Wolves vs Bolton Wanderers Prediction & Preview - Championship
Bolton Wanderers won 4-3 away at Norwich City on 20 September, while Wolverhampton Wanderers' only two wins in their last six have both finished 1-0 - and that gap, between a side who play seven-goal games and a side who shut them down, is the whole question at Molineux on Tuesday night. Wolverhampton vs Bolton Wanderers kicks off at 19:45 BST on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 in the Championship. Both teams lost on 10 October, three days before this one.
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Wolverhampton vs Bolton Wanderers: date, kick-off time and venue
- Fixture: Wolverhampton Wanderers v Bolton Wanderers
- Competition: Championship
- Date: Tuesday, 13 October 2026
- Kick-off: 19:45 BST
- Venue: Molineux, Wolverhampton
Was 4-3 at Norwich City a one-off for Bolton Wanderers?
Not really, and that is the point. Steven Schumacher's side have gone through six matches in which they won 2, drew 0 and lost 4, scoring 10 and conceding 15. The Norwich win came between a 2-3 home defeat by West Ham United and a 1-2 home defeat by Stoke City on 10 October. Before all of that, 0-4 away at Millwall on 5 September.
So Bolton can hurt a defence. They can also be pulled apart by one, and they have already been both inside five weeks.
The exception in there is the 1-0 home win over Cardiff City on 12 September. It is the only clean sheet in the run, and it is the version of Bolton that would travel best to Molineux.
Wolverhampton's form: narrow wins, no cushion
César Peixoto's side come in off a 0-1 defeat away to Middlesbrough on 10 October, three days before this match. Their six-game record reads won 2, drawn 1, lost 3 for 7 points, with 6 scored and 8 conceded.
Those are tight numbers in both directions. The 1-0 at Sheffield United on 13 September and the 1-0 against West Bromwich Albion on 20 September were won by a single goal each, the 2-2 at Birmingham City on 6 September was pulled back, and the one real collapse was 2-4 away at West Ham United on 1 September. There was also a 0-1 EFL Cup exit at Everton on 16 September.
Only the West Bromwich Albion game was at home. Wolverhampton have been on the road for almost all of this run, which makes the sample at Molineux thin rather than reassuring.
Wolverhampton team news
Raúl Jiménez is out with a knee injury and back in a brace, with Peixoto saying his recovery would take longer than first hoped, according to The72. Fer López came back from Spain Under-21 duty with a knee problem and Jordan James with a foot issue, both reported as doubts for the Middlesbrough game on the same page.
Yerson Mosquera still needs time to get his fitness back, while Rafiki Saïd has made enough progress to be in contention for minutes, per Last Word on Sports. Those updates were given before the Middlesbrough match rather than this one.
Bolton Wanderers team news
Luca Stephenson and Lewis Brunt were both expected to miss Bolton's game against Stoke City on 10 October through injury, with Atsuki Ito and Samuel Iling-Junior in contention to come back in, as reported by Sports Mole. Ito and Iling-Junior combined for the winning goal at Norwich, which is the pairing that makes Bolton dangerous going forward.
Wolverhampton vs Bolton Wanderers prediction
Our prediction is that Wolverhampton Wanderers beat Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the Championship at Molineux on Tuesday, 13 October 2026. Wolverhampton have been hard to beat without being prolific, and a Bolton side who have conceded 15 goals in six matches is the sort of opponent that turns a 1-0 into a two-goal win. Bolton should get on the scoresheet - they have scored in most of this run, including four at Norwich - but keeping Wolverhampton out at home looks beyond a defence that shipped four at Millwall.
Our prediction: Wolverhampton 2-1 Bolton Wanderers
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