Score predictions - Bolton away

The stadium formerly known as the Reebok/Macron/UniBol is our next port of call (now known as the Toughsheet Community Stadium, no really). Despite their injury problems, Bolton are odds on favourites to pick up the points, best priced currently at 10/11. The Reds visit Bolton looking for a first league win at the Toughsheet, after a cup victory there last season. We're priced at 16/5 to take the points home.


At the Toughsheet Community Stadium this season, Bolton have the best record in the division, with a 2.21 points average on home soil. This is narrowly better than our away points average of 2.15, which is also the best record in the division. The Trotters have won their last 3 at home, all by a single goal, though prior to their defeat vs Bristol Rovers in mid-December, they'd won 6 in a row in all competitions, scoring 21 and conceding just 3. This did include heavy victories over Solihull and Harrogate in the cup. There is a pattern to their home form throughout the season which says they lose 1 in every 4. Just thought I'd point that out.


Our record at Bolton hasn't been brilliant in recent memory, though we haven't been defeated in 90 minutes in each of our last 4 visit, going back to 2017. Our last league victory vs Bolton came at Burnden Park on the final day of the 93/94 season, where Charlie Bishop and a brace from Andy Payton ensured a good end to a tough season for the Reds. At Bolton, we've won 4, drawn 8 and lost 12 in our 24 visits. Of the 5 meetings we had with Bolton last season, we won 2, drew 2 and lost 1.


Top scorer Dion Charles is having his 3rd consecutive prolific season up front for Bolton, having signed from Accrington in January 2022. He's comfortably their top scorer in the league, with Victor Adeboyejo behind him on 8. Their goal tallies are similar to the reds first choice front two, with Cole and McAtee on 16 and 6 respectively. Ricardo Santos, Bolton's man mountain at centre half is set to miss the game through injury which is a boost for a reds side also set to be slightly depleted.


Referee John Busby has averaged 4 yellows a game this season, and has only sent off Rotherham United's Cafu in their opening day defeat at Stoke. As mentioned elsewhere, he was the referee for our solitary away defeat of the season at Derby, booking Jon Russell on that occasion, and awarding the Rams a penalty for a foul by Jordan Williams (iirc). His last Bolton game was their 3-0 win over Southend in November 2020, when the Wanderers were in league 2. His score in the Golden Kettle/Comparatively Competent League table is currently 3.58/10.


I'm surprisingly confident for this one. I fully expect there to be a reaction after last week's debacle. I'm excited by the prospect of Earl coming in to strengthen the back line, and it appears Connell will be available too. Kane may be back, which will be a further boost, and already we'll be looking a stronger side. Bolton will miss Santos, but have just recruited a new centre half themselves I believe. It's going to be an interesting encounter, and I don't think for one minute that it will be the one sided affair I know some will predict. I'm going for 1-2 with Cole grabbing a brace for the reds.

 

3-0 routine away defeat.

 

Defeat by a goal or two

 

2-1 win for the reds COYR

 

Convincing defeat for us I fear.

 

3-1 Bolton. Victor hat trick, all scored with his ar5e

 

Goalfest tomorrow, 6 goal thriller. 4.2 to one or the other

 

Easy win for Bolton. 3 or 4 nowt, all in the first half if the team is as dopey as last week.

Hope they surprise me and come out fighting. Who knows, we are well capable of winning, but needs a bit of effort.

 

We always used to draw 2-2 so I am going for that

 

I think we'll lose 2-0. Hope I'm wrong.

 

1-2 Reds.

 

2-2 need to be switched on from first minute

 

Kane won't play. 2-0 Trotters

 

2-1 to them. Better side than us.

Big Vic first goal. Luca Connell equaliser. Some obscure **** defending for their winner.

 

Bolton 176-1 Barnsley

 

2-2 a la 1996.

 

3-1 Bolton. Despite us being decent away from home, can’t see anything other than a defeat.

 

1-1 good display from reds

 

3-2 to Bolton. Our 2nd in the 5th minute of 6 minutes added tome