Match Info

Championship - Round 1

Date: 15 August 2026, Saturday

Location: Toughsheet Community Stadium (Bolton)

Referee: Herczeg A. (Eng)

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	Bolton Wanderers		Preston North End

	1	X	2
	2.3	3.25	3	Watch
	2.25	3.30	3.25
	2.41	3.29	2.95	Watch
	2.47	3.38	3.1
	2.34	3.29	3.12	Watch
	2.35	3.35	3.05
	2.34	3.36	3.27	Watch
	2.38	3.25	3
Avarage Now (Initially)	2.36 ↑ (2.18)	3.31 ↓ (3.32)	3.09 ↓ (3.25)

The most likely Over/Under: 2.50

The best margin for this event is 2.3%, offered by

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Current Win Probability

Bolton Wanderers
40.4%

Draw
28.8%

Preston North End
30.8%

Initial Probability

(when we started the analysis)

42.9%

28.2%

28.9%

Analysis of Changes in Winning Probabilities:

Bolton Wanderers has seen a decrease in its chances compared to the initial analysis. (-2.5%)

Preston North End has improved its chances compared to the initial analysis. (+1.9%)

Who will win by Users?

1	X	2
60%	20%	20%

Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End Predictions

Users Predictions: 15 users predict this event. Bolton will win (votes: 9 - 60%). Preston will win (votes: 3 - 20%). It will Tie (votes: 3 - 20%).
Confidence interval (95%) for Bolton: 35.2% – 84.8%.

Verified Performance Core (Selected Experts): 1 Selected Experts predict this event. Tie (votes: 1 - 100%).

Expected Score (Market Odds): 1:1

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Lineups

Starting Lineups
1. Bonham J. (G) 27. Stephenson L. 3. Forino-Joseph C. 14. Famewo A. 25. Conway M. 8. Sheehan J. (C) 21. Erhahon E. 22. Larrazabal G. 45. McAtee J. 11. Gale T. 10. Dalby S.	1. Iversen D. (G) 2. Valentin P. 14. Storey J. 6. Lindsay L. 16. Hughes A. 8. McCann A. (C) 15. Thompson J. 7. Devine A. 10. Lang C. 37. Burgzorg D. 28. Osmajic M.
Substitutes
5. Brunt L. 29. Christie C. 6. Davies B. 7. Dong K. 39. Hardie R. 23. Harrington D. (G) 16. Iling Junior S. 18. Toal E. 12. Watson D.	9. Erabi J. 30. Gryba G. 27. Leroy L. 23. Moran A. 21. Nicholls L. (G) 32. Nolan E. 24. Offiah O. 11. Small T. 3. Vukcevic A.
Coaches
Schumacher S.	Heckingbottom P.

Key Events of the Match

1st Half (2 - 0)
13', McCann A. 🟨,
14', 1 - 0, Dalby S. ⚽,
25', 2 - 0, Gale T. ⚽, McAtee J. (A),
27', Thompson J. 🟨,
42', Valentin P. 🟨,
2nd Half (0 - 1)
48', Sheehan J. 🟨,
64', Thompson J. ↓, Leroy L. ↑,
64', Lang C. ↓, Erabi J. ↑,
64', Valentin P. ↓, Offiah O. ↑,
75', McAtee J. ↓, Hardie R. ↑,
75', Larrazabal G. ↓, Iling Junior S. ↑,
79', Hughes A. ↓, Vukcevic A. ↑,
79', Burgzorg D. ↓, Small T. ↑,
82', Conway M. ↓, Toal E. ↑,
85', Gale T. ↓, Dong K. ↑,
85', Stephenson L. ↓, Brunt L. ↑,
86', 2 - 1, Erabi J. ⚽, Vukcevic A. (A),
88', Forino-Joseph C. 🟨,

Preview

In the last 5 head-to-head matches, Bolton won 2.

Both teams have been playing unpredictably.

Bolton could have a small edge in this match.

There will not play in Preston: Carroll T. (Ankle Injury)

In the last 9 head-to-head matches, Bolton won 2 matches, drew 4 matches, lost 3 matches, and goals 8:9. (average 0.9:1).

Including home matches between the teams, Bolton won 2 matches, drew 1 match, lost 3 matches, and goals 6:7. (average 1:1.2).

Outrights of English League Championship for now

Bolton: 0.33% Preston: 0.16%

Standings

		Pl	W	D	L		Diff	Pts
17	Bolton	9	3	1	5	12:17	-5	10
24	Preston	9	1	1	7	8:16	-8	4

Form

✺ - easy match; ✺ - difficult match;

- Bolton Wanderers
English League Cup
08.08.26	Sheffield Wednesday - Bolton Wanderers	1:0 ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Bolton Wanderers - NAC Breda	1:0 ✺
28.07.26	Fleetwood Town - Bolton Wanderers	1:1 ✺
25.07.26	Bolton Wanderers - Everton	0:0 ✺
21.07.26	Oldham Athletic - Bolton Wanderers	1:3 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 8 LWTTW
- Preston North End
English League Cup
08.08.26	Preston North End - Huddersfield Town	2:1 penalties ✺
Club Friendly
01.08.26	Stockport County - Preston North End	1:0 ✺
29.07.26	Bradford City - Preston North End	3:2 ✺
24.07.26	Preston North End - Cambridge United	0:1 ✺
14.07.26	Preston North End - Bamber Bridge	4:1 ✺
Form Coefficient (based on results and difficulties of last matches) - 4.3 WLLLW

Latest Head to Head

Club Friendly
26.07.25	Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End	2:0
20.07.21	Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End	1:0
English League Championship
09.02.19	Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End	1:2
01.09.18	Preston North End - Bolton Wanderers	2:2
03.03.18	Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End	1:3
17.11.17	Preston North End - Bolton Wanderers	0:0
Club Friendly
30.07.16	Bolton Wanderers - Preston North End	0:0

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