Bolton vs Mansfield Town Predictions

Bolton can tighten their grip at home

Bolton look the best bet when they host Mansfield in League One on Monday. The league table shows these sides’ contrasting fortunes, with Bolton possessing a clear edge in the standings.

They are fourth in League One, 13 places and 11 points above Mansfield, with ten wins, seven draws and four losses from their 21 games this season. The visitors sit 17th with seven wins, five draws and nine defeats.

Bolton kept up their recent winning trend with a 2-1 victory over Rotherham on Friday. They have now won nine of the 13 games in which they’ve scored first this season, and this win makes it eight victories in the 13 matches in which Bolton have been odds-on.

Bolton have scored in eight of their last nine league games, averaging 2.71 goals a game in their seven home matches against bottom-half teams this season.

The Bolton defence has been impressive at home this season, conceding just six goals in 11 League One games – an average of 0.55 goals per game.

Bolton are in excellent form, having won seven of their last eight League One home games and three of their last four matches overall. In contrast, Mansfield have only won one of their last seven league games.

A 2-0 win for Bolton looks the best correct-score bet.

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Edited by Mark Langdon