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Bolton vs Preston — Championship

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Bolton
Bolton
14º · 1.30 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 6d 21h
2 – 1
HT 2–0
Finished
Preston
Preston
24º · 0.40 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 6d 21h
Toughsheet Community Stadium·Bolton·England·28,723
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Bolton and Preston meet in the Championship 2026 season, in a match played on 15 August 2026. Bolton have recorded 6 wins from 16 matches this season (38% win rate), averaging 1.31 goals scored and 1.44 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 56% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 56%; and clean sheets in 25% of games. Preston have won 11% of their 18 matches, with 0.94 goals scored and 2.06 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 56%, Over 2.5 at 67%, and clean sheets at 0%.

The final score was Bolton 2–1 Preston. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

Bolton
—
Preston
14º
Position
24º
1.30
PPG
0.40
40%
Win %
10%
1.50
Goals / game
0.80
1.80
Conceded / game
2.00
56%
BTTS %
56%
25%
Clean sheet %
0%
56%
Over 2.5 %
67%
5.5
Avg corners
4.9
13.5
Avg shots
11.3
4.5
Avg shots on target
2.6
1.5
Avg yellow cards
2.1
10.7
Avg fouls
10.9
51.9%
Avg possession
41.5%

Home vs Away

Bolton
Home (5)
—
Preston
Away (5)
1.20
PPG
0.20
40%
Win %
0%
1.20
Goals / game
0.80
1.40
Conceded / game
2.20
43%
BTTS %
56%
43%
Clean sheet %
0%
43%
Over 2.5 %
78%
5.5
Avg corners
4.9
13.5
Avg shots
11.3
4.5
Avg shots on target
2.6
1.5
Avg yellow cards
2.1
51.9%
Avg possession
41.5%

Goals Scored

BoltonHomeAwayPrestonHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored69%71%67%56%56%56%
Over 1.5 Scored38%29%44%28%22%33%
Over 2.5 Scored19%0%33%6%11%0%
Failed To Score31%29%33%44%44%44%

Goals Conceded

BoltonHomeAwayPrestonHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded75%57%89%100%100%100%
Over 1.5 Conceded38%29%44%56%33%78%
Over 2.5 Conceded25%14%33%39%33%44%
Clean Sheets25%43%11%0%0%0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

BoltonPreston
Over 0.588%100%
Over 1.563%72%
Over 2.556%67%
Over 3.538%44%
Over 4.519%17%
BTTS56%56%
BTTS & Win25%11%
BTTS & Draw6%11%
BTTS & Over 2.550%50%
BTTS No & Over 2.56%17%

1st Half / 2nd Half

BoltonPreston
Win 1st Half25%17%
Draw 1st Half56%28%
Loss 1st Half19%56%
Scored 1st Half44%22%
Conceded 1st Half38%61%
Win 2nd Half25%22%
Draw 2nd Half38%11%
Loss 2nd Half38%67%
Scored 2nd Half50%39%
Conceded 2nd Half69%78%
Over 0.5 HT63%78%
Over 1.5 HT38%33%

Recent Venue Form

Bolton (H)
LStoke City1–2
WCardiff1–0
LWest Ham2–3
LLincoln0–1
WPreston2–1
WNAC Breda1–0
Preston (A)
LBirmingham0–4
DQPR2–2
LWatford1–2
LCharlton0–1
LBolton1–2
LStockport County0–1

Number of Corners

10.9
Corners / Match
11 games
League Avg
10.6
119 games
10.3
Corners / Match
12 games
Match CornersBoltonPrestonLeague Avg
Over 691%92%89%
Over 782%75%82%
Over 873%58%69%
Over 973%42%59%
Over 1064%42%47%
Over 1145%33%39%
Over 1227%25%29%
Over 1318%17%21%

Team Corners

Team CornersBoltonPreston
Corners Earned / Match5.54.9
Corners Against / Match5.45.3
Over 2.5 Corners For73%92%
Over 3.5 Corners For64%58%
Over 4.5 Corners For55%33%
Over 2.5 Corners Against82%83%
Over 3.5 Corners Against82%75%
Over 4.5 Corners Against45%58%

Head to Head · 9 matches

3
Bolton
33%
3
Draws
33%
3
Preston
33%
67%
Over 1.5
6/9
56%
Over 2.5
5/9
22%
Over 3.5
2/9
56%
BTTS
5/9
15/08/26
Bolton
2–1
Preston
26/07/25
Bolton
2–0
Preston
20/07/21
Bolton
1–0
Preston
09/02/19
Bolton
1–2
Preston
01/09/18
Preston
2–2
Bolton
03/03/18
Bolton
1–3
Preston
17/11/17
Preston
0–0
Bolton
12/03/16
Bolton
1–2
Preston
31/10/15
Preston
0–0
Bolton

Events

13'🟨A. McCann
14'⚽S. Dalby
25'⚽T. Gale(J. McAtee)
27'🟨J. Thompson
42'🟨P. Valentin
48'🟨J. Sheehan
64'🔄J. Thompson(L. Leroy)
64'🔄C. Lang(J. Erabi)
64'🔄P. Valentin(O. Offiah)
75'🔄J. McAtee(R. Hardie)
75'🔄G. Larrazabal(S. Iling Junior)
79'🔄A. Hughes(A. Vukcevic)
79'🔄D. Burgzorg(T. Small)
82'🔄M. Conway(E. Toal)
85'🔄T. Gale(K. Dong)
85'🔄L. Stephenson(L. Brunt)
86'⚽J. Erabi(A. Vukcevic)
88'🟨C. Forino-Joseph

Match Statistics

BoltonPreston
1.10xG (Expected Goals)0.81
6Shots on target3
15Total shots9
55Possession %45
5Corners2
12Fouls11
2Yellow cards3
0Red cards0
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Swansea10721+923
2Middlesbrough10631+621
3West Ham10541+1719
4Birmingham10451+617
5QPR10451+617
6West Brom10523+217
7Southampton10622+1116
8Stoke City10514+116
9Blackburn10433+215
10Wolves9423+214
11Millwall10424014
12Bristol City10424-214
13Charlton10352-314
14Bolton10415-313
15Sheffield Utd10334012
16Portsmouth9324-111
17Wrexham10253-411
18Lincoln10325-1011
19Cardiff10244+110
20Norwich10307-39
21Burnley10154-48
22Watford10226-118
23Derby10136-106
24Preston10118-124

Team Insights

Bolton
  • ●Bolton have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
  • ●Bolton have won their last 2 away matches.
  • ●Bolton failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 of their 5 home matches.
  • ●Bolton failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 of their 5 away matches.
Preston
  • ●Preston have failed to win in their last 5 matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 home matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 away matches.
  • ●Preston have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 3 away matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 home matches.
  • ●Preston have lost 4 of their 5 home matches.
  • ●Preston failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 away matches.
  • ●Preston have lost 4 of their 5 away matches.
  • ●Preston have scored 63% of their goals in the first half.
WAWolves10º3–1
LHStoke City8º1–2
WANorwich20º4–3
WHCardiff19º1–0
LHWest Ham3º2–3
LAMillwall11º0–4
LASheffield Utd15º2–3
LHLincoln18º0–1
DAQPR5º0–0
WHPreston24º2–1
LABirmingham4º0–4
LHMillwall11º0–1
DAQPR5º2–2
LHLincoln18º0–1
LAWatford22º1–2
WHBlackburn9º2–1
LHBristol City12º1–3
LACharlton13º0–1
LHEverton0–4
LHWolves10º1–3

Season Schedule

Bolton
WAWolves3–1
LHStoke City1–2
WANorwich4–3
WHCardiff1–0
LHWest Ham2–3
LAMillwall0–4
–ASouthampton17/10
–HMiddlesbrough23/10
–HBristol City31/10
Preston
LABirmingham0–4
LHMillwall0–1
DAQPR2–2
LHLincoln0–1
LAWatford1–2
WHBlackburn2–1
–AWrexham17/10
–HWest Brom24/10
–AStoke City31/10

Top Scorers

Bolton
R. Rodrigues4 ⚽
T. Gale2 ⚽
Atsuki Ito2 ⚽
S. Dalby2 ⚽
Sam Dalby2 ⚽
Thierry Gale2 ⚽
Preston
J. Erabi3 ⚽
Callum Lang3 ⚽
Johnny Kenny2 ⚽
A. Devine2 ⚽
J. Storey2 ⚽
M. Osmajic2 ⚽

Cards Given

Bolton
C. Forino-Joseph2 🟨
B. Davies1 🟨
Ben Davies1 🟨
Akin Famewo1 🟨
Ethan Erhahon1 🟨
A. Famewo1 🟨
Preston
Stanley Mills3 🟨
Harry Clarke3 🟨
A. McCann3 🟨
L. Leroy2 🟨
Jordan Thompson2 🟨
Delano Burgzorg1 🟨