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Sheffield United U21 vs Bolton Wanderers Res. prediction and preview
5 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Sheffield United U21 host Bolton Wanderers Res. in the Professional Development League (England) on 5 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Bolton Wanderers Res. Win — Bolton Wanderers Res. to win. No bookmaker price was available for this market when the prediction was published, so no percentage is shown.
Final score: Sheffield United U21 2–0 Bolton Wanderers Res..
Going into the match, Sheffield United U21 had won 3, drawn 3 and lost 3 of their last 9 matches, scoring 14 and conceding 13. Bolton Wanderers Res. had won 7, drawn 1 and lost 1 of their last 9, with 25 scored and 8 conceded.
Both teams scored in 7 of Sheffield United U21's last 9 and 5 of Bolton Wanderers Res.'s last 9; 5 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Sheffield United U21 averaged 1.60 goals scored and 1.40 conceded across 5 matches; away from home Bolton Wanderers Res. averaged 2.20 scored and 1.00 conceded across 5.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.48 goals from Sheffield United U21 and 1.30 from Bolton Wanderers Res.. From that it rates a home win at 40%, a draw at 28% and an away win at 32%. For the published pick itself the model gives 32%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Sheffield United U21 (green) and Bolton Wanderers Res. (grey), from our data provider's pre-match comparison.
Form before the match
| Team | Last 5 | Scored | Conceded | BTTS | O2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sheffield United U21 | WLDLW | 1.56 | 1.44 | 78% | 56% |
| Bolton Wanderers Res. | WWWDW | 2.78 | 0.89 | 56% | 78% |
Averages over each side's last 9 matches in our results archive before this fixture.