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League One | Gameweek 29
Jan 28, 2025 at 7.45pm UK
University of Bolton Stadium
Northampton Town

Bolton
3 - 1
Northampton

Thomason (3'), Shaw (44' og.), Collins (83')
Sheehan (41')
FT(HT: 2-1)
Shaw (8')
Taylor (31'), Shaw (36')

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Tuesday's League One clash between Bolton Wanderers and Northampton Town, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Huddersfield 0-1 Bolton
Saturday, January 25 at 12.30pm in League One
Last Game: Wycombe 0-0 Northampton
Saturday, January 25 at 3pm in League One

We said: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Northampton Town

Northampton have gone nine games without registering multiple goals and have to go back to September for the last time they scored more than once in a League One away match, two harbingers of doom for their midweek trip to Bolton. Nolan's men should not be torn to shreds defensively, but if a morale-boosted Bolton can find their way through - which they almost certainly will - we cannot envisage the goal-shy visitors responding. Read more.

Data Analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 66.28%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Northampton Town had a probability of 13.81%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.6%) and 2-1 (9.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.47%), while for a Northampton Town win it was 0-1 (4.59%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.

Result
Bolton WanderersDrawNorthampton Town
66.28% (-0.02000000000001 -0.02) 19.91% (0.010000000000002 0.01) 13.81% (0.0089999999999986 0.01)
Both teams to score 48.67% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
54.86% (-0.022000000000006 -0.02)45.14% (0.021999999999998 0.02)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
32.51% (-0.022999999999996 -0.02)67.48% (0.021999999999991 0.02)
Bolton Wanderers Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
87.26% (-0.012999999999991 -0.01)12.73% (0.011999999999999 0.01)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
61.02% (-0.024999999999999 -0.02)38.97% (0.023999999999994 0.02)
Northampton Town Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
55.77% (0.0010000000000048 0)44.23% (-0.00099999999999767 -0)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
19.69% (0.0030000000000001 0)80.31% (-0.0019999999999953 -0)
Score Analysis
    Bolton Wanderers 66.27%
    Northampton Town 13.81%
    Draw 19.91%
Bolton WanderersDrawNorthampton Town
2-0 @ 11.96%
1-0 @ 11.6%
2-1 @ 9.76%
3-0 @ 8.22% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
3-1 @ 6.7% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-0 @ 4.23% (-0.0030000000000001 -0)
4-1 @ 3.45% (-0.0029999999999997 -0)
3-2 @ 2.73% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
5-0 @ 1.75% (-0.002 -0)
5-1 @ 1.42% (-0.002 -0)
4-2 @ 1.41% (-0.00099999999999989 -0)
Other @ 3.04%
Total : 66.27%
1-1 @ 9.47% (0.004999999999999 0)
0-0 @ 5.63% (0.0059999999999993 0.01)
2-2 @ 3.98%
Other @ 0.83%
Total : 19.91%
0-1 @ 4.59% (0.0040000000000004 0)
1-2 @ 3.86% (0.0020000000000002 0)
0-2 @ 1.87% (0.002 0)
2-3 @ 1.08%
1-3 @ 1.05%
Other @ 1.35%
Total : 13.81%

How you voted: Bolton vs Northampton

Bolton Wanderers
83.3%
Draw
12.1%
Northampton Town
4.5%
66
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Bolton
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McGeehan (10'), Chouchane (37'), Roberts (67'), Pinnock (87')
McAtee (6'), Thomason (23'), Toal (60'), Charles (83')
Thomason (17'), Schon (33'), Matete (90+2'), Williams (90+5')
Feb 10, 2024 3pm
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Northampton
1-1
Bolton
Bowie (2')
Mendes Gomes (74')
Adeboyejo (23'), Sheehan (54'), Jones (90+1')
Evatt (24'), Thomason (27')
Oct 21, 2023 3pm
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2-1
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Charles (8'), Williams (16')
Hoskins (66')
Hondermarck (86')
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Le Fondre (75' pen.), Morais (82')
Smith (57')
Richards (17'), Buchanan (51')
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rhs 2.0
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Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham26186244182660
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe28177454292558
3Wrexham28157641241752
4Huddersfield TownHuddersfield27146739231648
5Stockport CountyStockport28138743281547
6Leyton Orient27135940241644
7Bolton WanderersBolton28135104342144
8Charlton AthleticCharlton2712783426843
9Barnsley28126104139242
10Reading27125104241141
11Lincoln CityLincoln28108103433138
12Mansfield TownMansfield26114113432237
13Blackpool2791083938137
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham27107103231137
15Stevenage2610792324-137
16Wigan AthleticWigan2796122627-133
17Exeter CityExeter2895143242-1032
18Peterborough UnitedPeterborough2886144452-830
19Bristol Rovers2784152543-1828
20Northampton TownNorthampton2869132543-1827
21Burton Albion2859143044-1424
22Crawley TownCrawley2666142646-2024
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge2756162849-2121
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury2755172647-2120


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