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Head to head · season 2026/27 · Championship

Bolton vs Preston

Two sides in the same league, read through the same numbers: who is ahead, who scores more, who keeps it tighter at the back. They meet on Saturday 6 March at 16:00, Italian time.

Bolton15th in ChampionshipvsPreston23rd in Championship
10Points4
3-1-4Won-drawn-lost1-1-6
1.3Points per match0.5
11Goals for8
15Goals against15
2Clean sheets0
WWLLLFormDLLWL
2 wins in a rowCurrent runwinless in 3
2-0-2 · 6 ptsAt home (W-D-L)1-0-3 · 3 pts
1-1-2 · 4 ptsAway (W-D-L)0-1-3 · 1 pts
9.4 in 8Expected goals for (xG)11.7 in 8
13.8Expected goals against (xG)10.9
6.73Average player rating6.59
—Top scorerCallum Lang (3)

This season's meetings

Preston v Bolton, Saturday 6 March at 16:00The match page, with line-ups and the live score.Open →

The data forecast

for Preston v Bolton on Saturday 6 March
Preston v BoltonArena Rete's estimate from goals, expected goals, attack and defence in the league
Preston 48%draw 24%Bolton 28%
Most likely score1-111% on its own
Over or under 2.5 goalsOver57% over · 43% under
Both teams to scoreYes59% yes
Goals the model expects1.71 – 1.26Preston – Bolton

Poisson model on 8 matches for Preston and 8 for Bolton, actual goals and expected goals weighted equally; early in the season teams start from the league average. This is an estimate, not betting advice.

Previous meetings

every match in the archive
3Bolton wins
4draws
3Preston wins

10 meetings in our data provider's archive · goals: Bolton 10, Preston 10 · 2 per match

  1. 15 Aug 2026Bolton2-1PrestonChampionship
  2. 26 Jul 2025Bolton2-0PrestonClub Friendlies
  3. 20 Jul 2021Bolton1-0PrestonClub Friendlies
  4. 9 Feb 2019Bolton1-2PrestonChampionship
  5. 1 Sept 2018Preston2-2BoltonChampionship
  6. 3 Mar 2018Bolton1-3PrestonChampionship
  7. 17 Nov 2017Preston0-0BoltonChampionship
  8. 30 Jul 2016Bolton0-0PrestonClub Friendlies
  9. 12 Mar 2016Bolton1-2PrestonChampionship
  10. 31 Oct 2015Preston0-0BoltonChampionship

Tables are rebuilt from league results (points deductions not included); expected goals and ratings come from our data provider, where it supplies them. More in head to head.