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Wigan Athletic U21 vs Bolton Wanderers Res. prediction and preview
20 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC
The PunterPick prediction
Published before kick-off and never changed afterwards. See the methodology for how picks are chosen.
Match preview
Wigan Athletic U21 host Bolton Wanderers Res. in the Professional Development League (England) on 20 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC. The prediction PunterPick published for this fixture is Double Chance X2 — Bolton Wanderers Res. to win or draw. It was published at odds of 1.44, which the bookmaker market rated at about 63% once the bookmaker margin is removed.
Final score: Wigan Athletic U21 1–3 Bolton Wanderers Res..
Going into the match, Wigan Athletic U21 had won 3, drawn 4 and lost 3 of their last 10 matches, scoring 22 and conceding 28. Bolton Wanderers Res. had won 6, drawn 2 and lost 2 of their last 10, with 24 scored and 13 conceded.
Both teams scored in 9 of Wigan Athletic U21's last 10 and 6 of Bolton Wanderers Res.'s last 10; 10 and 7 of those matches respectively went over 2.5 goals. At home Wigan Athletic U21 averaged 3.00 goals scored and 2.80 conceded across 5 matches; away from home Bolton Wanderers Res. averaged 2.00 scored and 1.43 conceded across 7.
Our team-strength model expects about 1.56 goals from Wigan Athletic U21 and 2.93 from Bolton Wanderers Res.. From that it rates a home win at 18%, a draw at 17% and an away win at 65%, against 37%, 20% and 43% implied by the 1X2 prices. For the published pick itself the model gives 82%.
Team comparison
Share of each factor between Wigan Athletic 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigan Athletic U21 | DWDWL | 2.20 | 2.80 | 90% | 100% |
| Bolton Wanderers Res. | DLWWW | 2.40 | 1.30 | 60% | 70% |
Averages over each side's last 10 matches in our results archive before this fixture.
- Wigan Athletic U21 form and statistics
- Bolton Wanderers Res. form and statistics
- Professional Development League statistics
Other Professional Development League matches that day
- Coventry City U21 vs Swansea City U21 · 20 Oct 2026, 13:00 UTC · Professional Development League
Published pick: Double Chance X2 @ 1.44 · FT 2–0 - Fleetwood Town U21 vs Barnsley U21 · 20 Oct 2026, 12:00 UTC · Professional Development League
Published pick: Double Chance 1X @ 1.50 · FT 2–2