England - EFL League OneData current as of 23 July 2026

Bolton Wanderers vs Stevenage: match statistics

Bolton Wanderers crest
Bolton Wanderers
5 : 1half-time 2:0
Stevenage crest
Stevenage

Bolton Wanderers vs Stevenage: form, goals and key statistics

Key match information

Bolton Wanderers play Stevenage in EFL League One (England). The match date is 14 April 2026 at 20:45. Final score: 5:1.

Current form

Bolton Wanderers: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Stevenage: 2-1-2, 1.40 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bolton Wanderers scores 1.55 and concedes 1.08 goals per match. Stevenage scores 1.02 and concedes 1.02. League average: 2.62 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bolton Wanderers 61%, Stevenage 44%. Over 2.5: Bolton Wanderers 47%, Stevenage 35%. League level: BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

xG, shots and style

Bolton Wanderers has higher xG: 1.79 vs 1.20. Bolton Wanderers: 16.5 shots per match, Stevenage: 10.0.

Match halves

Bolton Wanderers: half-time lead 29%, second-half goals 1.04. Stevenage: half-time lead 23%, second-half goals 0.58.

Goals by minute

Bolton Wanderers: 76-90+ (28 goals). Stevenage: 16-30 (10 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.62 goals per match, BTTS 52%, Over 2.5 51%.

Head-to-head

1 H2H matches: 0-1-0. Average goals 0.00, BTTS 0%.

Match description

I back the home win (1) — Bolton exhibits strong home metrics: winning 60% of matches at their ground, averaging 1.8 goals scored at home with a mean xG of 1.99 and a positive home goal difference of +19. Statistically, the hosts create significantly more chances (18.55 shots per match and 5.55 on target) and concede only 0.85 goals per home game, placing them in a superior defensive position versus the visitors. Stevenage on the road averages only 0.95 goals with an xG of 1.09, registers 9.33 shots (3.1 on target) and fails to score in 38% of away fixtures, limiting their offensive effectiveness. The visitors do have the better recent run over the last 5 games (3 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss, 2 points per game; 3 scored, 1 conceded) while Bolton’s last 5 read 1 win, 2 draws, 2 losses (1 point per game; 4 scored, 6 conceded). Considering the advantage in xG (1.99 vs 1.09) and shots (18.55 vs 9.33), I still give a slight edge to the home side, although I expect a competitive contest.

Half-by-half

2 : 0
1st half
3 : 1
2nd half

Match statistics

67Possession (%)33
Bolton WanderersStevenage
24Shots10
Bolton WanderersStevenage
9Shots on target3
Bolton WanderersStevenage
2.49xG1.07
Bolton WanderersStevenage
8Corners3
Bolton WanderersStevenage
49Dangerous attacks31
Bolton WanderersStevenage
11Fouls10
Bolton WanderersStevenage
0Cards3
Bolton WanderersStevenage

Pre-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bolton WanderersStevenage
1.55Goals scored / match1.02
Bolton WanderersStevenage
1.08Goals conceded / match1.02
Bolton WanderersStevenage
59%Average possession45%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
5.08Shots on target / match3.54
Bolton WanderersStevenage

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

16.53Shots per match9.98
Bolton WanderersStevenage
5.08Shots on target3.54
Bolton WanderersStevenage
9.4%Shot conversion10.2%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
59%Possession45%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
1.79xG for1.2
Bolton WanderersStevenage
1.15xG against1.16
Bolton WanderersStevenage

Shooting quality

Bolton Wanderers: DominantStevenage: Balanced
Bolton WanderersStevenage
Accuracy (shots on target)31%35%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.12
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.310.29

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Bolton Wanderers is 43% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / match - Bolton Wanderers · 1.4 pts / match - Stevenage

Bolton Wanderers
DLWWW
Season result split
45% W37% R18% P
Season (W-D-L)
22-18-9
1.71 pts / match · goal difference +23
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
15-8-2
Last 5 at home
3-1-1
WDLWW
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.70Opponent xG: 1.10BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 40%
Stevenage
WDWLL
Season result split
44% W25% R31% P
Season (W-D-L)
21-12-15
1.56 pts / match · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
2-1-2
1.40 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
7-5-12
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DWLDL
Last 5 matches - averages
Goals scored: 0.6Goals conceded: 0.8xG: 1.29Opponent xG: 1.19BTTS: 20%Over 2.5: 0%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bolton Wanderers is 52% better for: goals scored per match.

1.55 goals / match - Bolton Wanderers · 1.02 goals / match - Stevenage

Stevenage is 6% better for: goals conceded per match.

1.08 goals / match - Bolton Wanderers · 1.02 goals / match - Stevenage

Bolton Wanderers scoring profile: strong

Bolton Wanderers scores in 80% of matches (39 of 49 matches), while Stevenage keeps a clean sheet in 40% (19 of 48 matches).

Stevenage scoring profile: very strong

Stevenage scores in 73% of matches (35 of 48 matches), while Bolton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 27% (13 of 49 matches).

76Goals scored (season)49
Bolton WanderersStevenage
53Goals conceded (season)49
Bolton WanderersStevenage
2.63Average goals in match2.04
Bolton WanderersStevenage
9Goals scored (last 5)3
Bolton WanderersStevenage
5Goals conceded (last 5)4
Bolton WanderersStevenage

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal73%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
43%2 goals23%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
18%3 goals6%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
10%4 goals0%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal60%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
27%2 goals27%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
8%3 goals10%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
0%4 goals2%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

* Statistics include both teams' home and away matches in the current season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

61%
Bolton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.30 of 49 matches
52%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time21%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
2%BTTS in both halves4%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
20%Scored in both halves10%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

BTTS and goal count

41%Min. 3 goals and BTTS33%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS2%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
60%BTTS - last 520%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in each half.

1st half

61%Min. 1 goal before half-time50%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
22%Min. 2 goals before half-time25%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
10%Min. 3 goals before half-time10%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

2nd half

80%Min. 1 goal after half-time69%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
57%Min. 2 goals after half-time31%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
20%Min. 3 goals after half-time17%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

Match halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bolton Wanderers - half-time state
29% leading43% draw29% trailing
Stevenage - half-time state
23% leading60% draw17% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.29Points per match (1st half)1.29
Bolton WanderersStevenage
0.51Goals scored (1st half)0.44
Bolton WanderersStevenage
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.42
Bolton WanderersStevenage
0.94Average goals (1st half)0.85
Bolton WanderersStevenage
63%Clean sheet before half-time67%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
65%No goal before half-time63%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

After half-time (2nd half)

1.67Points per match (2nd half)1.27
Bolton WanderersStevenage
1.04Goals scored (2nd half)0.58
Bolton WanderersStevenage
0.65Goals conceded (2nd half)0.6
Bolton WanderersStevenage
1.69Average goals (2nd half)1.19
Bolton WanderersStevenage
53%Clean sheet after half-time54%
Bolton WanderersStevenage
35%No goal after half-time54%
Bolton WanderersStevenage

Bolton Wanderers - second-half results

43% W39% R18% P
63
Half-time points
25
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
82
Second-half points
+19
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding155%

Leads at half-time in 29% of matches and wins 45%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Stevenage - second-half results

29% W40% R31% P
62
Half-time points
21
Half-time goals
+1
Goal difference (1st half)
61
Second-half points
-1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding191%

Leads at half-time in 23% of matches and wins 44%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.2

Concedes 0.2 more goals per match after half-time - defensive level drops in the second half.

Bolton Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.402.00
Goals scored / match0.61.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.6
Average goals in match1.01.8
1 goal40%100%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal60%20%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 20% leading - 80% draw - 0% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3
Stevenage - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.601.00
Goals scored / match0.40.2
Goals conceded / match0.40.4
Average goals in match0.80.6
1 goal60%60%
2 goals20%0%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference0-1
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 2

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

Bolton Wanderers
ScoredConceded
8
4
0-15
9
5
16-30
8
12
31-45
11
14
46-60
12
10
61-75
28
8
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (28 goli). Concedes most in 46-60 (14). Late-goal balance (76-90): +20 - wins late phases.

Stevenage
ScoredConceded
4
7
0-15
10
9
16-30
7
4
31-45
10
6
46-60
9
13
61-75
9
10
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 16-30 (10 goli). Concedes most in 61-75 (13). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.33
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
1.3 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
89%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
53%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
58%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
5%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 20 matches
0-1
Most common goal range
attack vs defence on both sides

Bolton Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.64
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.17
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-14.9 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.24
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
105%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
94%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
+0.29
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.5
Late goals
37% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
37%

Stevenage

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.04
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.04
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
+3.0 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.18
Defensive efficiency
Does the defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
89%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
69%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-season average.
-0.16
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.1
Late goals
18% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 8% come in the first quarter-hour.
18%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Bolton WanderersLigaStevenage
Average goals in match 2.632.62 2.04
Both teams scored 61%52% 44%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 47%51% 35%
Clean sheets 27%27% 40%
Goal before half-time 61%70% 50%
Goal after half-time 80%81% 69%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.62
Average goals per match
52%
Both teams scored
51%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.48
Home goals / match
1.15
Away goals / match
+29%
Home attack advantage
+22%
Home defence advantage
+17%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
70%
1 goal
31%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
3%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
81%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
17%
3 goals
5%
4 goals

Head-to-head

Previous meeting: Bolton Wanderers 0 - 1 - 0 Stevenage. Average goals 0.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

Stevenage FC
0 : 0
Bolton Wanderers FC

FAQ

What was the result of Bolton Wanderers vs Stevenage?

The EFL League One match finished Bolton Wanderers 5:1 Stevenage. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bolton Wanderers vs Stevenage?

Bolton Wanderers score 1.55 goals per game on average and Stevenage 1.02. The EFL League One average is 2.62 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 51% of games. Both teams score in 61% of Bolton Wanderers's matches and 44% of Stevenage's.

What form are Bolton Wanderers and Stevenage in?

Over the last 5 games Bolton Wanderers have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Stevenage 2-1-2 (1.40 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bolton Wanderers vs Stevenage?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Bolton Wanderers vs Stevenage: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.