Championship (England) PENDING
Sat, Oct 31 · 16:00 · Toughsheet Community Stadium
Bolton Home
VS
Bristol City Away
Bolton vs Bristol City — Championship
Tipster's pick Draw or Bristol City
Confidence High
Odds 1.40 Odds via Bet365
Expert analysis

Bristol City Defence Suits Draw or Win at Bolton

Bolton occupy 18th spot while Bristol City sit four places higher on one more point. The away side have shown defensive discipline this season, keeping things tight with low goal tallies on both ends. Bolton concede 2.0 goals per home game, a figure that matches Bristol City’s 1.5 goals scored on their travels. In recent head-to-head games Bristol City hold the edge with four victories to Bolton’s three. Bolton’s recent results include two wins, one draw and two defeats, leaving them without a settled run. Bristol City also carry two draws in their last five matches. How the game unfolds may hinge on whether Bristol City can maintain their compact shape against Bolton’s home attacks.

AcePredictor Analysis by AcePredictor 68.5% win rate
This season
Bolton Bristol City
Over 2.5 goals 67% 42%
Clean sheet 25% 17%
Failed to score 33% 42%
Scored per game 1.3 1.0
Conceded per game 1.9 1.3
Scored home / away 1.2 / 1.5 0.5 / 1.5

Across 12 and 12 matches played this season.

League table position
# Team PWDLPts
13 MIL Millwall 12 4 3 5 15
14 BRI Bristol City ▲ 12 4 3 5 15
15 LIN Lincoln 12 4 3 5 15
16 CAR Cardiff 12 3 5 4 14
17 WRE Wrexham 12 3 5 4 14
18 BOL Bolton ▲ 12 4 2 6 14
19 CHA Charlton 12 3 5 4 14
Recent form · last 5 finished matches
Bolton WLWDL
W @ Norwich 4–3 Sep 20
L vs Stoke City 1–2 Oct 10
W @ Wolves 3–1 Oct 13
D @ Southampton 0–0 Oct 17
L vs Middlesbrough 1–5 Oct 23
Bristol City WDLLD
W @ Crystal Palace 2–0 Oct 3
D @ Charlton 1–1 Oct 10
L vs Blackburn 0–1 Oct 13
L vs Sheffield Utd 0–1 Oct 17
D @ Stoke City 0–0 Oct 24
Goals trend · last 5 matches
Bolton
Scored 1.8 avg
4 1 3 0 1
Conceded 2.2 avg
3 2 1 0 5
Bristol City
Scored 0.6 avg
2 1 0 0 0
Conceded 0.6 avg
0 1 1 1 0
Head-to-head · last meetings
3 Bolton
2 Draws
4 Bristol City
Jan 2019 Bristol City 2–1 Bolton Bristol City
Jan 2019 Bristol City 2–1 Bolton Bristol City
Aug 2018 Bolton 2–2 Bristol City Draw
Feb 2018 Bolton 1–0 Bristol City Bolton
Sep 2017 Bristol City 2–0 Bolton Bristol City

Over 2.5 goals in 6 of the last 9 meetings.