Our model scores this match once both teams have enough recent form to work from, predictions publish in the days before kickoff. Form, head-to-head and season stats are available in the tabs above now.
How this scoreline is calculated
Watford
Form comparisonBolton
Where those opponents sat in the table: strong means they averaged roughly the top 40%, weak roughly the bottom 40%, mixed in between.
Opposition faced: Watford mixed, Bolton mixedThe form score weights every result and every goal by where the opponent sat in the table, so five wins over the bottom of the table score below five over the top.
- 12 Jul 2022Watford0-2Bolton
- 14 Feb 2015Bolton3-4Watford
- 09 Aug 2014Watford3-0Bolton
- 22 Feb 2014Bolton2-0Watford
- 23 Nov 2013Watford0-1Bolton
- 17 Oct 2026vsCharlton2-0W
- 13 Oct 2026vsCardiff5-1L
- 10 Oct 2026vsBurnley0-4L
- 18 Sept 2026vsBristol City1-0L
- 12 Sept 2026vsStoke City1-2L
- 17 Oct 2026vsSouthampton0-0D
- 13 Oct 2026vsWolves1-3W
- 10 Oct 2026vsStoke City1-2L
- 20 Sept 2026vsNorwich3-4W
- 12 Sept 2026vsCardiff1-0W
Watford vs Bolton: form and season numbers
Watford take a form score of 1.5 out of 10 into this Championship fixture, against 4.3 for Bolton. Watford have 1 win and 4 defeats in their last 5, while Bolton have 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat in theirs. Across the season Watford average 0.8 goals scored and 2.2 conceded per game, Bolton 1.3 and 1.7. Watford have kept a clean sheet in 10% of their matches this season, Bolton in 30%. In their last 7 meetings Watford have won 3, drawn 0 and lost 4. Watford sit 20th on 11 points, Bolton 15th on 14.
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