About Match
Bolton Wanderers go into the game 20th in the table on 7 points; Southampton sit 7th on 10 — a 3-point gap. Southampton have been over-performing their table position on recent form: 2nd in the league over the last five rounds against 7th overall. Against a league average of 1.44 goals per team per game, Bolton Wanderers run at 1 scored and 1.71 conceded, Southampton at 2.57 and 1.14. Victory would move Bolton Wanderers to 10 points and up to 7th, overtaking Southampton, with other results unchanged.
Defeat has not touched Southampton in 5 games, having scored in 13 consecutive games. Bolton Wanderers have banked 3 of the last 15 points on offer; Southampton, 11.
7 meetings are on record — 3 won by Bolton Wanderers, 1 by Southampton, 3 drawn, at 1.14 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 0% of the meetings went to the host. Only 29% of the meetings produced more than two goals.
University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton stages the fixture, a ground that holds 28,723.