0 - 1Bolton
Luton1 - 1Bolton
Huddersfield1 - 2Bolton
Burton3 - 0Bolton
Northampton2 - 0Bolton
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
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
18
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
9
Draw
7
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBolton0 - 0Northampton
ABolton1 - 1Doncaster
HBolton0 - 1Mansfield
HBolton2 - 1Rotherham
ABolton1 - 2Wycombe
HBolton2 - 1Exeter
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
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Wigan since 2005
Wigan
Bolton
Goals: Scored
17
15
Games: Scored
10 / 13
9 / 13
Clean sheets
4 / 13
3 / 13
WIG
5
D
5
BOL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Wigan
0 - 1Bolton
Wigan1 - 0
Draw1 - 1Draw
Wigan5 - 2
Draw1 - 1Draw
Wigan3 - 2
1 - 3Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Draw0 - 0Draw
Wigan1 - 0
1 - 3Bolton
Wigan2 - 1
League games at Bolton since 2006
Bolton
Wigan
Goals: Scored
20
21
Games: Scored
9 / 14
13 / 14
Clean sheets
1 / 14
5 / 14
WIG
6
D
4
BOL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton4 - 1
0 - 2Wigan
0 - 4Wigan
0 - 4Wigan
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton3 - 1
Draw1 - 1Draw
1 - 2Wigan
Draw1 - 1Draw
Bolton4 - 0
0 - 1Wigan
Bolton4 - 1
0 - 1Wigan
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Wigan 12th Bolton 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.2
goals
0.9
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
4+
There is a 67% probability that Wigan will score no more than 1 goal
0
43%
1
36%
2
15%
3
4+
There is a 79% probability of Bolton scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-20
Wigan have scored 20% fewer goals at home than predicted
-15
Bolton have scored 15% fewer goals when away than predicted
1.0
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
0.8
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Wigan
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.2
0.9
Attack rating
WIG
BOL
5%
better
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Games scored17
18
Failed to score6
5
Scored first10
11
Goals scored26
31
Avg. goals scored1.1
1.3
Avg. shots per game8
11
Avg. shots per goal7
9
Conversion rate for14
11
Avg. XG for1.3
1.6
KickOff rating
+5%
Defence rating
WIG
BOL
4%
better
view stats
Games conceded17
17
Clean sheets6
6
Conceded first12
11
Goals conceded26
22
Avg. goals conceded1.1
0.9
Avg. shots/game conceded8
5
Avg. shots/goal conceded7
6
Conversion rate against14%
17%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+4%

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

Wigan League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
24446
S TickleF MurrayC SaydeeM Smith
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Tickle GLK241
-
F Murray MID2342
4
-
W Aimson DEF22
4
-
C Saydee FWD2224
2
1
M Fox DEF213
1
1
C Wright MID2133
2
-
D Costelloe FWD213
2
1
P Mullin FWD2041
1
-
J Weir MID171
2
1
J Kerr  DEF161
1
-
R Rodrigues FWD161
1
-
J Hungbo FWD163
1
-
M Smith MID151
5
1
M. Asamoah FWD1511
-
J Carragher DEF12
-
T Francois MID12
1
-
L Robinson DEF9
2
-
O Cooper MID91
-
R Trevitt MID91
1
-
C McManaman FWD9
-
S Sessegnon DEF7
2
1
B Adeeko MID7
-
I Mabaya DEF2
-
Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
23786
M ConwayM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
M Conway DEF241
2
-
M Burstow FWD2473
3
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD2468
1
-
G Johnston DEF23
4
-
X Simons MID231
3
1
T Sharman-Lowe GLK22
1
-
S Dalby FWD212
-
J Sheehan MID2023
6
-
T Gale FWD1831
1
-
E Toal DEF171
-
E Erhahon  MID171
1
-
A Morley MID17
1
-
M Forss FWD172
1
-
I Cissoko FWD16
3
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF1511
2
-
J Randall MID151
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF132
2
-
K Dempsey MID1031
1
-
J McAtee FWD101
-
C Christie DEF91
-
C Forino DEF9
3
-
R Taylor DEF7
1
-
T Miller GLK2
-