Bolton5 - 1Salford City
Form, Standings, Stats
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in League One
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 2 | Exeter City | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Bolton Wanderers | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | Sheffield Wednesday | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Saturday, August 6 at 3pm in League Two
| Current League Standings | P | GD | PTS | |
| 6 | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Salford City | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Northampton Town | 2 | 1 | 4 |
We said: Bolton Wanderers 1-0 Salford City
Bolton have been a real force to reckon with on their own patch and boast a more experienced squad at this level. We fancy them to just about get the job done and progress into the next round of the EFL Cup. 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 37.62%. A win for Salford City had a probability of 36.83% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.36%) and 2-0 (6.12%). The likeliest Salford City win was 0-1 (8.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bolton Wanderers would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Bolton Wanderers | Draw | Salford City |
37.62% ( -0.99) | 25.55% ( 0.51) | 36.83% ( 0.48) |
| Both teams to score 55.81% ( -1.77) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
