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

Sat 7th Dec, 15:00 BST, The Memorial Stadium, Bristol

The Memorial Stadium faithful welcome Bolton Wanderers's supporters on Saturday afternoon, as Matt Taylor's Bristol Rovers go head to head with Ian Evatt's troops in the League One. We have odds from the UK's biggest bookmakers for the 17 biggest betting markets as well as predictions, statistics and head-to-head data for these two clubs. All can be selected 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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Bristol R
37%
--
Draw
25%
--
Bolton
38%
--
Draw 1-1
12%
--
Bolton 2-1
8%
--
Bolton 1-0
8%
--
Bristol R 2-1
8%
--
Bristol R 1-0
8%
--
Bolton 2-0
6%
--
Draw 2-2
6%
--
Draw 0-0
6%
--
Bristol R 2-0
6%
--
Bolton 3-1
4%
--
Bristol R 3-1
4%
--
Bolton 3-0
3%
--
Bolton 3-2
3%
--
Bristol R 3-2
3%
--
Bristol R 3-0
3%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
54%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
46%
--
Home 1st Goal
48%
--
Away 1st Goal
49%
--
No 1st Goal
3%
--
BTTS - Yes
57%
--
BTTS - No
43%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
19%
--
BTTS - Away Win
20%
--
Home/draw
62%
--
Away/draw
63%
--
Home/away
75%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
77%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
23%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
32%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
68%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
16%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
84%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
7%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
93%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
94%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
6%
--
Home DNB
54%
--
Away DNB
56%
--
Bristol R win to nil
18%
--
Bolton win to nil
19%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bristol R have played 15 matches so far this season and are in 14th position in the league.

Performance against teams above them in the league

8 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 6 games, drawn 1 and won 1. Bristol R have conceded 16 goals, scored 9, failed to score in 2 matches and kept no clean sheets.

Home league performance

Bristol R have played 8 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 2 fixtures. They have scored 9 goals, conceded 9 goals, kept 4 clean sheets and failed to score 2 times in home league games.

Bolton lay in 11th place on 23 points in the League One league table having played 14 matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 8 games against teams below them in the table, winning 6, drawing 1 and losing 1 game. They have scored 17 goals and kept 2 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Bolton have conceded 9 goals and have failed to score in 1 match.

Away league performance

Bolton have played 7 away games, winning 4, drawing 0 and losing 3 games. They have scored an average of 1.7 goals per away game and conceded an average 1.9 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bristol R
Bolton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Wycombe1410221632 
l
 
1-2F
Feb 8
Apr 18
Dec 20
2
Birmingham139311230 
Apr 1
Dec 14
Mar 4
l
 
2-0A
3
Wrexham158431128 
Dec 21
Apr 18
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 1
4
Stockport16763927 
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
Mar 15
l
 
5-0A
5
Barnsley15753526 
Jan 18
l
 
2-1A
Dec 26
Apr 12
6
Lincoln15753426 
d
 
1-1F
Mar 15
Dec 29
Apr 21
7
Mansfield13733524 
Mar 29
Nov 23
Dec 3
Jan 1
8
Huddersfield14725723 
Mar 8
l
 
3-1A
l
 
0-4A
Jan 25
9
Exeter14725423 
Apr 12
Dec 26
l
 
0-2A
Jan 4
10
Reading14725123 
Apr 26
l
 
1-0A
w
 
5-2F
Feb 1
11
Bolton 14725-223 
Dec 7
Apr 5
-
-
12
Peterborough15636421 
Feb 2
l
 
3-2A
w
 
1-0F
Apr 26
13
Charlton14545019 
w
 
3-2F
Jan 28
Jan 11
l
 
2-0A
14
Bristol R 15537-518 
-
-
Apr 5
Dec 7
15
Stevenage15537-518 
Apr 21
Dec 29
May 3
w
 
1-4F
16
Northampton15456-317 
w
 
1-0F
Feb 22
Jan 28
w
 
2-4F
17
Rotherham15456-417 
Mar 1
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
Jan 21
18
Blackpool15456-717 
Nov 26
May 3
Nov 23
Mar 29
19
Wigan14356014 
l
 
0-4A
Jan 25
Dec 14
Apr 1
20
L Orient14428-414 
Jan 1
Dec 3
Feb 22
w
 
1-2F
21
Crawley16349-1313 
d
 
0-00-0
Mar 22
Feb 8
w
 
0-2F
22
Cambridge14329-1111 
w
 
2-0F
Jan 4
Jan 18
Nov 26
23
Burton14158-108 
Feb 15
w
 
1-3A
w
 
2-1F
Mar 8
24
Shrewsbury152211-148 
w
 
1-0F
Mar 4
d
 
2-2A
Feb 15
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
Bristol R 14TH
20 league games
Home
Overall
Goals: Scored
17
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
11 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
9 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bristol R0 - 0Crawley
Bristol R1 - 1Lincoln
Bristol R1 - 0Shrewsbury
Bristol R3 - 2Charlton
Bristol R1 - 2Wycombe
Bristol R0 - 4Wigan
Bristol R2 - 0Cambridge
Bristol R1 - 0Northampton
Bristol R0 - 2Peterborough
Bristol R1 - 0Cambridge
Bristol R0 - 2Reading
Bristol R0 - 2Bolton
Bristol R0 - 0Shrewsbury
Bristol R0 - 3Derby
Bristol R2 - 1Carlisle
Bristol R1 - 2Burton
Bristol R0 - 2Fleetwood
Bristol R3 - 1Oxford Utd
Bristol R0 - 1Exeter
Bristol R1 - 2Blackpool
Goals: Scored
20
Conceded
28
Games: Scored
12 / 20
Conceded
14 / 20
Clean sheets
6 / 20
Failed to score
8 / 20
Won
7
D
3
Lost
10
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HBristol R0 - 0Crawley
HBristol R1 - 1Lincoln
ABristol R0 - 1Reading
HBristol R1 - 0Shrewsbury
ABristol R1 - 3Huddersfield
ABristol R3 - 1Burton
HBristol R3 - 2Charlton
HBristol R1 - 2Wycombe
ABristol R2 - 3Peterborough
HBristol R0 - 4Wigan
ABristol R1 - 2Barnsley
HBristol R2 - 0Cambridge
ABristol R0 - 2Stockport
ABristol R0 - 0Rotherham
HBristol R1 - 0Northampton
ABristol R0 - 2Wigan
HBristol R0 - 2Peterborough
HBristol R1 - 0Cambridge
ABristol R3 - 1Cheltenham
HBristol R0 - 2Reading
Bolton 11TH
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
32
Conceded
31
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
17 / 20
Clean sheets
3 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
8
Draw
5
Lost
7
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Stockport5 - 0Bolton
Stevenage1 - 4Bolton
Birmingham2 - 0Bolton
Northampton2 - 4Bolton
Crawley0 - 2Bolton
Charlton2 - 0Bolton
L Orient1 - 2Bolton
Barnsley1 - 3Bolton
Peterborough3 - 3Bolton
Bristol R0 - 2Bolton
Stevenage0 - 0Bolton
Derby1 - 0Bolton
Exeter2 - 2Bolton
Barnsley2 - 2Bolton
Wigan1 - 0Bolton
Blackpool4 - 1Bolton
Cambridge1 - 2Bolton
Northampton1 - 1Bolton
Carlisle1 - 4Bolton
L Orient1 - 0Bolton
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
35
Games: Scored
13 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
7 / 20
Won
9
D
4
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
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
HBolton2 - 3Barnsley
ABolton3 - 1Barnsley
ABolton3 - 3Peterborough
HBolton2 - 0Port Vale
HBolton2 - 2Shrewsbury
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Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bristol R since 2016
Bristol R
Bolton
Goals: Scored
3
9
Games: Scored
2 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
2 / 4
BOL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bristol R
0 - 2Bolton
2 - 3Bolton
0 - 2Bolton
1 - 2Bolton
League games at Bolton since 2017
Bolton
Bristol R
Goals: Scored
4
5
Games: Scored
4 / 4
4 / 4
Clean sheets
0 / 4
0 / 4
BRI
1
D
3
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
1 - 2Bristol R
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics

Goals have been difficult to come by for Bristol Rovers of late. It has been 5 League One matches since they last scored more than 1, and a PG of 1.4 suggests they'll have problems ending that run on Saturday afternoon against Bolton Wanderers.

Bristol R 14th Bolton 11th
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.4
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
25%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 60% probability that Bristol R will score no more than 1 goal
0
24%
1
34%
2
25%
3
12%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Bolton will score 1 or more goals
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-41
Bristol R have scored 41% fewer goals at home than predicted
+7
Bolton’s goalscoring when away has been inline with predictions
0.9
average goals scored
1.6
average goals scored
1.4
conceded
1.6
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
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Bristol R
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.4
1.4
Attack rating
%
better
BRI
BOL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
BRI
BOL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Bristol R League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
15336
J GriffithsS SinclairP OmochereT Moore
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Griffiths GLK15
1
-
J Wilson DEF151
1
-
C Mola DEF15
4
-
K Conteh MID14
3
-
P Omochere FWD1423
2
-
B Bilongo DEF1312
-
S Sinclair MID133
1
-
G Ward  MID1312
-
R Sotiriou FWD1311
2
-
C Taylor DEF12
1
-
J Lindsay MID122
2
-
T Moore DEF11
5
1
L McCormick MID111
-
S Forde FWD1121
2
1
L Thomas MID102
-
I Hutchinson MID81
-
L Sousa DEF71
-
G O'Donkor FWD711
2
-
J Garrett MID6
1
-
J Hunt DEF51
2
-
C Martin FWD4
1
-
M. Forbes DEF3
-
J Senior DEF2
-
K. Shaw MID2
-
Bolton League One squad statistics 2024/2025
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
14645
J Dacres-CogleyD CharlesJ SheehanR Santos
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Dacres-Cogley DEF142
2
-
R Santos DEF141
5
-
J Matete MID14
3
-
J Sheehan MID1414
1
-
J McAtee FWD143
1
-
S Schön FWD1411
4
-
A Collins FWD1412
1
-
D Charles FWD1461
-
V Adeboyejo FWD142
2
-
G Johnston DEF12
3
-
S Arfield MID111
1
-
E Toal DEF101
-
K Dempsey MID1032
1
-
N Baxter GLK9
2
-
G Thomason MID91
3
-
R Williams FWD712
3
-
L Southwood GLK5
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF5
1
-
W Forrester DEF3
-
C Forino DEF2
-
G Jones DEF1
-
K. Lolos MID1
1
-
English League One match betting previews, predictions and odds
Bolton v Blackpool
Sat 23rd Nov, 12:30
Stevenage v L Orient
Sat 23rd Nov, 12:30
Shrewsbury v Birmingham
Sat 23rd Nov, 12:30
Crawley v Rotherham
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Burton v Stockport
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Mansfield v Bristol R
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Wrexham v Exeter
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Northampton v Cambridge
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Lincoln v Wycombe
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Peterborough v Reading
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Huddersfield v Charlton
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Barnsley v Wigan
Sat 23rd Nov, 15:00
Burton v Charlton
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Wrexham v Lincoln
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Wigan v Northampton
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Exeter v Birmingham
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
L Orient v Huddersfield
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Wycombe v Mansfield
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Bristol R v Blackpool
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Cambridge v Bolton
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Barnsley v Reading
Tue 26th Nov, 19:45
Stevenage v Northampton
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Rotherham v Lincoln
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Exeter v Wycombe
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
L Orient v Bristol R
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Charlton v Crawley
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Wrexham v Barnsley
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Bolton v Mansfield
Tue 3rd Dec, 19:45
Reading v Cambridge
Tue 3rd Dec, 20:00
Huddersfield v Wigan
Tue 3rd Dec, 20:00
Shrewsbury v Blackpool
Wed 4th Dec, 19:45
Peterborough v Burton
Wed 4th Dec, 19:45
Birmingham v Stockport
Wed 4th Dec, 19:45
Wigan v L Orient
Sat 7th Dec, 12:30
Lincoln v Charlton
Sat 7th Dec, 12:30
Burton v Wrexham
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Mansfield v Huddersfield
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Blackpool v Rotherham
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Wycombe v Reading
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Bristol R v Bolton
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Cambridge v Shrewsbury
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Stockport v Exeter
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Barnsley v Birmingham
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00
Crawley v Stevenage
Sat 7th Dec, 15:00