League One

Dec 26, 2025 at 3pm UK

Bolton Bolton Wanderers
2-1
Rotherham Rotherham United

Sheehan (45+1', 90+3')

FT(HT: 1-0)

Nombe (90' pen.)

The Match

Preview

Sports Mole previews Friday's League One clash between Bolton Wanderers and Rotherham United, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Form, Standings, Stats

Bolton Wanderers

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Bolton 2-1 Rotherham
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

Next Game: Bolton vs. Mansfield
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

Rotherham United

All competitions

League One

Last Game: Bolton 2-1 Rotherham
Friday, December 26 at 3pm in League One

Next Game: Blackpool vs. Rotherham
Monday, December 29 at 7.45pm in League One

Goals
for

Top scorers

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 62.38%. A draw had a probability of 21.36% and a win for Rotherham United had a probability of 16.25%.

The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.28%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.16%) , while for a Rotherham United win it was 0-1 (5.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.

Result
Bolton Wanderers	Draw	Rotherham United
62.38% ( -0.01)	21.36% ( 0)	16.25% ( 0.01)

Both teams to score 49.91% (

0.02)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

53.43% (

0.01)

46.57% (

-0.01)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

31.15% (

0.01)

68.85% (

-0.01)

Bolton Wanderers Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

85.65% (

14.35% (

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

57.79% (

42.2% (

Rotherham United Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.28% (

0.02)

41.72% (

-0.02)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.8% (

0.02)

78.2% (

-0.01)

Score Analysis

Bolton Wanderers 62.38%

Rotherham United 16.25%

Draw 21.36%

Bolton Wanderers	Draw	Rotherham United
1-0 @ 11.62% 2-0 @ 11.28% 2-1 @ 9.86% ( 0) 3-0 @ 7.3% ( -0) 3-1 @ 6.38% 4-0 @ 3.55% ( -0) 4-1 @ 3.1% ( 0) 3-2 @ 2.79% ( 0) 5-0 @ 1.38% 4-2 @ 1.35% 5-1 @ 1.2% Other @ 2.56% Total : 62.38%	1-1 @ 10.16% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 5.99% ( -0) 2-2 @ 4.31% ( 0) Other @ 0.91% Total : 21.36%	0-1 @ 5.23% ( 0) 1-2 @ 4.44% ( 0) 0-2 @ 2.29% ( 0) 1-3 @ 1.29% ( 0) 2-3 @ 1.26% ( 0) Other @ 1.74% Total : 16.25%