Championship Gameweek 1
Aug 15, 2026 12.30pm
University of Bolton Stadium

Bolton Wanderers vs Preston North End - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

Form, Standings, Stats

Bolton Wanderers

All competitions
Last game
May 5, 2019 12.30pm
Nott'm Forest 1 - 0 Bolton

Preston North End

All competitions
Last game
May 2, 2026 12.30pm
Preston 1 - 3 Southampton

Data analysis

Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats, suggests the most likely outcome of this match is a Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 55.02%. A draw has a probability of 24.12% and a win for Preston North End has a probability of 20.89%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win is 1-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome are 2-1 (10.03%) and 2-0 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline is 1-1 (11.19%) , while for a Preston North End win it is 0-1 (5.98%).

Result

Bolton Wanderers 55.02% (+0.04)
Draw 24.12%
Preston North End 20.89% (-0.04)

Both Teams to Score: 

52.41%

Goals

Over 1.5 76.74% (-0.03)
Under 1.5 23.26% (+0.03)
Over 2.5 53.3%
Under 2.5 46.7%
Over 3.5 30.88% (-0.04)
Under 3.5 69.09%
Over 4.5 18.41% (-0.02)
Under 4.5 81.59% (+0.03)

First Half Winner

Bolton Wanderers 40.37%
Draw 41.23%
Preston North End 18.4%

Team To Score First

Bolton Wanderers 61.58%
No Goal 6.45%
Preston North End 31.97%

Corners

Over 8 69.98% (+0.04)
Equal 8 10.04%
Under 8 19.98% (-0.02)
Over 9 58.64% (+0.04)
Equal 9 11.34%
Under 9 30.02% (-0.04)
Over 10.5 46.97% (+0.04)
Under 10.5 53.03% (-0.04)

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 1.5 52.27% (-0.01)
Under 1.5 47.73% (+0.01)
Over 2.5 26.23%
Under 2.5 73.77%
Over 3.5 10.82%
Under 3.5 89.18%

Preston North End Goals

Over 0.5 57.21% (-0.04)
Under 0.5 42.79% (+0.04)
Over 1.5 24.43% (-0.02)
Under 1.5 75.57% (+0.02)
Over 2.5 7.75% (-0.02)
Under 2.5 92.25% (+0.02)
Over 3.5 2.06% (-0.01)
Under 3.5 97.94% (+0.01)

Score analysis

Bolton Wanderers 55.02%
Draw 24.12%
Preston North End 20.89%
Bolton Wanderers
1-0 @ 10.86% (+0.02)
2-1 @ 10.03%
2-0 @ 9.26%
3-0 @ 5.68% (+0.01)
3-1 @ 5.58% (-0.01)
3-2 @ 3.04%
Other @ 10.57%
Total : 55.02%
Draw
1-1 @ 11.19%
0-0 @ 6.45%
2-2 @ 5.12%
3-3 @ 1.11%
Other @ 0.25%
Total : 24.12%
Preston North End
0-1 @ 5.98% (-0.01)
1-2 @ 5.52% (+0.01)
0-2 @ 3% (-0.01)
1-3 @ 1.76% (-0.02)
2-3 @ 1.63% (-0.02)
0-3 @ 1.19% (+0.02)
Other @ 1.81% (-0.02)
Total : 20.89%

Head to Head

Pre-Season Friendlies
Jul 20, 2021 7.00pm
1
0
HT : 0 0
FT
  • Gethin Jones 51' goal
Championship Gameweek 31
Feb 9, 2019 3.00pm
1
2
HT : 0 1
FT Macron Stadium (Bolton)
  • Josh Magennis 60' yellowcard
  • Joshua Vela 86' yellowcard
  • Clayton Donaldson 90' goal
  • goal Alan Browne 40'
  • goal Tom Barkhuizen 82'
Championship Gameweek 6
Sep 1, 2018 3.00pm
2
2
HT : 2 2
FT Deepdale Stadium (Preston)
  • Callum Robinson 11' goal
  • Alan Browne 16' goal
  • Daniel Johnson 83' yellowcard
  • Ben Pearson 98' redcard
  • goal Sammy Ameobi 38'
  • goal Pawel Olkowski 40'
  • yellowcard Josh Magennis 70'
  • yellowcard Gary O'Neil 86'
  • yellowcard Joe Williams 98'
Championship
Mar 3, 2018 3.00pm
1
3
HT : 1 0
FT
  • Mark Beevers 12' goal
  • Mark Beevers 32' yellowcard
  • Filipe Morais 36' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Greg Cunningham 45'
  • yellowcard Paul Gallagher 46'
  • goal Tom Barkhuizen 53'
  • yellowcard Ben Pearson 64'
  • goal Sean Maguire 77'
  • yellowcard Sean Maguire 78'
  • goal Sean Maguire 90'
Championship
Nov 17, 2017 7.45pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT
  • Paul Huntingdon 77' yellowcard
  • Andrew Boyle 86' yellowcard
  • yellowcard Karl Henry 2'
  • yellowcard Sammy Ameobi 53'
  • yellowcard Mark Beevers 67'
Pre-Season Friendlies
Jul 30, 2016 3.00pm
0
0
HT : 0 0
FT