Bolton vs Stockport Predictions

• Under 2.5 goals has landed in the last four League One play-off finals.
• Bolton drew more games than any other team in the regular season.

Wembley to host cagey affair

After a lengthy decline and a memorable resurrection, Stockport County have the opportunity to return to the second tier of English football for the first time in over 20 years, but they will face stiff opposition from a Bolton side featuring in their second League One play-off final in the last three years.

The Trotters lost 2-0 to Oxford in the 2024 edition and, after a difficult 2024/25 campaign, they return to Wembley having made themselves an incredibly hard side to beat.

Only League One winners Lincoln lost fewer games than Bolton during the regular season but, with a league-high 18 draws to their name, we can expect a tight, low-scoring affair on Sunday.

Each of the last four League One play-off finals have featured fewer than three goals, and both Bolton and Stockport have kept things compact lately.

Just five goals were scored across these sides’ four combined play-off semi-finals, making under 2.5 goals an appealing bet.

With the market split on the winner at Wembley and Bolton drawing more games than any other side in League One this season, a 1-1 correct score prediction also looks solid.