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Wolves vs Bolton prediction

Round
Regular Season - 10
Venue
Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton
Referee
Tim Robinson, England
Form

Recent form

Wolves
49Average

Last 5 matches · 2W-1D-2L · -1 goal difference

Bolton
64Average

Last 5 matches · 3W-1D-1L · +3 goal difference

Our call

Our verdict

Double Chance
Wolves or Draw

BetGenius backs Wolves or Draw (Double Chance) at 76% confidence — a strong call. Total goals: Over 2.5 Goals.

76%
Confidence
Strong
Preview

Match preview

Wolves welcome Bolton to Molineux sitting fifth in the Championship standings with fourteen points from eight matches. The hosts have built a solid foundation on home soil, remaining unbeaten across three fixtures with two victories and a draw while scoring seven times and conceding three. Despite slipping to a 1-0 defeat away at Middlesbrough in their latest outing, their home form remains a significant asset.

Bolton arrive in seventeenth position after gathering ten points from nine games. The visitors have struggled for defensive stability, particularly on their travels where they have conceded ten goals in four matches at an average of 2.5 per game. A 2-1 home defeat to Stoke City last time out underlined their inconsistency, having lost five of their nine league encounters so far.

With Wolves showing offensive potency at home led by Fer Lopez, who has contributed four goals and two assists, Bolton faces a challenging assignment to contain the hosts while managing their own leaky defensive record.

Analysis

Key factors

  1. Wolves are unbeaten at home this season with two wins and one draw from three games.
  2. Bolton have conceded ten goals in four away matches, averaging 2.5 goals against on their travels.
  3. Fer Lopez leads Wolves in attacking output with four goals and two assists in league play.
  4. Bolton have suffered five defeats in nine Championship fixtures this campaign.
Availability

Team news

Wolves

  • R. GomesFoot Injury
  • R. JimenezKnee Injury
  • B. TraoreInjury
  • A. ArmstrongBack Injury
  • E. GonzalezInjury
  • T. OjinnakaInjury

Bolton

  • C. Forino-JosephGroin Injury
Numbers

Statistical comparison

Wolves at homeBolton away
5
Played
6
2-2-1
W-D-L
2-2-2
1.8
Scored /game
1.5
1.4
Conceded /game
1.8
20%
Clean sheets
33%
0%
Failed to score
50%
60%
BTTS (last 5)
60%
40%
Over 2.5 (last 5)
60%

Combined scoring rate: 3.3 goals per game (Wolves at home plus Bolton away).

Players

Key players this season

Wolves

  • Fer López5G · 3A

League scoring and assist totals for this season — not a predicted lineup. Availability is only shown where team news names the same player.

Table

Table context

#TeamPGDPts
4BirminghamPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Semi-finals)11+920
5West BromPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+320
6Stoke CityPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+219
7WolvesPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+318
8SouthamptonPromotion - Championship (Play Offs: Quarter-finals)11+1117
9QPR11+317
10Blackburn11+115
12Millwall11015
13Portsmouth11015
14Wrexham11-114
15Bolton11-314
16Bristol City11-314
17Charlton11-514
18Lincoln11-1012
History

Head-to-head

3
Wolves
3
Draws
4
Bolton

Bolton have won 4 of the last 10 meetings, averaging 3.7 goals a game, both teams scored in 70% of them.

  • 2026-10-13Wolves1-3Bolton
  • 2018-04-21Bolton0-4Wolves
  • 2017-11-25Wolves5-1Bolton
  • 2016-02-02Wolves2-2Bolton
  • 2015-09-12Bolton2-1Wolves
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Predictions

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Double Chance
Wolves or Draw
76%
Confidence

Wolves have maintained an undefeated record at home this season with two wins and a draw, averaging 2.3 goals scored per match at Molineux. Bolton have found defending on the road difficult, shipping ten goals across four away fixtures and losing five of their nine matches overall. Backing Wolves to win or draw covers the most likely outcomes while accounting for competitive Championship margins.

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Published October 11, 2026. Form, team news and table context refresh automatically.