With both teams already booking their place in the knockout stages of this competition and fighting hard for promotion from their respective divisions, there is minimal pressure riding on this fixture.
Stockport will be keen to prove that they belong in League One by testing a side competing for promotion from that level, but we think Bolton have enough about them to avoid defeat and hold onto top spot in Group E.
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Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Stockport County win with a probability of 41.24%. A win for Bolton Wanderers had a probability of 32.47% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Stockport County win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.69%) and 2-0 (7.23%). The likeliest Bolton Wanderers win was 0-1 (9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.5%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.
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