Bolton vs West Brom Prediction

Recent form

West Brom are unbeaten in two of their last three Championship games, beating Blackburn 3-2 and drawing at Preston, though they did lose at Wrexham and at home to Birmingham in between. Scoring hasn't been the issue for them lately; keeping things tight at the back has been trickier.

Bolton: 20 completed matches; West Brom: 20 completed matches.

Bolton

20 matches

Win

40% 8 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

40% 8 / 20

Scored

27

Conceded

29

Difference

-2

West Brom

20 matches

Win

55% 11 / 20

Draw

20% 4 / 20

Loss

25% 5 / 20

Scored

36

Conceded

21

Difference

+15

Bolton's run has been shakier. They lost 1-5 at home to Middlesbrough, were beaten by Wolves and Stoke, and only managed a goalless draw with Southampton across their last four. Earlier in the autumn they showed more punch, beating Millwall 4-0 and Sheffield United 3-2, so there's some capability in there even if it hasn't been on show recently.

West Brom arrive with the better recent run, but Bolton have shown they can score goals when things click.

Comparative Team Statistics: Bolton vs West Brom

Head to head

These two haven't met competitively since a Championship clash back in January 2019, when West Brom won 2-0 away at Bolton. There have been a couple of friendly meetings since, in 2023 and 2024, with each side winning one, but those don't tell us much about the current teams.

The older Premier League meetings from over a decade ago are too far back to carry any real weight here.

Where they sit

West Brom are fifth with 20 points from 11 games, built on six wins, two draws and three losses. Bolton are down in 15th on 14 points, with four wins, two draws and five losses from the same number of matches.

The numbers at each end back up that gap too: West Brom have conceded 12, Bolton have let in 18, despite both sides scoring 15.

Players to watch

J. Morgan has been West Brom's main source of goals and creativity, with three goals and three assists in his last eight appearances. Bolton's T. Gale has matched that goal tally, also scoring three in his last eight games, so both sides have a forward in decent form.

Bolton:

Best scorers:

T. Gale - 3

Penalty cards:

J. Sheehan x 1 x 1

West Brom:

Best scorers:

J. Morgan - 3

Best assist providers:

J. Morgan - 3

Penalty cards:

B. Pereira x 1 x 1

O. Diakité x 4

N. Phillips x 3

On discipline, West Brom's O. Diakité and N. Phillips have picked up four and three yellow cards respectively over that same stretch, while Bolton's J. Sheehan was sent off and booked in a single recent match, which is worth keeping an eye on if he features again.

How this could play out

Bolton's defence has been leaking goals home and away, conceding 18 in the league so far, while West Brom's backline has been the tighter of the two with just 12 against. If that pattern holds, West Brom should get chances even if Bolton manage to score themselves.

West Brom's away form has had its wobbles though, with defeats at Wrexham and against Birmingham showing they're far from unbeatable on the road.