Match Report
In the standings it was Accrington Stanley 1st on 6 points, Bolton Wanderers 1st on 9 — separated by 3. Accrington Stanley had been under-performing their position — 16th on five-round form against 1st in the table. Per game in the league, Accrington Stanley were scoring 2.33 and conceding 1.67, Bolton Wanderers 4.33 and 0.33, against a competition average of 1.7 goals per team per game.
Bolton Wanderers were unbeaten in 5.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Accrington Stanley 3, draws 1, Bolton Wanderers 2, at 3.17 goals per meeting. Recent meetings have been cagier — 2.2 goals per game across the last five against 3.17 historically.
Wham Stadium in Accrington, capacity 5,057, hosted the game. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Bolton Wanderers led 2-1 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 1-3.