Bolton v Northampton

Bolton vs Northampton Preview

Bolton Wanderers returned to winning ways with immediate effect in League One on the weekend when The Trotters registered a welcome and much needed 1-0 win away from home at Huddersfield Town which in turn helped to lift Bolton up into ninth place in the English third tier table ahead of these midweek fixtures.

Northampton Town managed to earn a hard-fought and valuable point away from home at second placed Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday afternoon as they held The Chairboys to a 0-0 draw at Adams Park and the visitors will need to display the same resilience at the Toughsheet Community Stadium if they are to get anything out of this trip on Tuesday night.

Following a string of disappointing results which saw Bolton Wanderers fail to make any sort of progress up the League One table, former manager, Ian Evatt, was shown the exit door after last week's 2-1 defeat at home to Charlton Athletic.

The hosts' last 10 league matches in the English third tier have culminated in just three wins, two draws but also five defeats which prompted the sacking of Evatt but The Trotters bounced back with all three points last time out and the hosts will be wanting more of the same on Tuesday night.

Northampton Town continue to battle against relegation in League One and The Cobblers' fighting spirit earned them what could prove to be a valuable point against promotion chasing Wycombe Wanderers on the weekend.

However, the visitors have still managed to muster only two victories from their last 15 matches overall which came in the form of rare victories against Peterborough United and Burton Albion respectively. The visitors have also been handed seven defeats within this period as well, five of which have been inflicted upon Kevin Nolan's side on their travels having been dealt losses at the likes of Lincoln City, Wigan Athletic, Stevenage, Rotherham United and Reading, so the prospects of an away win here for Northampton Town looks fairly unlikely.

In fact, the bigger picture shows The Cobblers have managed to collect just two wins from their previous 21 outings on the road along with slipping to 11 defeats during this poor sequence of results away from home.

Northampton Town have also failed to score in four of their last 10 away games in League One and this suggests the visitors may be in for another disappointing evening at the office up in Lancashire.

Bolton Wanderers v Northampton Town Verdict

Bolton Wanderers have undoubtedly held the upper hand in previous exchanges against Northampton Town as the hosts have won four out of the last five encounters and three points for Bolton Wanderers with perhaps a clean sheet looks the most likely outcome.

Therefore, our main bet will be BTTS No @ 1.80

Other side bets worth considering:

Bolton Wanderers win & BTTS No @ 2.20

Correct Score: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 @ 6.50