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BoltonAwayLWDLL| Bookmaker | 1 | X | 2 | Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 | BTTS yes | BTTS no | |
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| 2.23 | 3.55 | 2.94 | 1.72 | 2.05 | 1.58 | 2.23 | Bet | |
| 2.23 | 3.55 | 2.94 | 1.72 | 2.05 | 1.58 | 2.23 | Bet | |
| 2.20 | 3.50 | 2.98 | 1.71 | 2.04 | 1.57 | 2.18 | Bet | |
| 2.23 | 3.55 | 2.94 | 1.72 | 2.05 | 1.58 | 2.23 | Bet | |
| 2.23 | 3.55 | 2.94 | 1.72 | 2.05 | 1.58 | 2.23 | Bet | |
| 2.15 | 3.55 | 3.10 | 1.67 | 2.08 | 1.58 | 2.18 | Bet |
Best price in each column is marked. Lines move; the bookmaker page shows the current one.
Best 1X2 lines behind the Derby vs Bolton prediction: Derby 2.23 (22Bet), draw 3.55 (Stake), Bolton 3.10 (Stake).
Shopping the three best prices lifts the payout to 95%; one bookmaker on its own returns roughly 94 to 96% on a match like this.
On the goal markets, over 2.5 pays 1.72 (Melbet) and under 2.5 2.08 (Stake); both teams to score yes pays 1.58 (Stake) and no 2.23 (Betwinner).
Prices move until kick-off, and the bookmaker page shows the current one; the marked cells are the best lines at the last refresh.
Our prediction
The Derby vs Bolton prediction leans to Derby: 43% against 32% for Bolton, with 26% left for the draw, in the Championship on Friday, 6 November 2026.
Derby are expected to score 1.58 and Bolton 1.34, so the total line is 2.92 goals; over 2.5 lands at 55% and BTTS at 60%.
Every figure on the page comes from one Poisson score grid fitted to those two expected goal numbers, which is why the markets never contradict each other.
Derby or Bolton (no draw) is the main selection, rated 74%. The best price in our comparison is 1.27 at Stake, which implies 79%, so the model sits 4 points below the market.
At that price the market already expects this result, so the selection is a probable outcome rather than value. The goal lines carry the better return on Derby vs Bolton.
Derby average 0.8 goals scored and 2.2 conceded across their last 5, Bolton 1.4 and 2.2 across 5.
Goal lines from the same grid: over 1.5 at 79%, over 2.5 at 55%, over 3.5 at 34%; under 2.5 is 45% and under 3.5 is 67%.
Over 2.5 goals is the goals selection at 55%; Melbet pay 1.72.
The chance of both teams scoring is 60%, built from Derby scoring in 79% of runs and Bolton in 74%; clean sheets come at 26% for Derby and 21% for Bolton.
Both teams to score is the stronger side of the BTTS market at 60%.
Three scorelines carry the most weight for Derby vs Bolton: 1-1 (11.4%), 2-1 (9%) and 1-0 (8.5%).
Even the leading scoreline holds only 11.4% of the probability, which is normal for this market and why the goal lines give the steadier route to the same opinion.
In the half-time / full-time market half-time Derby, full-time Derby leads at 26%. A goal before the break is rated 73%, since 45% of the expected goals fall in the first half.
Every chance below comes from the same score grid as the 43% / 26% / 32% split above, with the best bookmaker price where one exists and the fair price otherwise; the green bar marks the strongest line in each group.
Match result
Double chance
Goals
BTTS
Halves
Team goals
Odd or even
Most likely scores
Half-time / full-time
The model gives Derby the best chance at 43%, with the draw at 26%. Under 50% the favourite fails to win more often than it wins, which is why the double chance is the safer line here.
1-1 is the most likely scoreline at 11.4%. The probability is spread across many results, so over 2.5 goals at 55% backs the same picture with less variance.
The BTTS yes line is rated 60%. Derby find the net in 79% of simulated matches and Bolton in 74%.
Derby vs Bolton starts at 20:00 UTC on Friday, 6 November 2026, shown in your local time once the page loads. The live score runs on the page and every tip is graded after the final whistle.