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    17th October SOUTHAMPTON - BOLTON

    PREVIEW

    • Sat 15:00 Southampton Vs Bolton
    • Game for: 11th round of Championship
    • Take Place: St Mary s Stadium ( 32.505 )
    • Last Game: Southampton - Bolton: 0-1
    • History of Games: 0-0-1
    • Predicted Score: Southampton 3 - 1 Bolton

    Standing

    PTeamWDLPtsForm
    7Southampton62216WWLWWD
    14Bolton41513WLWWLL

    7th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 6th home game this season.
    • Home Record : 5W - 0D - 0L
    • Last Game : Norwich - Southampton: 0-1
    • Next Game : 24 Oct West Ham - Southampton

    14th (IN CHAMPIONSHIP )

    • League : This is the 6th away game this season.
    • Away Record : 2W - 1D - 2L
    • Last Game : Wolverhampton - Bolton: 1-3
    • Next Game : 23 Oct Bolton - Middlesbrough

    Probable Lineups

    ( 4-2-3-1 ) Southampton

    Bolton ( 4-2-3-1 )

    • Peretz
    • 6.8
    • Manning
    • 6.9
    • Schlotterbeck
    • 7.1
    • Stephens
    • 6.5
    • Bree
    • 6.8
    • Ward-Prowse
    • 6.9
    • Jander
    • 6.5
    • Scienza
    • 7.0
    • Azaz
    • 7.2
    • Matsuki
    • 6.8
    • Larin
    • 7.0
    • Bonham
    • 6.4
    • Famewo
    • 6.7
    • Davies
    • 6.6
    • Brunt
    • 6.8
    • Larrazabal
    • 6.8
    • Erhahon
    • 6.6
    • Sheehan
    • 6.7
    • Gale
    • 6.6
    • Ito
    • 6.6
    • Iling-Junior
    • 6.4
    • Dalby
    • 6.9
    • Player Index: how much of this team's football each player accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    Injuries and Suspensions

    SouthamptonVsBolton

    PlayerRatingStatus
    Mads Roerslev- Out - injured
    Flynn Downes6.88 Out - injured
    PlayerRatingStatus
    Chris Forino7.34 Out - injured
    Gavin Bazunu6.87 Out - ineligible
    Luca Stephenson6.81 Doubtful - injured
    • Rating: season rating out of 10; players without one yet show a dash. ★ marks a player this side particularly relies on.

    Team News

    • Cameron Bragg, a midfielder, has completed his one-match ban and is set to be picked for Saturday's game.

    • Southampton's squad will be missing Flynn Downes due to a injury sustained during Wednesday's match.

    • James Bree, Caspar Jander and Cyle Larin may all return to the starting lineup.

    • Gavin Bazunu cannot play against his parent club, so Jack Bonham is likely to begin in goal.

    • Sam Dalby is set to return to the starting lineup after netting from the bench against Wolves.

    Odds

    Southampton Win: 1.45

    DRAW: 4.75

    Bolton Win: 6.00

    Prices are indicative and sourced from a range of bookmakers, and may differ from those of any individual bookmaker.

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    Game Analysis

    • The market expects a one-sided afternoon. Southampton is the shortest price on a book of 1.45 / 4.75 / 6.00 (1 / X / 2), an implied 64.6%. Across the three outcomes the book reads 64.6% / 19.7% / 15.6% on an overround of 6.7%.

    • In the league table Southampton sit 7th on 16 points (6W 2D 2L) with Bolton 14th on 13 points (4W 1D 5L).

    • Southampton read W-W-L-W-W-D across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (4W 1D 1L) — a strong recent run.

    • Bolton read W-L-W-W-L-L across their last 6 in all competitions, most recent first (3W 0D 3L) — patchy.

    • Head to head the record reads 0-0-1 — Southampton wins, draws, then Bolton wins. Their last meeting finished Southampton - Bolton: 0-1.

    • Southampton team news: Cameron Bragg, a midfielder, has completed his one-match ban and is set to be picked for Saturday's game.

    • Southampton team news: Southampton's squad will be missing Flynn Downes due to a injury sustained during Wednesday's match.

    • Bolton team news: Gavin Bazunu cannot play against his parent club, so Jack Bonham is likely to begin in goal.

    • Bolton team news: Sam Dalby is set to return to the starting lineup after netting from the bench against Wolves.

    • Southampton are without 2 — Mads Roerslev (Out - injured), Flynn Downes (Out - injured).

    • Bolton are without 3 — Chris Forino (Out - injured), Gavin Bazunu (Out - ineligible), Luca Stephenson (Doubtful - injured).

    • Early lineups are in: Southampton set up 4-2-3-1 against 4-2-3-1. See the pitch graphic above for the full XI.

    • Southampton lean hardest on James Ward-Prowse (8.7), James Bree (8.7), Keven Schlotterbeck (8.7) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Flynn Downes is out for Southampton — index 9.1, against 9.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Bolton lean hardest on Samuel Iling-Junior (8.7), Josh Sheehan (8.2), Ben Davies (8.2) on our Player Index — how much of the side's football each man accounts for, out of 10. It measures involvement and cover, not performance.

    • Chris Forino is out for Bolton — index 6.5, against 8.3 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • Gavin Bazunu is out for Bolton — index 7.2, against 8.0 for the best cover we hold at his position. Well covered.

    • The projected score for this one is Southampton 3 - 1 Bolton, a home win by 2 with 4 goals in it — on the right side of the 2.5 line.

    • The read: Southampton at 1.45 is short enough that the value, if there is any, sits on the handicap or in the goals market rather than the outright.

    • This analysis is generated automatically from BTFNews odds, market and statistical data at 08:50 on 16th October 2026. It is information, not advice — always check team news before the off.


    Category: Previews

    Written by: BTFNews

    Date: 06:50 16 Oct, 2026

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