Bolton vs Portsmouth

England • Championship • 2026/2027 • Round 16

Bolton

15:0021 November 2026

Portsmouth

Match information

Country: England
Competition: Championship
Season: 2026/2027
Round: 16
Date: 21 November 2026
Kick-off: 15:00
Stadium: Toughsheet Community Stadium

Prediction

Bolton win30%

Draw25%

Portsmouth win45%

Full prediction

Clubs

Bolton

Founded: 1874
Country: England
Stadium: University of Bolton Stadium
City: Bolton
Capacity: 28 723
Surface: grass

Portsmouth

Founded: 1898
Country: England
Stadium: Fratton Park
City: Portsmouth
Capacity: 20 899
Surface: grass

Recent form

Bolton

DLLWL

Portsmouth

DWDWL

Standings

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
10	Sheffield Utd	15	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	+2	22
12	Norwich	15	+8	21
…
17	Bristol City	15	-8	18
18	Bolton	15	-9	17
19	Charlton	15	-10	17

Full standings

Head-to-head

13 April 2024 • League One • Bolton Wanderers 1 : 1 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 1)
11 December 2023 • League One • Portsmouth 2 : 0 Bolton Wanderers (Half-time 1 : 0)
28 February 2023 • League One • Portsmouth 3 : 1 Bolton Wanderers (Half-time 0 : 0)
14 January 2023 • League One • Bolton Wanderers 3 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 0)
10 January 2023 • EFL Trophy • Bolton Wanderers 1 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 0)

Full H2H

1X2 odds

Bookmaker	1	X	2
WilliamHill	2.70	3.20	2.50
bet365	2.75	3.40	2.35
Marathon	2.76	3.32	2.43
Betfair	2.75	3.40	2.45
BetVictor	2.70	3.30	2.40
Pncl	2.77	3.37	2.58
Sbo	2.57	3.06	2.30
1xBet	2.76	3.32	2.43
Betano	2.87	3.45	2.45

Best odds: 1 - 2.87 | X - 3.45 | 2 - 2.58

Double Chance

1X: 1.57
X2: 1.45
12: 1.33

Both Teams To Score

Yes: 1.67
No: 2.15

Over / Under

Over 0.5: 1.06
Under 0.5: 11.00
Over 1.5: 1.28
Under 1.5: 3.86
Over 2.5: 1.91
Under 2.5: 1.98
Over 3.5: 3.20
Under 3.5: 1.39
Over 4.5: 6.50
Under 4.5: 1.15
Over 5.5: 13.00
Under 5.5: 1.05

Asian Handicap

Handicap	Bolton	Portsmouth
-2.5 / +2.5	1.03	1.02
-1.5 / +1.5	5.50	1.15
-1 / +1	4.76	1.20
0 / 0	2.02	1.85
+1 / -1	1.24	4.26
+1.5 / -1.5	1.18	5.00
+2 / -2	1.01	9.00
+2.5 / -2.5	1.05	11.00

Match result probability

Bolton win30%

Draw25%

Portsmouth win45%

Estimated chances based on statistics; not a betting tip.

Double chance

1X: 55%
X2: 70%
12: 75%

Total goals

Over 1.5: 76%
Under 1.5: 24%
Over 2.5: 52%
Under 2.5: 48%
Over 3.5: 29%
Under 3.5: 71%

Both teams to score

Yes: 55%
No: 45%

Asian handicap

Handicap	Bolton	Portsmouth
+4.5 / -4.5	99%	1%
+3.5 / -3.5	97%	3%
+2.5 / -2.5	91%	9%
+1.5 / -1.5	78%	22%
+0.5 / -0.5	55%	45%
-0.5 / +0.5	30%	70%
-1.5 / +1.5	12%	88%
-2.5 / +2.5	4%	96%
-3.5 / +3.5	1%	99%
-4.5 / +4.5	0%	100%

Starting line-ups are announced about an hour before kick-off.

Coaches

Bolton: Steven Schumacher
Portsmouth: John Mousinho

Missing players

Bolton

21Ethan Erhahon - injured
39Ryan Hardie - injured
45John McAtee - injured

Portsmouth

2Benjamin Arthur - injured
3Connor Ogilvie - injured
28Luke Brooke-Smith - injured
8John Swift - injured
21Keshi Anderson - injured
9Colby Bishop - injured

Squad - Bolton

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Jack Bonham	33	6	0	0	0	7.30
13	Nathan Broome	24	-	-	-	-	-
23	David Harrington	26	-	-	-	-	-
31	Gavin Bazunu	24	7	0	0	0	7.45
Defenders
3	Chris Forino-Joseph	26	7	0	0	1	7.14
5	Lewis Brunt	25	9	0	0	1	6.76
6	Ben Davies	31	7	0	0	1	6.65
14	Akin Famewo	27	9	0	0	2	6.62
18	Eoin Toal	27	8	0	0	0	6.71
22	Gaizka Larrazabal	28	12	1	3	2	6.63
25	Max Conway	23	12	0	1	1	6.68
Midfielders
4	Xavier Simons	23	7	1	0	0	6.80
8	Josh Sheehan	31	13	2	0	3	7.36
12	David Watson	21	1	0	0	0	6.30
17	Atsuki Ito	28	7	2	1	0	6.71
21	Ethan Erhahon injured	25	11	1	0	1	6.97
27	Luca Stephenson	23	2	0	0	1	6.75
35	Max Lott	19	1	0	0	0	6.20
Forwards
7	Kyliane Dong	22	11	0	1	1	6.33
9	Theo Bair	27	7	2	1	1	6.73
10	Sam Dalby	26	13	5	0	0	6.82
11	Thierry Gale	24	13	3	2	2	6.93
16	Samuel Iling Junior	23	12	0	1	1	6.55
20	Ruben Rodrigues	30	10	1	1	0	6.71
26	Jayden Nelson	24	6	0	0	1	6.61
39	Ryan Hardie injured	29	8	0	0	1	6.38
45	John McAtee injured	27	6	0	1	1	6.41

Squad - Portsmouth

#	Player	Age	Apps	Goals	Assists	YC	Rating
Goalkeepers
1	Nicolas Schmid	29	9	0	0	1	6.70
30	Ben Killip	30	-	-	-	-	-
31	Daniel Bielica	27	4	0	0	0	7.12
Defenders
2	Benjamin Arthur injured	21	6	0	0	0	6.90
3	Connor Ogilvie injured	30	-	-	-	-	-
5	Regan Poole	28	9	0	0	0	6.97
6	Conor Shaughnessy	30	6	1	0	0	6.98
16	Jayden Meghoma	20	8	0	0	3	6.70
22	Zak Swanson	26	12	2	0	2	6.80
42	Michael Ani	20	-	-	-	-	-
55	Madiodio Dia	22	-	-	-	-	-
Midfielders
7	Marlon Pack	35	12	0	0	1	6.96
8	John Swift injured	31	1	0	0	0	6.70
10	Adrian Segecic	22	13	2	1	0	6.81
19	Robert Shein Rocco	23	8	0	0	1	6.45
24	Terry Devlin	22	12	2	0	2	6.90
25	Ryan Kavuma McQueen	17	13	1	2	2	6.92
27	Odin Bailey	26	7	0	0	0	6.61
28	Luke Brooke-Smith injured	18	3	0	0	0	6.53
37	Iyad Mohamed	25	8	0	0	1	6.64
38	Ebou Adams	30	13	2	1	3	7.10
Forwards
9	Colby Bishop injured	29	9	1	0	0	6.62
11	Abu Kamara	23	13	0	1	0	6.79
15	Franco Umeh	21	-	-	-	-	-
17	Tyrese Shade	26	8	0	1	0	6.68
20	Thomas Waddingham	21	2	1	0	0	6.75
21	Keshi Anderson injured	31	2	0	0	0	6.80
23	Josh Murphy	31	3	0	0	0	6.46
29	Marezi	23	11	3	0	3	6.47
32	Eoin Kenny	20	1	0	0	0	6.70
34	Harvey Blair	23	1	0	0	0	6.70

Head-to-head

Last 5 meetings

Bolton wins2

Draws1

Portsmouth wins2

Goals: Bolton: 6 (1.2)
Goals: Portsmouth: 6 (1.2)
Goals per match: 2.4
Both teams scored: 2 / 5
Over 2.5 goals: 2 / 5

Results

13 April 2024 • League One • Bolton Wanderers 1 : 1 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 1)
11 December 2023 • League One • Portsmouth 2 : 0 Bolton Wanderers (Half-time 1 : 0)
28 February 2023 • League One • Portsmouth 3 : 1 Bolton Wanderers (Half-time 0 : 0)
14 January 2023 • League One • Bolton Wanderers 3 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 0)
10 January 2023 • EFL Trophy • Bolton Wanderers 1 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 0)

Form: last 10 matches

	Bolton	Portsmouth
W-D-L	4-1-5	4-4-2
Scored (per match)	16 (1.6)	13 (1.3)
Conceded (per match)	20 (2.0)	10 (1.0)
Clean sheets	3 / 10	3 / 10
Both teams scored	7 / 10	6 / 10
Over 2.5 goals	7 / 10	5 / 10

Recent form - Bolton

L6 November 2026 • Championship • Derby 3 : 1 Bolton (Half-time 0 : 1)
W3 November 2026 • Championship • Charlton 0 : 1 Bolton (Half-time 0 : 1)
L31 October 2026 • Championship • Bolton 2 : 3 Bristol City (Half-time 1 : 1)
L23 October 2026 • Championship • Bolton 1 : 5 Middlesbrough (Half-time 1 : 3)
D17 October 2026 • Championship • Southampton 0 : 0 Bolton (Half-time 0 : 0)
W13 October 2026 • Championship • Wolves 1 : 3 Bolton (Half-time 0 : 1)
L10 October 2026 • Championship • Bolton 1 : 2 Stoke (Half-time 0 : 1)
W20 September 2026 • Championship • Norwich 3 : 4 Bolton (Half-time 2 : 2)
W12 September 2026 • Championship • Bolton 1 : 0 Cardiff (Half-time 0 : 0)
L8 September 2026 • Championship • Bolton 2 : 3 West Ham (Half-time 2 : 2)

Recent form - Portsmouth

L7 November 2026 • Championship • Portsmouth 1 : 2 Stoke (Half-time 1 : 0)
W3 November 2026 • Championship • Portsmouth 3 : 1 Swansea (Half-time 1 : 0)
D31 October 2026 • Championship • Burnley 0 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 0 : 0)
W24 October 2026 • Championship • Portsmouth 2 : 1 Millwall (Half-time 1 : 1)
D20 October 2026 • Championship • Wolves 1 : 1 Portsmouth (Half-time 0 : 0)
W17 October 2026 • Championship • Norwich 0 : 1 Portsmouth (Half-time 0 : 0)
W14 October 2026 • Championship • Portsmouth 3 : 2 Sheffield Utd (Half-time 1 : 0)
L11 October 2026 • Championship • Southampton 1 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 1 : 0)
D19 September 2026 • Championship • Portsmouth 2 : 2 Blackburn (Half-time 1 : 1)
D12 September 2026 • Championship • Charlton 0 : 0 Portsmouth (Half-time 0 : 0)

Standings

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Birmingham	15	8	5	2	28	14	+14	29
2	Middlesbrough	15	8	5	2	30	19	+11	29
3	Stoke	15	9	2	4	24	18	+6	29
4	Wolves	15	8	4	3	26	18	+8	28
5	West Brom	15	8	4	3	23	15	+8	28
6	Swansea	15	8	2	5	22	18	+4	26
7	Southampton	15	8	4	3	29	15	+14	24
8	QPR	15	6	6	3	24	18	+6	24
9	West Ham	15	6	5	4	37	23	+14	23
10	Sheffield Utd	15	6	4	5	21	19	+2	22
11	Portsmouth	15	6	4	5	20	18	+2	22
12	Norwich	15	7	0	8	32	24	+8	21
13	Blackburn	15	6	3	6	22	23	-1	21
14	Cardiff	15	4	6	5	27	27	0	18
15	Wrexham	15	4	6	5	18	20	-2	18
16	Millwall	15	5	3	7	23	27	-4	18
17	Bristol City	15	5	3	7	16	24	-8	18
18	Bolton	15	5	2	8	20	29	-9	17
19	Charlton	15	4	5	6	13	23	-10	17
20	Watford	15	4	3	8	13	23	-10	15
21	Lincoln	15	4	3	8	15	26	-11	15
22	Burnley	15	1	7	7	22	31	-9	10
23	Derby	15	2	4	9	14	30	-16	10
24	Preston	15	2	2	11	13	30	-17	8

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Southampton	7	6	1	0	20	5	+15	19
2	Middlesbrough	7	5	2	0	17	9	+8	17
3	Birmingham	8	4	4	0	19	8	+11	16
4	Cardiff	8	4	4	0	21	13	+8	16
5	QPR	8	4	3	1	16	7	+9	15
6	West Brom	8	4	3	1	13	7	+6	15
7	Blackburn	8	5	0	3	14	10	+4	15
8	Swansea	7	4	2	1	11	3	+8	14
9	Wolves	7	4	2	1	13	7	+6	14
10	Watford	8	4	2	2	9	9	0	14
11	Stoke	7	4	1	2	12	6	+6	13
12	Portsmouth	8	4	1	3	14	13	+1	13
13	Wrexham	8	3	3	2	13	9	+4	12
14	Charlton	8	3	3	2	7	7	0	12
15	Millwall	7	3	2	2	15	9	+6	11
16	Sheffield Utd	7	3	2	2	9	7	+2	11
17	West Ham	7	3	1	3	18	11	+7	10
18	Norwich	7	3	0	4	13	12	+1	9
19	Preston	8	2	1	5	8	13	-5	7
20	Bolton	7	2	0	5	9	15	-6	6
21	Bristol City	8	2	0	6	4	13	-9	6
22	Burnley	7	0	5	2	8	10	-2	5
23	Lincoln	7	1	2	4	8	16	-8	5
24	Derby	8	1	2	5	7	15	-8	5

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Stoke	8	5	1	2	12	12	0	16
2	Wolves	8	4	2	2	13	11	+2	14
3	West Ham	8	3	4	1	19	12	+7	13
4	Birmingham	7	4	1	2	9	6	+3	13
5	West Brom	7	4	1	2	10	8	+2	13
6	Norwich	8	4	0	4	19	12	+7	12
7	Middlesbrough	8	3	3	2	13	10	+3	12
8	Bristol City	7	3	3	1	12	11	+1	12
9	Swansea	8	4	0	4	11	15	-4	12
10	Sheffield Utd	8	3	2	3	12	12	0	11
11	Bolton	8	3	2	3	11	14	-3	11
12	Lincoln	8	3	1	4	7	10	-3	10
13	Portsmouth	7	2	3	2	6	5	+1	9
14	Southampton	8	2	3	3	9	10	-1	9
15	QPR	7	2	3	2	8	11	-3	9
16	Millwall	8	2	1	5	8	18	-10	7
17	Blackburn	7	1	3	3	8	13	-5	6
18	Wrexham	7	1	3	3	5	11	-6	6
19	Burnley	8	1	2	5	14	21	-7	5
20	Derby	7	1	2	4	7	15	-8	5
21	Charlton	7	1	2	4	6	16	-10	5
22	Cardiff	7	0	2	5	6	14	-8	2
23	Watford	7	0	1	6	4	14	-10	1
24	Preston	7	0	1	6	5	17	-12	1

Top scorers

#	Player	Team	Goals	Pen.	Assists
1	Will Lankshear	Middlesbrough	13	0	0
1	A. Armstrong	Southampton	11	0	0
2	Z. Vipotnik	Swansea	11	0	0
2	J. Moylan	Cardiff City	10	3	3
3	M. Whittaker	Middlesbrough	10	0	0
4	B. Thomas-Asante	Coventry	10	0	0
4	R. Burrell	QPR	10	0	0
6	E. Simms	Coventry	10	0	0
6	J. Gelhardt	Hull	10	0	0
6	K. Moore	Wrexham	10	0	0
9	C. Morris	Derby	10	0	0
9	J. Makama	Norwich	10	0	0
3	Andri Gudjohnsen	Blackburn	9	0	0
11	S. Thomas	Stoke	9	0	0
12	O. McBurnie	Hull	9	0	0
13	J. James	Leicester	9	0	0
14	J. Philogene	Ipswich	9	0	0
15	H. Wright	Coventry	9	0	0
16	A. Mehmeti	Bristol City	8	0	0
17	A. Heggebo	West Brom	8	0	0
9	S. Dalby	Bolton	6	0	0
25	Terry Devlin	Portsmouth	4	0	0
40	Marezi	Portsmouth	3	2	0
47	T. Gale	Bolton	3	0	2