Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Wycombe Wanderers, unbeaten in League One since August and unfazed by the calibre of teams breathing down their necks, will guarantee being top at Christmas if they can see off Bolton Wanderers at Adams Park.

The Trotters, last season's beaten play-off finalists, are making heavy weather of getting into the automatic promotion mix and could do with a win after last weekend's bitter derby loss at home to Wigan Athletic.

Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers betting tips and predictions

Wycombe to win - 11/10

Observers waiting for Wycombe to trip up must be getting bored by now and they could still be drumming their fingers at Christmas with the Chairboys braced for another win over Bolton.

There is simply no stopping Matt Bloomfield's side, who have stormed clear at the top of League One on the back of a 17-game unbeaten run.

They lost their two opening-week games at Wrexham and at home to Birmingham City - both by 3-2 scorelines - but haven't put a foot wrong since.

It is 13 wins and four draws since the Blues defeat culminating in last weekend's emphatic 4-1 demolition of Shrewsbury Town.

At home this season they have won six of their eight games, with big-hitters Rotherham United and Peterborough United among those taken care of so should be confident against another of the section's powerhouses, Bolton.

For the Trotters it's all a bit of a grind and they go into the Friday night fixture in eighth place in the table though only a point adrift of the play-off places.

They have lost only three times since the middle of September in the league but two of those in particular - 5-0 at Stockport County and last weekend's 2-0 home defeat by Wigan - will have really hurt.

They didn't muster a shot on target at home to the Latics until into the second half and their shot conversion rate is pretty awful.

Ian Evatt's popularity is somewhat on the wane and they are far more accident-prone this season than they were in 2023/34.

They have scored 15 goals fewer than Wycombe and are the only side in the top nine with a negative goal difference.

The Trotters have big wins in them, but hard-pressing, fast-paced, direct Wycombe can upset them just as they have already done so many others.

They are riding the crest of a wave under Bloomfield and the advice is to dive in for a home win at 11/10.

Cameron Humphreys anytime scorer - 3/1

Cameron Humphreys began this season a Premier League player with Ipswich Town, so it is no wonder he has settled in so well down a couple of tiers.

In fairness, it's an environment the 21-year-old knows well having been part of the Tractor Boys' side promoted from League One in May 2023.

He has become a key starter for Bloomfield in the Chairboys' midfield three, with four goals to his name plus the same number of assists.

Indeed, only top scorer Richard Kone averages more shots per game in the hosts' ranks than Humphreys, whose keenness to get forward and get shots away always make him an attractive anytime scorer proposition.

Bolton to win corners race to 3 - 1/1

In Wycombe's last home league games, a 1-1 draw with Reading, they won eight corners to their near-neighbours' five.

The race to three, however, was won by the Royals, who had chalked up three by the 13th minute.

In Bolton's last away game - also a 1-1 draw, in their case at Cambridge United - they won the corners match-bet 5-4 and also the race to three. They had their third by the 51st minute.

Bolton have been and always will be positive in the way they approach their game and the 1/1 they win a race to three corners looks acceptable.

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Wycombe Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers odds

Wycombe Wanderers - 11/10
Draw - 12/5
Bolton Wanderers - 23/10

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