Our prediction for this League 1 match:
High-flying Bolton will look to keep their 100% record in the 2023/2024 season intact when they take on Fleetwood on Matchday 3. The Trotters are seen as one of the main candidates for promotion and they must be brimming with confidence following a clinical 3-0 win over Cheltenham Town. A man to keep an eye on in the home team will be Dion Charles, who scored a brace at the weekend, while there are no fresh injury concerns in Ian Evatt’s team.
The Code Army, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 2-0 loss to Cambridge United, but given their difficulties at the back, we believe that there is a big value in betting on the promotion-chasing hosts. Both Stockley and Rooney are pushing for a start after the duo came off the bench in the last league fixture. In their last meeting at the venue Bolton defeated Fleetwood 2-0.
Highlighted Team (Bolton):
Bolton Wanderers were formed as Christ Church Football Club back in 1874 and three years later they adopted their current name. The Trotters currently compete in the Championship and they play their home games at Macron Stadium, which was opened in 1997.
Speaking of the club’s trophies, Bolton Wanderers won the FA Cup on four occasions (1923, 1926, 1929 and 1958), but they have yet to win the Premier League title. The Trotters were producing splendid displays in the 2003/2004 Premier League campaign, with the team finishing the season in eighth position in the standings, which is regarded as the club’s best result in the English top flight.
Bolton did well to reach the UEFA Cup knockout stages in the 2007/2008 season; the English outfit eliminated Atletico Madrid in the two-legged tie, but Sporting Lisbon eventually proved to be a big catch for the Trotters.
Nigeria international Jay-Jay Okocha is one of the most notable footballers who played for Bolton and he scored 14 goals in 124 appearances in the league for the club. Bury are considered the club’s fiercest rivals.