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Bolton Wanderers v Lincoln City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sun 29th Dec, 15:00 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

It's a long trek for Michael Skubala's Lincoln City side on Sunday afternoon, as they make their way to the Macron Stadium for a League One tie with Ian Evatt's Bolton Wanderers. For every League One match, KickOff delves into the stats for seventeen major betting markets. Important stats, including head to head (H2H) results, are then published alongside odds.


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Best Tip: Under 3.5 goals

It's our view that there's not a clear favourite to to get the win in this one, but does appear clear is that the odds are pointing towards it'll have no more than 3 goals. Our statistical analysis says the same. Bolton and Lincoln have served up plenty of under 3.5 goal games recently, and key performance statistics point towards more of the same. We have confidence in predicting under 3.5 goals on Sunday afternoon, and the bookmakers have it priced at 1.30.

In-Play
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
If you’re looking for a winner in this match, we think Bolton are the most likely. Our predictive algorithm gives them a 42% chance of victory, and the bookies have them at a best price of 2.00.

Checkout the hundreds of tips picked but our top win/draw/win tipsters

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Predictions Add Bet365 Coral
Bolton
42%
1/11/1
Draw
26%
5/25/2
Lincoln
32%
13/513/5
Draw 1-1
13%
11/211/2
Bolton 1-0
11%
13/26/1
Lincoln 1-0
9%
10/18/1
Bolton 2-1
9%
8/17/1
Draw 0-0
8%
9/18/1
Bolton 2-0
7%
17/215/2
Lincoln 2-1
7%
12/110/1
Lincoln 2-0
5%
18/114/1
Draw 2-2
5%
14/112/1
Bolton 3-1
4%
16/112/1
Bolton 3-0
3%
16/114/1
Lincoln 3-1
3%
28/120/1
Bolton 3-2
2%
25/118/1
Lincoln 3-0
2%
40/128/1
Lincoln 3-2
2%
33/125/1
Over 2.5 Goals
48%
19/20-
Under 2.5 Goals
52%
17/20-
Home 1st Goal
50%
8/13-
Away 1st Goal
46%
6/4-
No 1st Goal
5%
9/1-
BTTS - Yes
52%
4/54/5
BTTS - No
48%
19/2010/11
BTTS - Home Win
19%
3/13/1
BTTS - Draw
19%
7/27/2
BTTS - Away Win
15%
6/111/2
Home/draw
68%
2/72/7
Away/draw
58%
4/54/5
Home/away
74%
2/72/7
Over 1.5 Goals
73%
2/7-
Under 1.5 Goals
27%
5/2-
Over 3.5 Goals
26%
12/5-
Under 3.5 Goals
74%
3/10-
Over 4.5 Goals
12%
11/2-
Under 4.5 Goals
88%
1/9-
Over 5.5 Goals
5%
14/1-
Under 5.5 Goals
95%
1/33-
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
1/16-
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
9/1-
Home DNB
60%
4/94/9
Away DNB
50%
13/86/4
Bolton win to nil
23%
5/2-
Lincoln win to nil
17%
11/2-
Bolton / Bolton
25%
9/421/10
Bolton / Lincoln
3%
33/125/1
Bolton / Draw
6%
12/112/1
Draw / Bolton
16%
4/119/5
Draw / Lincoln
10%
7/113/2
Draw / Draw
15%
9/24/1
Lincoln / Bolton
4%
22/118/1
Lincoln / Lincoln
14%
5/19/2
Lincoln / Draw
6%
14/112/1
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 19 matches so far this season and are in 8th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

6 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 3 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Bolton have conceded 13 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 5 matches and kept 2 clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bolton have played 10 games at home, winning 5, drawing 2 and losing 3 fixtures. They have scored 15 goals, conceded 15 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and failed to score 4 times in home league games.

Lincoln lay in 6th place on 31 points in the League One league table having played 21 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 16 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 6 and losing 3 games. They have scored 21 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Lincoln have conceded 15 goals and have failed to score in 4 matches.

Away league performance

Lincoln have played 11 away games, winning 3, drawing 5 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.1 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Lincoln
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Birmingham1914321945 
Mar 4
l
 
2-0A
l
 
1-3F
Mar 8
2
Wycombe2013522144 
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-3F
Mar 29
3
Wrexham2112631742 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
May 3
l
 
1-0A
4
Huddersfield2012351639 
l
 
0-4A
Jan 25
Apr 1
d
 
2-2F
5
Stockport2110651236 
Mar 15
l
 
5-0A
w
 
2-1A
Apr 26
6
Lincoln Away21876331 
Dec 29
Apr 21
-
-
7
Reading20947031 
w
 
5-2F
Feb 1
w
 
2-0F
Apr 18
8
Bolton Home19946-131 
-
-
Apr 21
Dec 29
9
Barnsley21867-130 
Dec 26
Apr 12
l
 
1-2A
Mar 1
10
Mansfield19847128 
w
 
3-1A
Jan 1
w
 
4-1F
-
11
Charlton20767427 
Jan 21
l
 
2-0A
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 5
12
Blackpool20767-227 
w
 
2-1A
Mar 29
Jan 28
d
 
1-1A
13
Exeter20839-327 
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
Mar 22
d
 
0-00-0
14
Stevenage19757-226 
May 3
w
 
1-4F
Jan 4
w
 
0-1F
15
L Orient20749325 
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
w
 
2-1F
Feb 15
16
Peterborough207310124 
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
Jan 25
d
 
1-1F
17
Wigan20668124 
l
 
0-2A
Apr 1
d
 
0-00-0
Feb 1
18
Rotherham19658-223 
Mar 22
Jan 11
Jan 1
l
 
2-1A
19
Bristol R206410-1122 
Apr 5
-
Mar 15
d
 
1-1A
20
Northampton215610-1321 
Jan 28
w
 
2-4F
w
 
2-1A
Jan 18
21
Crawley205411-1319 
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
Mar 4
l
 
3-0A
22
Cambridge204511-1517 
Jan 18
d
 
1-1F
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
23
Burton202612-1512 
w
 
2-1F
Mar 8
Feb 22
w
 
2-3A
24
Shrewsbury203314-2012 
d
 
2-2A
Feb 15
Apr 12
Dec 26
Promotion
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Win / draw / win form
Bolton 8TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
39
Conceded
29
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
10
Draw
5
Lost
5
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton0 - 2Wigan
Bolton3 - 1Mansfield
Bolton2 - 1Blackpool
Bolton1 - 0Peterborough
Bolton2 - 1Burton
Bolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Bolton0 - 4Huddersfield
Bolton0 - 2Exeter
Bolton0 - 0Wrexham
Bolton0 - 2Oxford Utd
Bolton2 - 3Barnsley
Bolton2 - 0Port Vale
Bolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
Bolton1 - 1Portsmouth
Bolton5 - 2Reading
Bolton5 - 0Oxford Utd
Bolton2 - 0Cambridge
Bolton3 - 3Charlton
Bolton2 - 1Wycombe
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton0 - 0Wycombe
HBolton0 - 2Wigan
HBolton3 - 1Mansfield
ABolton1 - 1Cambridge
HBolton2 - 1Blackpool
ABolton0 - 5Stockport
ABolton4 - 1Stevenage
HBolton1 - 0Peterborough
ABolton0 - 2Birmingham
HBolton2 - 1Burton
HBolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
ABolton4 - 2Northampton
ABolton2 - 0Crawley
HBolton5 - 2Reading
HBolton0 - 4Huddersfield
HBolton0 - 2Exeter
ABolton0 - 2Charlton
HBolton0 - 0Wrexham
ABolton2 - 1L Orient
HBolton0 - 2Oxford Utd
Lincoln 6TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
29
Conceded
19
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
9
Draw
8
L
3
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Huddersfield2 - 2Lincoln
Rotherham2 - 1Lincoln
Wrexham1 - 0Lincoln
Exeter0 - 0Lincoln
Bristol R1 - 1Lincoln
Crawley3 - 0Lincoln
Blackpool1 - 1Lincoln
Cambridge0 - 2Lincoln
Peterborough1 - 1Lincoln
Stevenage0 - 1Lincoln
Burton2 - 3Lincoln
Cheltenham1 - 2Lincoln
Oxford Utd0 - 1Lincoln
Reading1 - 1Lincoln
Carlisle1 - 3Lincoln
Barnsley1 - 5Lincoln
Port Vale0 - 2Lincoln
Charlton1 - 1Lincoln
Burton0 - 1Lincoln
Wycombe1 - 1Lincoln
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
7
Draw
7
Lost
6
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HLincoln2 - 0Reading
ALincoln2 - 2Huddersfield
HLincoln0 - 0Charlton
ALincoln1 - 2Rotherham
ALincoln0 - 1Wrexham
HLincoln2 - 3Wycombe
ALincoln0 - 0Exeter
ALincoln1 - 1Bristol R
HLincoln2 - 1Northampton
HLincoln2 - 1Stockport
ALincoln0 - 3Crawley
HLincoln1 - 3Birmingham
HLincoln2 - 1L Orient
ALincoln1 - 1Blackpool
ALincoln2 - 0Cambridge
HLincoln0 - 0Wigan
ALincoln1 - 1Peterborough
ALincoln1 - 0Stevenage
HLincoln4 - 1Mansfield
HLincoln1 - 2Barnsley
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
3
Bolton have beaten Lincoln in 3 consecutive home league meetings
6
Bolton have not lost to Lincoln in 6 consecutive league meetings
League games at Bolton since 2022
Bolton
Lincoln
Goals: Scored
8
1
Games: Scored
3 / 3
1 / 3
Clean sheets
2 / 3
0 / 3
BOL
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton3 - 0
Bolton2 - 0
Bolton3 - 1
League games at Lincoln since 2020
Lincoln
Bolton
Goals: Scored
6
4
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
BOL
2
D
1
LIN
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Lincoln
0 - 1Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
0 - 1Bolton
Lincoln5 - 1
Goal Statistics
Bolton 8th Lincoln 6th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.2
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
0
31%
1
36%
2
21%
3
8%
4+
There is a 67% probability that Lincoln will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+6
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+13
Lincoln have scored 13% more goals when away than predicted
2.0
average goals scored
1.5
average goals scored
1.5
conceded
1.0
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2024/2025 season
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Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Lincoln
1.4
1.2
Attack rating
BOL
LIN
9%
better
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Games scored11
16
Failed to score8
5
Scored first8
9
Goals scored28
28
Avg. goals scored1.5
1.3
Avg. shots per game9
8
Avg. shots per goal6
6
Conversion rate for17
16
Avg. XG for1.4
1.1
KickOff rating
+9%
Defence rating
BOL
LIN
11%
better
view stats
Games conceded15
15
Clean sheets4
6
Conceded first9
9
Goals conceded29
25
Avg. goals conceded1.5
1.2
Avg. shots/game conceded8
6
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
5
Conversion rate against20%
19%
Avg. XG against1.2
0.9
KickOff rating
+11%

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

Bolton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
18746
J Dacres-CogleyD CharlesJ SheehanR Santos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Dacres-Cogley DEF193
2
-
J Matete MID19
4
-
J McAtee FWD1941
1
-
A Collins FWD1932
3
-
D Charles FWD1972
-
V Adeboyejo FWD193
2
-
R Santos DEF181
6
-
S Schön FWD1812
5
-
J Sheehan MID1714
3
-
G Johnston DEF16
5
-
N Baxter GLK14
3
-
G Thomason MID132
6
-
S Arfield MID111
1
-
R Williams FWD1112
4
-
E Toal DEF101
-
K Dempsey MID1032
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF91
2
-
G Jones DEF6
1
-
L Southwood GLK5
1
-
K. Lolos MID5
2
-
W Forrester DEF4
-
C Forino DEF2
-
Lincoln League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
21536
S RoughanB CadamarteriT DarikwaT Darikwa
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
S Roughan DEF2112
2
-
G Wickens GLK20
3
-
T Darikwa DEF2033
6
-
P O'Connor DEF2023
5
1
J Moylan MID202
1
-
E Erhahon  MID19
3
-
F Draper FWD182
3
-
J Makama FWD1822
2
-
B Cadamarteri FWD185
1
-
C McGrandles MID17
4
-
B House FWD1751
6
-
D Jefferies MID162
2
-
E Hamilton MID13
1
-
E Ring FWD1311
-
J McKiernan MID12
-
T Hamer DEF1121
-
A Jackson DEF921
2
1
L Montsma  DEF91
1
-
T Bayliss MID93
-
R Hackett FWD912
1
-
D Duffy MID5
1
-
R Street FWD5
-
Z Jeacock GLK2
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
L Orient v Crawley
Thu 26th Dec, 13:00
Stevenage v Wycombe
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Rotherham v Wigan
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Wrexham v Blackpool
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Exeter v Bristol R
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Lincoln
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Barnsley
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Charlton v Cambridge
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Peterborough v Mansfield
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Birmingham v Burton
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Reading v Northampton
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Stockport
Thu 26th Dec, 15:00
Rotherham v Stockport
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Charlton v Wycombe
Sun 29th Dec, 12:30
Wrexham v Wigan
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Exeter v Crawley
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Shrewsbury v Northampton
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Stevenage v Bristol R
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
L Orient v Cambridge
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Peterborough v Barnsley
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Birmingham v Blackpool
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Reading v Mansfield
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Huddersfield v Burton
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Bolton v Lincoln
Sun 29th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Shrewsbury
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Huddersfield
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Mansfield v Bolton
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Burton v Peterborough
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Crawley v Charlton
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Northampton v Stevenage
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Exeter
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Rotherham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Bristol R v L Orient
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Cambridge v Reading
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Stockport v Birmingham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Barnsley v Wrexham
Wed 1st Jan, 15:00
Burton v Northampton
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Cambridge v Bristol R
Sat 4th Jan, 12:30
Stockport v Mansfield
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Barnsley v Crawley
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wrexham v Peterborough
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wigan v Birmingham
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Exeter v Bolton
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
L Orient v Shrewsbury
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Blackpool
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Lincoln v Stevenage
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Charlton v Reading
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Huddersfield v Rotherham
Sat 4th Jan, 15:00
Wycombe v Huddersfield
Tue 7th Jan, 19:45