Swansea City vs Bolton Predictions

Bolton lost again at the weekend, as their fight for survival failed to get going yet again. The Trotters remain second from bottom in the table, and they need to improve their form to stay at this level. However, this weekend takes them to Swansea in a tricky clash. Can they get three vital points on the board this weekend, or are they going to suffer yet another away defeat in Saturday’s visit to Wales?

Swansea are looking to bounce back from defeat themselves, after a 3-1 loss at Sheffield Wednesday. Graham Potter’s side are sitting in 12th place, and they’re enjoying a solid year back in the Championship. The Welsh side came down expecting a slow build towards a Premier League return, and overall this campaign has gone better than expected. They still have the FA Cup to look forward to, while there’s room for a strong finish to the season from the Swans.

Bolton would love to have that kind of relaxed atmosphere around their club. Off the pitch issues have loomed over their season, while they’ve struggled for results all campaign. They make this trip having conceded far too many goals, while they’ve scored fewer than any other side in the division. They’ve averaged just 0.65 goals per game this term, while they’ve failed to score in 47% of their games on the road.

Bolton are a low scoring side on the road, with 65% of their trips seeing under 2.5 goals scored. That comes after they’ve lost to nil in 44% of their games in the Championship. They’ve lost seven of their last nine Championship games, and the Trotters are likely to struggle here. They’ve lost over half of their league games overall, while they’ve been beaten 10 times on their travels this term. That’s likely to ease the Swans towards three points at the Liberty.

The hosts are worthy favourites for this game, and they should add to a run of four wins in five at home. The Welsh outfit are our pick to win this one, especially after their 1-0 victory in the reverse fixture. We’re going with a home win, but we’re backing under 3.5 goals in the game too. They’ve seen under 3.5 goals in all but one of their home wins, while the visitors have seen 82% of their trips finish with fewer than four goals scored, so we’re backing Swansea and under 3.5 goals.