Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Southampton
Form comparisonBolton
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Southampton strong, Bolton mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
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Southampton vs Bolton: form and season numbers
Southampton take a form score of 7.7 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 3.5 for Bolton. Southampton have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5, while Bolton have 2 wins and 3 defeats in theirs. Across the season Southampton average 2.2 goals scored and 1.4 conceded per game, Bolton 1.2 and 1.6. Southampton have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Bolton in 30%. Southampton sit 13th on 10 points, Bolton 15th on 10.
Form, head-to-head and season statistics are free to read. The model's predictions for this fixture are in the cards above.
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