Championship · Matchday 10 Match report

Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-3 Bolton Wanderers: Result, Match Stats and Our Prediction

Wolverhampton Wanderers

1-3Full time

Bolton Wanderers

Tuesday 13 October 2026, 18:45 UTC Molineux Stadium, Wolverhampton, West Midlands

Our picks against the result

7 of 12 right

Result Wolverhampton Wanderers win70% 1-3
Double chance Wolverhampton Wanderers or draw (1X)89% 1-3
Goals over/under 2.5 Over 2.561% 4 goals
More corners Wolverhampton Wanderers75% Wolverhampton Wanderers (9-3)
Yellow cards Around average 0 yellow cards · league 3.3
Yellow cards 0 yellow cards 3.5 Under57% 4.5 Under75% 5.5 Under88%
Corners Around average 12 corners · league 10.5
Corners 12 corners 8.5 Over66% 9.5 Over55% 10.5 Under55%

Match stats

Wolverhampton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers

1 Goals 3
0 Yellow cards 0
0 Red cards 0
9 Corners 3

Goals, yellow and red cards and corners of each club.

Before kick-off

What this page showed before the match: our reasons, form, ratings and records as they were then.

Match summary

Wolverhampton Wanderers vs Bolton Wanderers takes place in the Championship on Tuesday 13 October 2026, Matchday 10. Our model picks a Wolverhampton Wanderers win, and for the double chance, Wolverhampton Wanderers win or draw.

Why this pick?

Our model makes Wolverhampton Wanderers the clear pick, mainly because its strength ratings place them well above Bolton Wanderers and clearly above the Championship average, while Bolton sit below it. There is little in the data to argue against that: Bolton have shown they can score, but nothing points to an upset. What backs the pick up is Wolverhampton Wanderers' defensive record — their recent averages show they concede few big chances — and Bolton's tendency to give up clear opportunities, which is significantly above the league average. With home advantage at Molineux and a favourable matchup in the goal model's view, the result seems well within reach.

Form guide

Wolverhampton Wanderers

L 0-1 at Middlesbrough (A) Championship · 10 Oct
W 1-0 vs West Bromwich Albion (H) Championship · 20 Sep
L 0-1 at Everton (A) EFL Cup · 16 Sep
W 1-0 at Sheffield United (A) Championship · 13 Sep
D 2-2 at Birmingham City (A) Championship · 6 Sep

Bolton Wanderers

L 1-2 vs Stoke City (H) Championship · 10 Oct
W 4-3 at Norwich City (A) Championship · 20 Sep
W 1-0 vs Cardiff City (H) Championship · 12 Sep
L 2-3 vs West Ham United (H) Championship · 8 Sep
L 0-4 at Millwall (A) Championship · 5 Sep

Last five competitive matches before kick-off, all competitions, results after 90 minutes.

Attack and defence ratings

Wolverhampton WanderersBolton Wanderers

Attack 91 30 1.9 goals per match this season1.3 goals per match this season

Defence 96 0 1.4 conceded per match this season1.9 conceded per match this season

0 to 100 against this season's Championship clubs (100 = best). The rating is our model's long-run strength before this match: it uses the last three years and counts recent matches most, so a few results do not move it at once. Under each rating: this season's actual goals per match.