Reading (home)
Reading are in tenth to 11th place with around 40 points from 28-29 fixtures, some way off the play-off spots, but have managed just one win in their last five, with two draws and two defeats.
Bolton Wanderers (away)
The visitors are perched in third with around 55 points from 30-31 matches and have maintained their automatic promotion push with four wins and one draw from their last five.
Head-to-Head
Each team has won two of the last five H2H League One meetings (D1) .
Key Players
- Mason Burstow has scored 7 - 8 league goals for Bolton and is their top scorer, but he has arguably been even more important to their recent run of narrow victories.
- Amario Cozier-Duberry providing plenty of width and trickery, particularly when linking up with Burstow, Bolton can play with a real sense of structure and control when needed.
- Jack Marriott their main targetman and around 12 league goals this term.
- Lewis Wing has chipped in with 8 - 9 and is their set piece specialist while Daniel Kyerewaa and Kamari Doyle have the creativity to control games from midfield and have supplied plenty of assists in recent matches.
- Sam Dalby and Jacob Sheehan are good secondary targets and can link up with Cozier-Duberry and Burstow from wide or more advanced positions.
Betting Insights
Betting suggests Bolton are slight favorites at around 2.14 , while Reading are 3.09 and the draw is 3.35 ahead of Tuesday’s contest.
Prediction
- A Bolton win or tie looks most likely, but both teams to score looks like a strong option in the alternative markets given that Reading have had plenty of goal-filled games lately.
- BTTS and a 2-1 Bolton victory is therefore my main selection for this key matchup, while a 2-1 Reading win is my back-up play.
