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Match predictionOur tip: 1-1
Bolton Wanderers vs Stoke City Prediction: Schumacher Faces Former Club in Tense Championship Battle
Bolton host Stoke on 10 October 2026 in Matchweek 9 of the Championship and the fixture has an obvious subplot: Steven Schumacher returns to face the club he walked out on in September 2024. Both sides are mid table after…
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- It's week 9 of the 2026-2027 Championship on 2026-10-10 at 15:00 GMT, when Bolton Wanderers and Stoke City go head-to-head.
- Referee T. Kirk has dished out around 3-4 yellows and 0 reds, plus 23 fouls per match across 10 games.
- There is no recorded managerial head-to-head between Steven Schumacher and M. Robins.
- Bolton Wanderers have accumulated 10 points to lie 15th whereas Stoke City have 13 points to sit 7th.
- Both teams have no missing players.
- Our forecast has Bolton Wanderers in a 4-man backline (4-2-3-1), with Stoke City set to counter in 3-5-2.
- Last time out, T. Gale registered the best mark for Bolton Wanderers - 9.2 - and J. Griffiths did likewise for Stoke City with an 7.9 score.
- Both sides left it all on the pitch: Bolton Wanderers won 4-3 against Norwich City, and Stoke City secured a victory 2-1 over Sheffield United.
- Momentum favors Stoke City (4-1-0) after Bolton Wanderers managed only 2-0-3 from 5 matches.
- Stoke City lead this rivalry - 5 wins from 12 matches versus Bolton Wanderers (who've won just 4 games), alongside 3 draws.
- A tight contest is expected: our model tips a 1-1 draw, reflecting Bolton Wanderers's 2-0-2 home form and Stoke City's 1-1-2 away record.
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| 20' | M. Talovierov | ||
| 34' | J. McGlynn | ||
| 45+4' | 0 - 1 | ||
HT 0 - 1 | |||
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| 62' | 0 - 2 | ||
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| 72' | M. Conway | ||
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| 90+2' | 1 - 2 | ||
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Bolton is going head to head with Stoke on 10/10/2026 14:00 GMT for the England Championship. You can view the match information, lineups, odds, live score, result, goalscorers, cards, substitutions, standings, recent form, player ratings, injuries, tv channels, our users most predicted scores and Bolton v Stoke H2H statistics!