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Bolton vs Portsmouth — Championship

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Bolton
Bolton
18º · 1.17 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 28d 20h
vs
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Portsmouth
Portsmouth
11º · 1.50 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 28d 3h
Toughsheet Community Stadium·Bolton·England·28,723
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Bolton and Portsmouth meet in the Championship 2026 season on 21 November 2026. Bolton have recorded 6 wins from 18 matches this season (33% win rate), averaging 1.22 goals scored and 1.56 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 56% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 56%; and clean sheets in 28% of games. Portsmouth have won 32% of their 19 matches, with 1.16 goals scored and 1.37 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 63%, Over 2.5 at 47%, and clean sheets at 21%.

Based on our 7-model ensemble (Poisson, Dixon-Coles, Weighted Form, Normalized, Shots, Elo and Combined), the expected goals are 1.29 for Bolton and 1.42 for Portsmouth. The models give Bolton a 35% win probability, with a draw at 27% and an Portsmouth win at 38%. Over 2.5 goals is estimated at 51% and BTTS at 55%.

Season Statistics

Bolton
—
Portsmouth
18º
Position
11º
1.17
PPG
1.50
33%
Win %
42%
1.33
Goals / game
1.33
1.92
Conceded / game
1.25
56%
BTTS %
63%
28%
Clean sheet %
21%
56%
Over 2.5 %
47%
5.1
Avg corners
6.1
13.4
Avg shots
14.3
4.4
Avg shots on target
3.9
1.7
Avg yellow cards
1.5
10.5
Avg fouls
11.7
49.8%
Avg possession
52.5%

Home vs Away

Bolton
Home (6)
—
Portsmouth
Away (6)
1.00
PPG
1.33
33%
Win %
33%
1.17
Goals / game
1.00
2.00
Conceded / game
0.83
50%
BTTS %
62%
38%
Clean sheet %
23%
50%
Over 2.5 %
38%
5.1
Avg corners
6.1
13.4
Avg shots
14.3
4.4
Avg shots on target
3.9
1.7
Avg yellow cards
1.5
49.8%
Avg possession
52.5%

Goals Scored

BoltonHomeAwayPortsmouthHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored67%75%60%74%83%69%
Over 1.5 Scored33%25%40%32%67%15%
Over 2.5 Scored17%0%30%11%17%8%
Failed To Score33%25%40%26%17%31%

Goals Conceded

BoltonHomeAwayPortsmouthHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded72%63%80%79%83%77%
Over 1.5 Conceded39%38%40%42%67%31%
Over 2.5 Conceded28%25%30%16%17%15%
Clean Sheets28%38%20%21%17%23%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

BoltonPortsmouth
Over 0.583%89%
Over 1.561%79%
Over 2.556%47%
Over 3.539%32%
Over 4.522%5%
BTTS56%63%
BTTS & Win22%21%
BTTS & Draw6%21%
BTTS & Over 2.550%47%
BTTS No & Over 2.56%0%

1st Half / 2nd Half

BoltonPortsmouth
Win 1st Half22%21%
Draw 1st Half56%42%
Loss 1st Half22%37%
Scored 1st Half44%47%
Conceded 1st Half39%58%
Win 2nd Half22%26%
Draw 2nd Half39%53%
Loss 2nd Half39%21%
Scored 2nd Half44%58%
Conceded 2nd Half67%47%
Over 0.5 HT61%74%
Over 1.5 HT39%37%

Recent Venue Form

Bolton (H)
LMiddlesbrough1–5
LStoke City1–2
WCardiff1–0
LWest Ham2–3
LLincoln0–1
WPreston2–1
Portsmouth (A)
DWolves1–1
WNorwich1–0
LSouthampton0–1
DCharlton0–0
LBristol City1–2
WLincoln3–1

Number of Corners

10.9
Corners / Match
13 games
League Avg
10.6
144 games
10.7
Corners / Match
13 games
Match CornersBoltonPortsmouthLeague Avg
Over 692%85%89%
Over 785%85%81%
Over 869%77%68%
Over 969%77%59%
Over 1062%54%47%
Over 1146%46%40%
Over 1231%31%31%
Over 1323%15%24%

Team Corners

Team CornersBoltonPortsmouth
Corners Earned / Match5.16.1
Corners Against / Match5.84.6
Over 2.5 Corners For69%85%
Over 3.5 Corners For54%77%
Over 4.5 Corners For46%69%
Over 2.5 Corners Against85%77%
Over 3.5 Corners Against85%54%
Over 4.5 Corners Against54%54%

Head to Head · 9 matches

2
Bolton
22%
2
Draws
22%
5
Portsmouth
56%
56%
Over 1.5
5/9
22%
Over 2.5
2/9
11%
Over 3.5
1/9
33%
BTTS
3/9
13/04/24
Bolton
1–1
Portsmouth
11/12/23
Portsmouth
2–0
Bolton
28/02/23
Portsmouth
3–1
Bolton
14/01/23
Bolton
3–0
Portsmouth
10/01/23
Bolton
1–0
Portsmouth
05/04/22
Bolton
1–1
Portsmouth
30/10/21
Portsmouth
1–0
Bolton
18/01/20
Bolton
0–1
Portsmouth
28/09/19
Portsmouth
1–0
Bolton
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Middlesbrough12741+1025
2Swansea12723+323
3West Ham12642+1722
4Wolves12633+421
5West Brom12633+321
6Southampton12732+1220
7Birmingham12552+820
8QPR12552+820
9Stoke City12624+220
10Blackburn12534+318
11Portsmouth12534+118
12Sheffield Utd12444+116
13Millwall12435-115
14Bristol City12435-315
15Lincoln12435-715
16Cardiff12354+214
17Wrexham12354-314
18Bolton12426-714
19Charlton12354-714
20Norwich12408-212
21Watford12327-1011
22Burnley12156-88
23Derby12147-117
24Preston12129-155

Team Insights

Bolton
  • ●Bolton have scored in each of their last 4 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have been undefeated in their last 3 away matches.
  • ●Bolton failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 6 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have lost 4 of their 6 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have scored 56% of their goals in the first half.
Portsmouth
  • ●Portsmouth have been undefeated in their last 4 matches.
  • ●Portsmouth have won their last 2 home matches.
  • ●Portsmouth have scored in each of their last 4 home matches.
  • ●Portsmouth failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 6 home matches.
  • ●63% of Portsmouth's goals have been scored at home.
  • ●67% of Portsmouth's goals conceded were conceded at home.
  • ●Portsmouth have conceded 60% of their goals in the first half.
LHMiddlesbrough1º1–5
DASouthampton6º0–0
WAWolves4º3–1
LHStoke City9º1–2
WANorwich20º4–3
WHCardiff16º1–0
LHWest Ham3º2–3
LAMillwall13º0–4
LASheffield Utd12º2–3
LHLincoln15º0–1
WHMillwall13º2–1
DAWolves4º1–1
WANorwich20º1–0
WHSheffield Utd12º3–2
LASouthampton6º0–1
DHBlackburn10º2–2
DACharlton19º0–0
WHCardiff16º2–0
LHDerby23º0–2
LABristol City14º1–2

Season Schedule

Bolton
LHMiddlesbrough1–5
DASouthampton0–0
WAWolves3–1
LHStoke City1–2
WANorwich4–3
WHCardiff1–0
–HBristol City31/10
–ACharlton03/11
–ADerby06/11
Portsmouth
WHMillwall2–1
DAWolves1–1
WANorwich1–0
WHSheffield Utd3–2
LASouthampton0–1
DHBlackburn2–2
–ABurnley31/10
–HSwansea03/11
–HStoke City07/11

Top Scorers

Bolton
R. Rodrigues4 ⚽
T. Gale2 ⚽
Atsuki Ito2 ⚽
S. Dalby2 ⚽
Sam Dalby2 ⚽
Thelonius Bair2 ⚽
Portsmouth
T. Waddingham2 ⚽
Zak Swanson2 ⚽
A. Segecic2 ⚽
Marko Milovanović2 ⚽
Conor Shaughnessy1 ⚽
B. Downey1 ⚽

Cards Given

Bolton
Josh Sheehan2 🟨
C. Forino-Joseph2 🟨
Akin Famewo2 🟨
B. Davies1 🟨
Ethan Erhahon1 🟨
Ben Davies1 🟨
Portsmouth
Ebou Adams3 🟨
Marko Milovanović3 🟨
Terry Devlin2 🟨
Jayden Meghoma2 🟨
Ryan Kavuma-McQueen2 🟨
Zak Swanson2 🟨