Bolton vs Bradford Predictions

• Bolton have only lost twice at home all season
• Bradford scored 12 goals fewer than their hosts in the league season
• Bradford have conceded first in five of their last six

Trotters could bounce back

Bolton and Bradford were two of the large group of League One contenders who have known for some time that they would have to settle for a play-off place after top two Lincoln and Bolton pulled away.

Perhaps as a result of automatic promotion being out of the question, both teams struggled for consistency and a final-day defeat to Luton meant that Bolton will have to settle for playing this game at home and travelling to Valley Parade for the second leg.

Home form key

The Trotters have been rock-solid at home this season however, losing just two of their 23 games in their own back yard, and they are fancied to add to that tally here.

Bradford have been beaten in ten of their 23 road trips and may struggle to live with the attacking quality of Steven Schumacher’s men, who in Amario Cozier-Duberry have one of the best players in the league.

The hosts have dominated this head-to-head recently, going unbeaten in the last five, and they were comfortable 3-0 winners when the pair met at this ground in the EFL Trophy in December.

Take Bolton to put a poor end to the season behind them by taking a first-leg victory.

Bradford have only scored twice in their last five meetings with these opponents and a 2-0 home win is the correct score pick.