Bolton vs Portsmouth Predictions

• Portsmouth have lost one of their last ten matches
• The last three meetings between these two teams have all resulted in 1-0 Portsmouth wins
• Bolton have won one of their last four matches

Win or bust for Pompey

Portsmouth have failed to win any of their last three matches, despite keeping clean sheets in two of those fixtures. Danny Cowley’s side now find themselves 11 points behind sixth placed Sunderland. With eight games left in their season, Tuesday’s game really is a must win if they are to keep their remote hopes of making the play-offs alive. Despite failing to win any of their last three, Portsmouth have only lost once in their last ten matches and have a good recent record in this fixture. The last three meetings between these two sides have all resulted in 1-0 Portsmouth victories. There is every chance the visitors make it four from four against Bolton on Tuesday.

Bolton may have lost focus with little to play for  

Bolton’s play-off hopes are all but over now and with little to play for Ian Evatt’s side’s performance level may have dropped a little. Bolton have won one of their last four matches and there is a chance the players may lack motivation for their remaining six fixtures. Bolton mustered a single shot on target when these two sides met at Fratton Park in October, Bolton fell to a 1-0 defeat that day and whilst they are a much-changed side these days, their current price of 6/5 for Tuesday’s game makes little appeal.

I will be siding with the visitors in this one. There is still a chance Portsmouth can put pressure on the top six should they win their games in hand and this added motivation may well get them over the line against Bolton. In the correct score market, I will chance a 1-0 Portsmouth win, the score line the last three meetings have all finished.