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Bolton vs Stockport Result & Analysis

Date: 24/05/2026
Time: 12:00
Final 4-1
Bolton
Bolton
Vs
44%
26%
29%
■ Home   ■ Draw   ■ Away
Stockport
Stockport
England: League One
Referee: -
1 Model Analysis2 Goal Analysis3 Team Strengths Analysis4 Props Analysis5 Double Chance6 Home & Away Over/Under7 Handicap8 Top picks for this game9 Squad value10 Games History11 Overall Statistics12 League Table
Match preview & prediction

Pythia gives Bolton a 44% win probability against Stockport in the England: League One on 2026-05-24, with 26% for the draw and 29% for Stockport. The model estimates around 3.0 total goals, with 2 the most likely total (24%) and 1-1 the most likely scoreline (12.3%). High-confidence angles (70%+): Over 1.5 (80%), Under 5.5 cards (77%), Over 2.5 cards (77%), Under 25.5 fouls (74%).

Results analysis

Bolton finished 4-1 against Stockport (Home win). Pythia had modelled a 44% home win, 26% draw and 29% away win. Picks that landed: Over 1.5 (80%).

🎯 1. Model Analysis

Bolton win✓ Hit
44.2%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Draw✗ Miss
26.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.
Stockport win✗ Miss
29.4%
Avg Implied -
Best 5 market prices
No market prices yet.

⚽ 2. Goal Analysis

BoltonBolton

Last 10 – goals for & against
50-501L21W22D02L51W33D11D23L10W10WA·POR21/03A·PLY03/04H·STO06/04A·CAR11/04H·STE14/04H·HUD18/04A·BRA25/04H·LUT02/05H·BRA09/05A·BRA14/05
Avg total
3.1
Avg scored
1.7
Avg conceded
1.4
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.571.201.931.331.201.07
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (5)1.802.002.332.331.001.50
vs Weaker (25)1.521.041.831.081.231.00
Clean sheet %23% (-5pp vs league)
This opponent (Stockport) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

StockportStockport

Last 10 – goals for & against
30-330W22D20W33D01L31W12L31W10W20WH·WYC03/04A·BOL06/04A·AFC15/04A·EXE18/04H·MAN21/04H·PET25/04H·POR28/04A·BAR02/05A·STE09/05H·STE13/05
Avg total
3.0
Avg scored
2.0
Avg conceded
1.0
SplitTotal
Scored
Total
Conceded
Home
Scored
Home
Conceded
Away
Scored
Away
Conceded
Avg goals/game1.631.232.001.131.271.33
vs Stronger (0)------
vs Similar (1)2.002.00--2.002.00
vs Weaker (29)1.621.212.001.131.211.29
Clean sheet %27% (-1pp vs league)
This opponent (Bolton) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

Total goals distribution

6%12%18%24%6%013%124%222%317%410%58%6+
The model estimates around 3.0 goals in this match; the single most likely total is 2 (24%).
Over/Under 1.5Actual: Over
Over 1.5
80.5%
Under 1.5
19.5%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 2.5Actual: Over
Over 2.5
56.7%
Under 2.5
43.3%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Over/Under 3.5Actual: Over
Over 3.5
34.3%
Under 3.5
65.7%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Both teams to scoreActual: Yes
Yes
60.1%
No
39.9%
Best 5 market prices
Yes
No market prices yet.
No
No market prices yet.

Correct score

Top 8 scorelines with probability, best odds and edge (left); the full probability grid (right).
1-1
12.3%
2-1
9.2%
1-0
7.4%
1-2
7.3%
2-0
7.1%
0-0
6.3%
2-2
6.0%
0-1
5.7%
Bolton goals ↓
Stockport goals →
01234
06.3%5.7%4.5%1.9%0.6%
17.4%12%7.3%3.2%1.0%
27.1%9.2%6.0%2.6%0.9%
33.9%5.1%3.3%1.4%0.5%
41.6%2.1%1.4%0.6%0.2%
Each cell is the % chance of that exact scoreline. Rows = Bolton goals (down), columns = Stockport goals (across).

💪 3. Team Strengths Analysis

🏆 Total PPG

Points / game
Lincoln
2.24
Cardiff
1.98
Bolton
1.71
Stockport
1.69
Luton
1.61
Bradford
1.60
Plymouth
1.59
Stevenage
1.56
Huddersfield
1.46
Mansfield
1.41
Reading
1.37
Wycombe
1.37
Blackpool
1.30
Doncaster
1.30
Barnsley
1.28
Wigan
1.22
Burton
1.17
AFC Wimbledon
1.15
Peterboro
1.15
Leyton Orient
1.13
Exeter
1.07
Port Vale
0.91
Rotherham
0.89
Northampton
0.76
Bolton is 0.02 points better than Stockport in terms of average points per game (1.71 vs 1.69).

⚔️ Attack

Goals scored / game
Cardiff
1.96
Lincoln
1.93
Plymouth
1.63
Huddersfield
1.61
Bolton
1.55
Stockport
1.53
Wycombe
1.50
Barnsley
1.48
Luton
1.48
Reading
1.39
Peterboro
1.39
Mansfield
1.35
Leyton Orient
1.28
Bradford
1.21
Blackpool
1.17
Exeter
1.13
AFC Wimbledon
1.11
Doncaster
1.09
Burton
1.09
Wigan
1.07
Stevenage
1.02
Rotherham
0.89
Northampton
0.85
Port Vale
0.78
Bolton is 0.02 goals better than Stockport in terms of goals scored per game (1.55 vs 1.53).

🛡️ Defense

Conceded / game · lower better
Lincoln
0.89
Stevenage
1.02
Bolton
1.08
Mansfield
1.09
Cardiff
1.09
Bradford
1.10
Luton
1.22
Wigan
1.26
Wycombe
1.26
Stockport
1.27
Reading
1.30
Burton
1.30
Port Vale
1.33
Exeter
1.33
Plymouth
1.37
Huddersfield
1.39
Blackpool
1.41
Peterboro
1.48
Doncaster
1.50
Leyton Orient
1.54
Rotherham
1.54
AFC Wimbledon
1.57
Barnsley
1.59
Northampton
1.61
Bolton is 0.18 goals better than Stockport in terms of goals conceded per game (1.08 vs 1.27).

⏱️ Possession

Avg possession %
Cardiff
63%
Bolton
59%
Luton
56%
Stockport
55%
Peterboro
55%
Wycombe
54%
Leyton Orient
52%
Barnsley
52%
Exeter
51%
Doncaster
50%
Bradford
50%
Reading
50%
Huddersfield
50%
Plymouth
48%
AFC Wimbledon
46%
Blackpool
46%
Port Vale
46%
Burton
46%
Mansfield
46%
Rotherham
46%
Wigan
45%
Stevenage
45%
Northampton
45%
Lincoln
42%
Bolton is 3.8 percentage points better than Stockport in terms of average possession (59% vs 55%).

🎲 4. Props Analysis

BoltonBolton

For 6.1 · Against 4.8 · Total 10.9

🚩 Corners

1605356648318124445296688111011916871514H·LUTA·BRAH·HUDH·STEA·CARH·STOA·PLYA·PORH·DONA·ROT
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 1.9 · Against 2.2 · Total 4.1

🟨 Cards

10043225521232241374102123264H·LUTA·BRAH·HUDH·STEA·CARH·STOA·PLYA·PORH·DONA·ROT
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 10.3 · Against 13.7 · Total 24.0

⚠️ Fouls

340171711131316111071651012161012101371434242921231528222321H·LUTA·BRAH·HUDH·STEA·CARH·STOA·PLYA·PORH·DONA·ROT
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

StockportStockport

For 6.1 · Against 6.7 · Total 12.8

🚩 Corners

180115717765643741281038681681411101016181114A·BARH·PORH·PETH·MANA·EXEA·AFCA·BOLH·WYCH·AFCA·LUT
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 2.3 · Against 1.0 · Total 3.3

🟨 Cards

8031221351412311214238152413A·BARH·PORH·PETH·MANA·EXEA·AFCA·BOLH·WYCH·AFCA·LUT
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total
For 9.1 · Against 8.6 · Total 17.7

⚠️ Fouls

220111199111087581151057981311922182115131615162120A·BARH·PORH·PETH·MANA·EXEA·AFCA·BOLH·WYCH·AFCA·LUT
ForAgainstTotal per gameAverage total

BoltonBolton

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)10.411.09.73.74.13.322.522.023.0
vs Stronger (0)---------
vs Similar (8)12.412.212.54.45.03.821.123.219.0
vs Weaker (42)10.010.89.23.63.93.222.821.723.9
% over line58%67%50%50%64%36%60%46%75%
% under line42%33%50%50%36%64%40%54%25%
This opponent (Stockport) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

StockportStockport

SplitCornersCardsFouls
TotHmeAwyTotHmeAwyTotHmeAwy
Overall (50)9.910.09.83.33.23.421.220.921.5
vs Stronger (0)---------
vs Similar (2)16.016.016.02.53.02.020.526.015.0
vs Weaker (48)9.79.89.53.33.23.521.320.721.8
% over line52%50%54%50%44%56%48%46%50%
% under line48%50%46%50%56%44%52%54%50%
This opponent (Bolton) is Similar. The matching ‘vs’ row is the one to weigh.

🚩 Total Corners

Match total corners / game
Plymouth
11.2
Barnsley
10.8
Wigan
10.7
Luton
10.6
Cardiff
10.5
Huddersfield
10.5
Bolton
10.2
Peterboro
10.2
Burton
10.2
Port Vale
10.2
Bradford
10.0
Stockport
9.9
Exeter
9.9
Blackpool
9.9
Northampton
9.9
Wycombe
9.9
AFC Wimbledon
9.7
Rotherham
9.7
Mansfield
9.6
Doncaster
9.6
Leyton Orient
9.5
Reading
9.3
Lincoln
9.3
Stevenage
8.4

🟨 Total Cards

Match total cards / game
Plymouth
5.0
Bradford
4.5
Peterboro
4.2
Huddersfield
4.2
Rotherham
4.1
Lincoln
4.1
Leyton Orient
4.0
Bolton
3.9
Luton
3.8
Doncaster
3.8
Stevenage
3.7
Wycombe
3.7
Reading
3.6
Port Vale
3.6
Blackpool
3.6
Stockport
3.5
Northampton
3.5
Cardiff
3.5
Burton
3.5
Barnsley
3.4
Exeter
3.4
Mansfield
3.4
AFC Wimbledon
3.3
Wigan
3.1

⚠️ Total Fouls

Match total fouls / game
Bradford
25.3
Huddersfield
25.1
Stevenage
24.6
Plymouth
24.2
Luton
24.1
Rotherham
23.9
Blackpool
23.7
Peterboro
23.5
Doncaster
23.5
Wigan
23.4
AFC Wimbledon
23.2
Lincoln
23.0
Bolton
22.8
Leyton Orient
22.7
Reading
22.7
Mansfield
22.4
Exeter
22.3
Northampton
22.2
Burton
22.0
Wycombe
21.6
Port Vale
21.6
Stockport
21.5
Cardiff
20.9
Barnsley
20.9
Corners O/U 9.5
Over 9.5
59.9%
Under 9.5
40.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Cards O/U 3.5
Over 3.5
58.1%
Under 3.5
41.9%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.
Fouls O/U 21.5
Over 21.5
56.9%
Under 21.5
43.1%
Best 5 market prices
Over
No market prices yet.
Under
No market prices yet.

🔀 5. Double Chance

Double Chance

Two of the three results in one selection. The probability is the sum of those outcomes from the model above, so any edge here is the market pricing the combination out of line with its own 1X2.

🥅 6. Home & Away Over/Under

⚖️ 7. Handicap

🔥 8. Top picks for this game

Every selection Pythia rates above 70%, ordered by probability. Use Min odds to match the prices you want: slide down for near-certainties at short prices, up for longer prices. Unpriced picks are ranked on the model's fair odds. The five columns are the best market prices (highest first) for each pick; edge is vs the average. Result grades each pick against the final score.
Min odds1.20
PickProbabilityAvg oddsBest 1Best 2Best 3Best 4Best 5EdgeResult
Over 1.580.5%-------✓ Hit
Under 5.5 cards77.4%--------
Over 2.5 cards77.2%--------
Under 25.5 fouls74.5%--------
Over 19.5 fouls72.8%--------
Over 8.5 corners71.7%--------

💰 9. Squad value

💰 Total value

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CAR (25)
€31m
LUT (28)
€29m
HUD (27)
€16m
BOL (24)
€14m
LO (28)
€13m
STO (27)
€13m
PLY (27)
€12m
BLA (23)
€12m
REA (26)
€11m
LIN (27)
€10m
WYC (25)
€10m
STE (25)
€9m
WIG (27)
€9m
PV (31)
€8m
ROT (28)
€8m
PET (26)
€8m
BUR (27)
€8m
BRA (23)
€7m
BAR (20)
€7m
DON (27)
€7m
MAN (27)
€6m
AW (23)
€5m
EXE (22)
€5m
NOR (23)
€4m
Bolton's squad is €2m more valuable than Stockport's (€14m vs €13m).

⚔️ Attack

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
LUT (13)
€16m
CAR (10)
€13m
BOL (9)
€8m
STO (8)
€6m
LO (7)
€6m
HUD (9)
€5m
BLA (8)
€4m
LIN (9)
€4m
PLY (8)
€4m
STE (9)
€3m
PET (10)
€3m
WYC (8)
€3m
BRA (9)
€3m
WIG (9)
€3m
AW (10)
€2m
REA (6)
€2m
MAN (9)
€2m
ROT (8)
€2m
DON (7)
€2m
EXE (7)
€2m
PV (7)
€2m
BUR (7)
€2m
BAR (5)
€1m
NOR (7)
€1m
Bolton's attack is €2m more valuable than Stockport's (€8m vs €6m).

🧠 Midfield

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CAR (4)
€7m
LUT (7)
€5m
HUD (5)
€4m
REA (7)
€4m
LO (8)
€3m
BRA (6)
€3m
PLY (7)
€3m
ROT (9)
€3m
WIG (9)
€3m
LIN (6)
€3m
WYC (5)
€2m
BOL (4)
€2m
BLA (5)
€2m
DON (9)
€2m
PV (9)
€2m
STE (6)
€2m
STO (5)
€2m
MAN (5)
€2m
PET (5)
€2m
BUR (7)
€2m
BAR (5)
€2m
NOR (6)
€1m
EXE (6)
€1m
AW (6)
€1m
Bolton and Stockport have a similar midfield value (both €2m).

🛡️ Defence

Squad value (€m) · (players with data)
CAR (11)
€12m
LUT (8)
€8m
HUD (13)
€7m
BLA (10)
€6m
PLY (12)
€6m
STO (14)
€5m
PV (15)
€5m
REA (13)
€5m
WYC (12)
€4m
BUR (13)
€4m
LO (13)
€4m
LIN (12)
€4m
BOL (11)
€4m
BAR (10)
€4m
STE (10)
€3m
WIG (9)
€3m
ROT (11)
€3m
PET (11)
€3m
DON (11)
€2m
MAN (13)
€2m
AW (7)
€2m
EXE (9)
€2m
NOR (10)
€2m
BRA (8)
€2m
Bolton and Stockport have a similar defence value (both €4m).

🤝 10. Games History

Head-to-head

Bolton vs Stockport · H/A from BOL
DateH/AGameScore
06/04/26HBOL Vs Stockport2-2
03/08/25AStockport Vs BOL2-0
15/03/25HBOL Vs Stockport0-1
09/11/24AStockport Vs BOL5-0

BoltonBolton

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
14/05/26ABradford Vs BOL0-1
09/05/26HBOL Vs Bradford1-0
02/05/26HBOL Vs Luton2-3
25/04/26ABradford Vs BOL1-1
18/04/26HBOL Vs Huddersfield3-3
14/04/26HBOL Vs Stevenage5-1
11/04/26ACardiff Vs BOL2-0
06/04/26HBOL Vs Stockport2-2
03/04/26APlymouth Vs BOL1-2
21/03/26APort Vale Vs BOL1-0

StockportStockport

Last 10 games · H/A coloured by result
DateH/AGameScore
13/05/26HSTO Vs Stevenage2-0
09/05/26AStevenage Vs STO0-1
02/05/26ABarnsley Vs STO1-3
28/04/26HSTO Vs Port Vale1-2
25/04/26HSTO Vs Peterboro3-1
21/04/26HSTO Vs Mansfield0-1
18/04/26AExeter Vs STO3-3
15/04/26AAFC Wimbledon Vs STO0-2
06/04/26ABolton Vs STO2-2
03/04/26HSTO Vs Wycombe3-0

📊 11. Overall Statistics

Bolton
Bolton
England: League One
Recent: 4 Wins / 3 Draws / 3 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallDDLWW1.66
HomeDWDLW2.04
AwayLWLDW1.28
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %42%56%28%
AVG goals2.562.922.20
Over 1.5 %76%76%76%
Over 2.5 %44%60%28%
Over 3.5 %24%36%12%
Scored1.481.921.04
Conceded1.081.001.16
BTTS62%64%60%
Clean Sheet26%32%20%
Corners10.3811.049.71
Cards3.854.253.46
Stockport
Stockport
England: League One
Recent: 6 Wins / 2 Draws / 2 Losses
FormResultsPPG
OverallWLWWW1.78
HomeWLWLW1.96
AwayDWDWW1.60
StatsOverallHomeAway
Win %52%60%44%
AVG goals2.822.842.80
Over 1.5 %80%80%80%
Over 2.5 %60%60%60%
Over 3.5 %26%24%28%
Scored1.601.721.48
Conceded1.221.121.32
BTTS60%60%60%
Clean Sheet28%32%24%
Corners9.9210.049.79
Cards3.443.333.54

🏆 12. League Table

RecordGoalsProps / gameSquad value €mStrengths
RankTeamMPPtsWin%PPGGFGAGDG/GO1.5O2.5O3.5CorCor O%CrdCrd O%FlsFls O%TotAttMidDefAtt/gDef/gPoss%
1LincolnLincoln46103
67%
2.2
8941+48
2.8
78%
54%
33%
9.3
41%
4.0
54%
22.8
61%
10
4341.90.9
42%
2CardiffCardiff4691
59%
2.0
9050+40
3.0
78%
54%
37%
10.5
61%
3.5
52%
20.6
30%
31
137122.01.1
63%
3BoltonBolton4984
45%
1.7
7653+23
2.6
76%
47%
27%
10.5
59%
3.8
52%
22.5
59%
14
8241.61.1
59%
4StockportStockport4983
49%
1.7
7562+13
2.8
80%
59%
24%
9.9
52%
3.5
54%
21.1
46%
13
6251.51.3
55%
5BradfordBradford4877
46%
1.6
5853+5
2.3
69%
50%
17%
9.9
52%
4.5
70%
25.2
78%
7
3321.21.1
50%
6StevenageStevenage4875
44%
1.6
4949+0
2.0
52%
35%
19%
8.5
43%
3.8
57%
24.4
76%
9
3231.01.0
45%
7LutonLuton4674
46%
1.6
6856+12
2.7
76%
54%
28%
10.4
57%
3.7
54%
24.0
63%
29
16581.51.2
56%
8PlymouthPlymouth4673
48%
1.6
7563+12
3.0
76%
59%
39%
11.3
74%
5.2
80%
24.5
67%
12
4361.61.4
48%
9HuddersfieldHuddersfield4667
39%
1.5
7464+10
3.0
76%
59%
43%
10.5
59%
4.1
61%
25.0
76%
16
5471.61.4
50%
10MansfieldMansfield4665
35%
1.4
6250+12
2.4
74%
46%
20%
9.5
39%
3.6
46%
22.4
57%
6
2221.31.1
46%
11WycombeWycombe4663
37%
1.4
6958+11
2.8
80%
52%
28%
10.2
54%
3.7
57%
21.5
41%
10
3241.51.3
54%
12ReadingReading4663
35%
1.4
6460+4
2.7
83%
48%
26%
9.3
39%
3.6
50%
22.4
57%
11
2451.41.3
50%
13BlackpoolBlackpool4660
37%
1.3
5465-11
2.6
65%
48%
33%
9.9
57%
3.7
52%
24.0
76%
12
4261.21.4
46%
14DoncasterDoncaster4660
37%
1.3
5069-19
2.6
72%
50%
22%
9.7
35%
3.9
52%
23.3
63%
7
2221.11.5
50%
15BarnsleyBarnsley4659
33%
1.3
6873-5
3.1
83%
63%
46%
10.9
57%
3.5
50%
21.0
43%
7
1241.51.6
52%
16WiganWigan4656
30%
1.2
4958-9
2.3
70%
35%
17%
10.8
61%
3.1
39%
23.6
63%
9
3331.11.3
45%
17BurtonBurton4654
28%
1.2
5060-10
2.4
70%
50%
22%
10.4
52%
3.6
52%
22.0
41%
8
2241.11.3
46%
18PeterboroPeterboro4653
33%
1.2
6468-4
2.9
80%
57%
26%
10.3
50%
4.2
67%
23.6
61%
8
3231.41.5
55%
19AFC WimbledonAFC Wimbledon4653
33%
1.2
5172-21
2.7
67%
50%
30%
9.7
50%
3.2
46%
23.2
65%
5
2121.11.6
46%
20Leyton OrientLeyton Orient4652
30%
1.1
5971-12
2.8
76%
61%
33%
9.6
52%
4.1
61%
23.0
65%
13
6341.31.5
52%
21ExeterExeter4649
26%
1.1
5261-9
2.5
65%
46%
24%
10.1
54%
3.3
50%
22.0
57%
5
2121.11.3
51%
22Port ValePort Vale4642
22%
0.9
3661-25
2.1
54%
39%
22%
10.2
59%
3.6
52%
21.3
48%
8
2250.81.3
46%
23RotherhamRotherham4641
22%
0.9
4171-30
2.4
67%
52%
24%
9.8
52%
4.2
65%
23.9
65%
8
2330.91.5
46%
24NorthamptonNorthampton4635
20%
0.8
3974-35
2.5
70%
48%
26%
10.1
61%
3.4
43%
21.9
54%
4
1120.81.6
45%
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