Bolton vs Stoke City Prediction & Betting Tips

Form guide

Stoke City have won four of their last five Championship matches, with the other a draw, and they go into this one full of confidence after beating Watford and Sheffield United in their last two outings.

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Bolton: 20 completed matches; Stoke City: 20 completed matches.

Bolton

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

35% 7 / 20

Scored

29

Conceded

28

Difference

+1

Stoke City

20 matches

Win

30% 6 / 20

Draw

25% 5 / 20

Loss

45% 9 / 20

Scored

22

Conceded

29

Difference

-7

Bolton's numbers tell a different story. They've won just three of their eight league games so far, including a four-match losing run through August and September, though they've steadied things with wins over Cardiff and away at Norwich.

That gap in recent form and momentum favours Stoke heading into this game.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bolton vs Stoke City

History between the sides

These two don't meet often these days. Their most recent match was a 2024 friendly, won 1-0 by Bolton, and before that they were paired in the Championship back in 2018, drawing once and Stoke winning the other.

Further back there were several Premier League meetings between 2010 and 2012, including a heavy 5-0 Stoke win at Bolton, but that's well over a decade old now and doesn't say much about either side as they are today.

League positions

Stoke sit seventh with 13 points from eight games and a positive goal difference of plus one.

Bolton are down in 15th on 10 points, with a goal difference of minus four after conceding 15 already this season.

Players to watch

Bolton's top scorer this season is T. Gale with three goals in eight appearances, and Stoke's E. Galbraith has matched that tally in the same number of games.

Bolton:

Best scorers:

T. Gale - 3

Penalty cards:

J. Sheehan x 1 x 1

Stoke City:

Best scorers:

E. Galbraith - 3

Best assist providers:

E. Bocat - 2

Penalty cards:

S. Ingelsson x 1 x 1

E. Galbraith x 4

E. Bocat leads the way for Stoke's assists. On the disciplinary side, Bolton's J. Sheehan has already picked up a red card this season alongside a yellow, which is worth bearing in mind if the game gets feisty.

How the goals might flow

Bolton have conceded 15 goals in eight league games, noticeably more than Stoke's 12, and a fair few of those came during their recent slump.

Stoke's defence isn't perfect either, but their attack has looked sharper of late, so there's a decent chance both sides find the net here.