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Huddersfield v Bolton Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Huddersfield v Bolton Bet Builder Tips & Match Preview

Wednesday 15 October, 20253 min read
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Two of the biggest clubs in League One clash as Huddersfield take on Bolton. Both clubs have work to do if they are going to achieve pre-season aims of promotion into the Championship, but League One is very open this season, so there is still time to find a formula to crack the top two.

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  • Huddersfield v Bolton
  • League One
  • 20:00
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Huddersfield Double Chance @ 1.50

I'm a Bolton believer, I think that they will prove themselves to be one of the best teams in the league over the course of the season, but I also believe that they are too short here.

As much as Steven Schumacher's side have done really well from a performance data and expected goals perspective, their results haven't matched that, and for them to be favourites here dismisses Huddersfield at home a bit too easily from my perspective.

7th-placed Huddersfield have only been beaten once at home in their six League One matches, winning four of them. They have also got an expected goals difference of +0.52 per match, which means that they are generating chances worth just over half an expected goal more than their opponents on average in each match. Bolton's xG differential this season is +0.58, so there isn't actually that much difference in their performance data.

Bolton have also lost their last two away games, 2-0 to Northampton (14th) and 3-0 to Burton Albion (20th). It goes without saying that a trip to Huddersfield is a more difficult task than either of those, though I also accept that Bolton dominated both encounters without scoring. The fact is, though, they haven't won an away match in League One this season. So I'm happy to take the 1.50 on that six-game winless run on the road continuing, against a decent Terriers outfit.

Leo Castledine Over 1.5 Shots @ 1.44

The Chelsea loanee seems to be blossoming at Huddersfield this season, and, importantly for us, is a real shot threat.

Castledine has started the last four matches for Huddersfield after trying to establish himself in the first XI since the summer. Those four matches have seen him fire off eight shots in total, boosting his seasonal average to 2.58 shots per 90. His last three starts have all seen him beat the 2+ shot line as well, which is strong form for this leg of the bet.

I have already set out my case for Huddersfield to have a bigger share of the market for this match, therefore, it stands to reason that some of their shot lines should be good value as well. Castledine is a good example of this. He could, and should in my view, be shorter than 1.44.

Chris Forino Over 0.5 Shots @ 1.61

The Bolton central defender has become a more frequent target for set pieces in recent weeks.

This has resulted in Forino's shots per 90 rising to exactly one shot per 90 minutes, and he has managed five shots in his last three matches, with two of those hitting the target.

Bolton have been using a variety of plans at corners, which seems to be allowing them to get more shots off. In the Burton match, Forino and his colleagues all lurked way beyond the back post and then charged towards the centre of the area to meet a clipped ball in. This resulted in a chance that Forino probably should have done better with, but he headed directly at the keeper.

I am expecting Bolton to win their fair share of corners here, more on that to come, so I also expect one of those to find the head of Forino.

Over 7 Corners @ 1.20

Both of these teams are usually strong corner winning teams. Indeed, Huddersfield lead the corner count in League One with 88 corners won, and Bolton are 2nd in the standings with 79.

It is a rare occasion indeed when this is the case; the question is now about how this might play out in this match. Clearly both managers set their teams up to attack, and it is easy to see why both win so many corners, but, obviously, both teams can't attack at the same time here.

I have already said that I expect this match to be evenly matched, with both teams having spells of domination. I would expect those spells to come with corners for both sides, given how the two teams seem to be able to generate those corner opportunities.

Both teams dominate their corner count races in recent matches. Indeed, Huddersfield have covered 10+ corners on their own in two of their last four matches, and won 10 corners in their last match as well. In total, this line has been covered in 10 of Huddersfield's 11 league games this season.

It has also been covered in eight of Bolton's 12 matches, so I'm happy to add this shorter leg in to conclude the bet builder.

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📈 Huddersfield v Bolton Form & Tactics

Huddersfield were a big mover in the pre-season markets, principally based on the perception of their summer recruitment. Whilst their form has been very inconsistent, the league as a whole is the same, so their six wins from 11 matches still has them on the edge of the top six.

There will have been 12 days between fixtures for Huddersfield by the time this match kicks off, but this could be a real positive for them as it has given time for Lee Grant to spend some time with the majority of his squad and get his ideas more firmly entrenched.

There has only been one draw in Huddersfield's season so far, which emphasises their up-and-down nature. However, their home form has been good, winning four of their six matches at the Accu Stadium. 

Bolton are sitting in mid table, two points behind Huddersfield. They come into this off the back of their poorest defeat of the season, 3-0 at Burton, and they also lost their previous away game 2-0 at Northampton.

Outside of those losses, Bolton had gone 11 matches unbeaten in all competitions, but had drawn too many of those matches. Performances have actually been quite strong; Bolton rank 2nd on expected points.

They are ranked 4th in the league for expected goals and top for shots on target. They are also 5th for expected goals against, so the base level of performance is there, but Bolton need to be more clinical.


📔 Huddersfield v Bolton Formation & Team News

Lee Grant is still facing a lot of injuries in his squad, but Antony Evans and Mickel Miller could be ready to return to the fold. Outside of this there are no new injuries to affect the squad selected last time out against Stockport.

This means that Grant is likely to stick with his favoured 4-2-3-1. Ben Wiles has been operating in advance of Ryan Ledson and David Kasumu, in what seems like a high-level midfield three for League One. Leo Castledine wouldn't be classed as a winger, but he is having to be stationed out wide in this system, whilst Alfie May is playing as the lone frontman.

Steven Schumacher has used a 4-2-3-1 shape as Bolton Wanderers boss. This can morph into a 4-4-2 out of possession when organised into two banks of four. Schumacher uses his wide players to create chances for the centre forwards, whilst the central midfielders try to pin the opponents in.

Josh Dacres-Cogley is likely to return to the XI here in place of Cyrus Christie, whilst a likely return to the 4-2-3-1 system means that Sam Dalby should be replaced by a #10, potentially Marcus Forss.


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