Bolton v Portsmouth prediction

Championship · Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT · Toughsheet Community Stadium

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

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TACTIX’s free model pick for Bolton v Portsmouth, Championship on Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT posts shortly before kick-off. Form, head-to-head and league standing for both sides are below.

Match preview, in numbers

The match

Bolton host Portsmouth in the Championship on Saturday 21 November (kick-off 15:00 UK).

Form and the table

10 of Bolton’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (67%). Both teams scored in nine of Bolton’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). At home, Bolton have two wins, no draws and five defeats in their last 7 home matches in all competitions — 0.86 points per game, scoring 1.29 and conceding 2.14. Bolton have scored 20 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games). Bolton have conceded 29 goals, the fourth-most of the 24 clubs.

Eight of Portsmouth’s last 15 results in all competitions went over 2.5 goals (53%). Both teams scored in nine of Portsmouth’s last 15 results in all competitions (60%). Away from home, Portsmouth have two wins, three draws and two defeats in their last 7 away matches in all competitions — 1.29 points per game, scoring 0.86 and conceding 0.71. Portsmouth have scored 20 goals, the ninth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs (2026/27 so far, after 15 games). Portsmouth have conceded 18 goals, the fourth-fewest (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Bolton (18th) and Portsmouth (11th) are five points apart, 2026/27 so far. TACTIX’s Glicko-2 team ratings have Portsmouth the stronger side, 237 rating points above Bolton (Portsmouth 1545, Bolton 1309, after at least 107 rated matches each).

Head-to-head

Portsmouth are unbeaten in the last three meetings with Bolton. The most recent meeting, on 13 April 2024, finished Bolton 1–1 Portsmouth.

Team news

Predicted Bolton XI (4-2-3-1): J. Bonham, M. Conway, A. Famewo, C. Forino-Joseph, G. Larrazabal, J. Sheehan, X. Simons, T. Gale, A. Ito, R. Rodrigues, S. Dalby — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Chris Forino-Joseph (4.5 per match over 10 appearances) and Max Conway (3.7 per match over 15 appearances, one assist) have been Bolton’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Bolton (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Chris Forino-Joseph averages 2.5 tackles per 90 over 874 minutes, with a tackle in 10 of the last 10 appearances. Max Conway averages 2.7 tackles per 90 over 1008 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Predicted Portsmouth XI (4-2-3-1): N. Schmid, R. Poole, M. Dia, J. Meghoma, T. Devlin, A. Segecic, M. Pack, A. Kamara, E. Adams, I. Mohamed, M. Milovanović — derived from the last 8 line-ups, most-used eleven. By TACTIX Impact, Ebrima Adams (3.8 per match over 16 appearances, two goals and one assist) and Terry Devlin (3.4 per match over 15 appearances, four goals) have been Portsmouth’s most influential players 2026/27, all competitions. In numbers for Portsmouth (2026/27, all competitions, before kick-off), Ebrima Adams averages 1.2 key passes per 90 over 865 minutes, with a key pass in three of the last 10 appearances. Terry Devlin averages 2.2 tackles per 90 over 1224 minutes, with a tackle in seven of the last 10 appearances.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

The Numbers

Kick-off: Sat, 21 Nov 2026 15:00 GMT · Championship · Toughsheet Community Stadium
Head-to-head (last 6): Bolton 1 · draws 2 · Portsmouth 3 · 2.33 goals/game
Recent form: Bolton 1W 1D 3L · Portsmouth 2W 2D 1L

Bolton v Portsmouth (Championship): the key numbers are on this page — and TACTIX’s live, market-by-market track record is one click away (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 1.38

Goals

against 2.13 / 1 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5 / 4.5

Corners

against 5.75 / 3.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

4.75 / 2.75

Shots on target

against 5.13 / 2.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

1.5 / 2.38

Cards

against 1.38 / 2.5 · 1 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 7 November 2026. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 7 November 2026. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Bolton for / against	Line	Portsmouth for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 2.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.38 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5 for · 5.75 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	4.5 for · 3.75 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	15.25 for · 15 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	11.25 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	4.75 for · 5.13 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	2.75 for · 2.75 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	9.88 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	10.88 for · 10.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	2.38 for · 2.5 against n 8 Last 5

Bolton

Bolton Goalkeeper

Bolton — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
J. Bonham	9	91817 min	273 /90	101.1 /90	00 /90
Gavin Bazunu	7	90630 min	294.1 /90	142 /90	00 /90

Bolton — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
J. Bonham n 8	90	3.1 5/2
Gavin Bazunu n 7	90	4.1 6/3

Bolton Defensive

Bolton — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Gaizka Larrazabal	15	741107 min	100.8 /90	231.9 /90	60.5 /90	362.9 /90	151.2 /90	30.2 /90
M. Conway	13	76987 min	302.7 /90	191.7 /90	80.7 /90	777 /90	90.8 /90	10.1 /90
A. Famewo	11	77846 min	171.8 /90	111.2 /90	40.4 /90	616.5 /90	80.9 /90	30.3 /90
C. Forino-Joseph	10	87874 min	242.5 /90	222.3 /90	80.8 /90	747.6 /90	20.2 /90	10.1 /90
B. Davies	8	81651 min	50.7 /90	81.1 /90	10.1 /90	294 /90	20.3 /90	10.1 /90
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Bolton — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Sheehan n 8	88	1.3 7/2	0.8 4/2	—
S. Dalby n 8	72.6	0.8 3/1	0.8 3/1	—
T. Gale n 8	67.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0	—
Gaizka Larrazabal n 8	81.1	0.8 5/1	0.3 2/0	—
M. Conway n 8	84.4	0.9 6/1	1.6 6/5	—
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Bolton — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
J. Sheehan n 8	88	1.3 7/2
S. Dalby n 8	72.6	0.3 2/0
T. Gale n 8	67.4	1.3 5/3
Gaizka Larrazabal n 8	81.1	0.6 2/1
M. Conway n 8	84.4	3.6 7/6
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Bolton Attacking

Bolton — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
S. Dalby	16	771227 min	60.4 /90	00 /90	211.5 /90	110.8 /90	120.9 /90	20.1 /90
K. Dong	12	44529 min	00 /90	10.2 /90	81.4 /90	40.7 /90	50.9 /90	20.3 /90
Thelonius Bair	5	43213 min	10.4 /90	10.4 /90	41.7 /90	10.4 /90	20.8 /90	00 /90
R. Hardie	5	25126 min	00 /90	00 /90	32.1 /90	00 /90	32.1 /90	00 /90
J. Nelson	5	22112 min	00 /90	00 /90	64.8 /90	32.4 /90	32.4 /90	43.2 /90
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Bolton — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Sheehan n 8	88	1.2 6/3	0.5 3/1
S. Dalby n 8	72.6	1.9 7/1	1.1 7/0
T. Gale n 8	67.4	2 6/4	0.8 4/1
Gaizka Larrazabal n 8	81.1	1.4 5/3	0.4 2/1
M. Conway n 8	84.4	0.5 4/0	0 0/0
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Bolton — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Bolton before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
J. Sheehan n 8	88	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
S. Dalby n 8	72.6	0.6 4/0	0 0/0
T. Gale n 8	67.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
Gaizka Larrazabal n 8	81.1	0.1 1/0	0.6 4/0
M. Conway n 8	84.4	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
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Portsmouth

Portsmouth Goalkeeper

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
N. Schmid	12	911089 min	262.1 /90	121 /90	00 /90
D. Bielica	4	90360 min	143.5 /90	41 /90	00 /90

Portsmouth — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Schmid n 8	90	1.8 5/1
D. Bielica n 4	90	3.5 4/4

Portsmouth Defensive

Portsmouth — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
Z. Swanson	14	69959 min	201.9 /90	191.8 /90	30.3 /90	423.9 /90	90.8 /90	20.2 /90
T. Devlin	13	801040 min	262.3 /90	141.2 /90	30.3 /90	726.2 /90	131.1 /90	30.3 /90
M. Dia	11	84921 min	181.8 /90	70.7 /90	50.5 /90	403.9 /90	80.8 /90	00 /90
R. Poole	11	83918 min	70.7 /90	151.5 /90	60.6 /90	464.5 /90	70.7 /90	20.2 /90
J. Meghoma	10	81809 min	192.1 /90	50.6 /90	10.1 /90	303.3 /90	20.2 /90	30.3 /90
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Portsmouth — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	0.8 3/1	1.3 5/2	—
E. Adams n 8	55.4	2.4 6/3	2.4 4/3	—
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	1.4 6/2	2 6/4	—
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	1.2 6/1	0.7 4/0	—
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	0.9 4/2	1.4 5/2	—
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Portsmouth — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	1 5/1
E. Adams n 8	55.4	5.5 8/6
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	0.6 4/0
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	2.3 6/4
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	2.3 7/4
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Portsmouth Attacking

Portsmouth — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
M. Milovanović	12	53630 min	30.4 /90	00 /90	142 /90	60.9 /90	00 /90	20.3 /90
T. Shade	10	63634 min	10.1 /90	10.1 /90	71 /90	40.6 /90	81.1 /90	50.7 /90
C. Bishop	10	57572 min	10.2 /90	00 /90	60.9 /90	50.8 /90	81.3 /90	00 /90
T. Waddingham	3	2061 min	23 /90	00 /90	34.4 /90	23 /90	23 /90	00 /90
H. Blair	1	2727 min	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	00 /90	13.3 /90	13.3 /90
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Portsmouth — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	1.6 6/4	0.3 2/0
E. Adams n 8	55.4	1 3/2	0.4 2/0
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	0.7 4/0	0.3 2/0
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	1.1 4/1	0.5 2/1
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Portsmouth — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Portsmouth before kick-off, to 7 November 2026. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
A. Segecic n 8	69.8	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
E. Adams n 8	55.4	0.2 1/0	0 0/0
A. Kamara n 8	73.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
Z. Swanson n 8	67.1	0.3 2/0	0 0/0
T. Devlin n 8	72.6	0.5 2/1	0 0/0
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Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Bolton v Portsmouth — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BoltonDLLWL

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 2.2 conceded per game

PortsmouthDWDWL

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Bolton 1 · 2 draws · Portsmouth 3 · 2.33 goals/game

2024-04-13 Bolton 1–1 Portsmouth
2023-12-11 Portsmouth 2–0 Bolton
2023-02-28 Portsmouth 3–1 Bolton
2023-01-14 Bolton 3–0 Portsmouth
2022-04-05 Bolton 1–1 Portsmouth
2021-10-30 Portsmouth 1–0 Bolton

League standing · 2026/27

Bolton#18 pos17 pts15 pl-9 GD

Portsmouth#11 pos22 pts15 pl+2 GD

Goals per game

Bolton scored1.33

Portsmouth scored1.33

Bolton conceded1.93

Portsmouth conceded1.2

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What is the head-to-head record between Bolton and Portsmouth?: In their last 6 meetings, Bolton won 1, Portsmouth won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2.33 goals per game.
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