Pompey may won four of their previous five matches, but we think that they will have to settle for a draw, with Bolton currently enjoying a nine-game unbeaten home league run.
Read more.
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 Bolton Wanderers win with a probability of 50.51%. A win for Portsmouth had a probability of 26.94% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bolton Wanderers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.72%) and 2-0 (7.23%). The likeliest Portsmouth win was 1-2 (6.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.15%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.