Swindon vs Bolton Prediction, Betting Tips, Lineups & Odds | 06 Dec 2025

By Harry Evans, English Football Analyst | Published: 3 months ago | Last Updated: Dec 6, 09:00 | 4 min read

Swindon Town FC

Football England - FA Cup County Ground Sat 6 Dec 10:00

Bolton Wanderers FC

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FA Cup Betting Preview: Swindon vs Bolton

League Two side Swindon host League One team Bolton at County Ground, with kick-off set for 10:00 on Saturday 6 December.

We Expect Trotters to Deliver the Goods

Bolton can’t be passed up when they clash with Swindon, especially as a price of -128 is available for this selection. Head to the Full-Time Result market to back this prediction which looks value.

Swindon Triumphed in Last Game

Swindon Town triumphed in their last game which was away from home in League Two. Chesterfield were beaten 2-1 at SMH Group Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers had a 1-1 draw at Kenilworth Road in their previous game. This was away to Luton Town in League One.

In their previous FA Cup engagements, Swindon were away to Rotherham United and won 2-1 in extra-time (1-1 after 90 mins), with Bolton securing a home win over Huddersfield Town by a 2-1 scoreline.

League Two		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
5	Swindon	40	21	7	12	64	46	18	64:46	70

League One		G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	GD	P
3	Bolton	39	17	15	7	55	39	16	55:39	66

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Confirmed Lineups

Swindon confirmed lineup (3-5-2): Connor Ripley (GK), Will Wright, Filozofe Mabete, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Joel McGregor, Gavin Kilkenny, Ollie Clarke, Tom Nichols, Joe Snowdon, Billy Bodin, Aaron Drinan.

Bolton confirmed lineup (4-2-3-1): Tyler Miller (GK), Josh Dacres-Cogley, Chris Forino-Joseph, Eoin Toal, Richard Taylor, Josh Sheehan, Aaron Morley, Thierry Gale, Joel Randall, Amario Cozier-Duberry, Sam Dalby.

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Swindon vs Bolton Prediction & Betting Tips

Our Swindon vs Bolton tips include the main match prediction, a correct score forecast and bet builder picks. Each section below offers expert insight into the key betting angles.

Match Prediction

Let’s play a straight hand and go for an attractively-priced Bolton who are trading at -128. It’s probable that the visitors will be able to land a win when it comes to this FA Cup encounter.

The latest FA Cup team news and current form are always useful information when it comes to providing football betting tips. It’s also important to pay attention to the available stats so that we make the best picks.

Key Swindon vs Bolton Wanderers FA Cup & league stats:

Bolton have won 6 of their last 10 games.
Bolton have won 3 of their last 5 games.

Bolton to Win Probability

The best football betting sites make it a 56.2% chance that our pick is settled as a winner. Our experts think there’s a stronger chance of success and calculate the probability to be 60-65%. That means we’re regarding it as a value wager.

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Our Match Prediction

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Correct Score Prediction

Swindon

1 - 3 Bolton logo

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There’s the option to wager on Bolton to win by a 3-1 scoreline. Odds of +750 are on offer and this is a correct score bet that should provide plenty of entertainment.

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Bet Builder Tips

Full-Time Result Bolton -128

Both Team To Score Yes -204

Total Goals Over 2.5 -204

We’ve got a same-game multi and the legs include Bolton to succeed, both teams to find the net and also three or more goals in total.

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Swindon vs Bolton Odds

The odds and lines below are updated regularly and may differ from the prices shown in our picks, which are captured at the time of publication.

Bookies Have Bolton as Favourites

Bolton Wanderers are forecasted to have a 56% chance of triumphing in this FA Cup encounter according to the bookmakers. It leads to their latest betting odds being -128. Swindon Town are the +275 underdogs, while the draw can also be backed as an alternative.

One Asian Handicap bet involves backing Bolton -0.75 at -109. If they beat Swindon by 2+ goals, you get a full payout. You also get a return on half your stake if they win by one and the other half is refunded.

You can find the shortest odds for Over 2.5 Goals, which means three goals or more being scored. Punters expecting both teams to find the net can get -204 when it comes to BTTS Yes.

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Last 5 Games

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Team Stats

Latest FA Cup and domestic league stats. Full Time Result, Goals, Corners and Possession.

Swindon Stats

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Full-Time Result

5 wins, 1 defeat and 4 draws in the previous 10 matches
5 wins, 1 defeat and 4 draws in the previous 10 home matches

Full-Time Result

6 wins, 2 defeats and 2 draws in the previous 10 matches
1 win, 4 defeats and 5 draws in the previous 10 away matches

Goals

An average of 1.40 goals scored and 1.20 conceded in the previous 10 matches
An average of 1.60 goals scored and 1.10 conceded in the previous 10 home matches
An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
An average of 2.70 goals per game in the previous 10 home matches
BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 matches
BTTS Yes in 6 of the previous 10 home matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 5 of the previous 10 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 home matches

Goals

An average of 1.60 goals scored and 1.00 conceded in the previous 10 matches
An average of 0.90 goals scored and 1.70 conceded in the previous 10 away matches
An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 matches
An average of 2.60 goals per game in the previous 10 away matches
BTTS Yes in 5 of the previous 10 matches
BTTS Yes in 7 of the previous 10 away matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 6 of the previous 10 matches
Over 2.5 Goals in 3 of the previous 10 away matches

Swindon vs Bolton Lineups & Team News

Double-check the Swindon vs Bolton team news before placing your bets. We’ll deliver the predicted and confirmed FA Cup lineups as well as the most recent injury news.

Swindon Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

Bolton Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Swindon Confirmed Lineup 3-5-2

1 Connor Ripley

5 Will Wright 3 Filozofe Mabete 22 Jamie Knight-Lebel

33 Joel McGregor 18 Gavin Kilkenny 8 Ollie Clarke 7 Tom Nichols 19 Joe Snowdon

31 Billy Bodin 23 Aaron Drinan

27 Tyler Miller

2 Josh Dacres-Cogley 3 Chris Forino-Joseph 18 Eoin Toal 5 Richard Taylor

8 Josh Sheehan 16 Aaron Morley

11 Thierry Gale 17 Joel Randall 19 A. Cozier-Duberry

10 Sam Dalby

Bolton Confirmed Lineup 4-2-3-1

Swindon Substitutes

6James Ball
11Jake Tabor
12Lewis Ward
20P. Ehibhatiomhan
28Ollie Palmer
44Darren Oldaker
45Harry Gray

Bolton Substitutes

1Teddy Sharman-Lowe
14Jordi Osei-Tutu
21Ethan Erhahon
22Kyle Dempsey
24Marcus Forss
25Max Conway
29Cyrus Christie
48Mason Burstow
54Tobias Ritchie

Previous Swindon Lineups

29 Nov League Two

Chesterfield 1-2 Swindon

Confirmed Lineups

22 Nov League Two

Swindon 2-2 Grimsby

Confirmed Lineups

15 Nov League Two

Fleetwood 1-1 Swindon

Confirmed Lineups

08 Nov League Two

Swindon 2-1 Tranmere

Confirmed Lineups

01 Nov FA Cup

Rotherham 1-2 Swindon

Confirmed Lineups

25 Oct League Two

Swindon 0-0 Colchester

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Previous Bolton Lineups

29 Nov League One

Luton 1-1 Bolton

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22 Nov League One

Bolton 0-0 Bradford

Confirmed Lineups

08 Nov League One

Bolton 4-0 Port Vale

Confirmed Lineups

01 Nov FA Cup

Bolton 2-1 Huddersfield

Confirmed Lineups

25 Oct League One

Bolton 1-0 Cardiff

Confirmed Lineups

16 Oct League One

Huddersfield 1-2 Bolton

Confirmed Lineups

Team Squads

Swindon Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Ian Holloway

Player	#	Pos	GP	MIN	ST	BE	G	A	Y	R
Aaron Drinan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
James Ball	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tom Nichols	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thomas Wilson-Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sonny Hart	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Ryan Tafazolli	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ryan Delaney	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Princewill Ehibhatiomhan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Paul Glatzel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ollie Palmer	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ollie Clarke	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Lewis Ward	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joel McGregor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joe Snowdon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jaxon Brown	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jamie Knight-Lebel	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jake Tabor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Adam Murphy	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Darren Oldaker	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Antony McCormick	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Billy Bodin	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Billy Kirkman	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Connor Ripley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dani Gonzalez	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Daniel Butterworth	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dylan Mitchell	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Harry Smith	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Filozofe Mabete	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Finley Munroe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Gavin Kilkenny	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Alston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Harrison Minturn	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Harry Gray	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Will Wright	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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Bolton Player Stats & Squad

Manager: Steven Schumacher

Player	#	Pos	GP	MIN	ST	BE	G	A	Y	R
Aaron Morley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Luke Hutchinson	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
William Forrester	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Victor Adeboyejo	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Tyler Miller	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Tobias Ritchie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Thierry Gale	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Teddy Sharman-Lowe	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Szabolcs Schon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Inwood	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sam Dalby	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Richard Taylor	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Max Conway	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Mason Burstow	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Marcus Forss	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Kyle Dempsey	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Amario Cozier-Duberry	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Josh Sheehan	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Josh Cogley	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Jordi Osei-Tutu	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
John McAtee	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Joel Randall	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ibrahim Cissoko	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
George Johnston	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Ethan Erhahon	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Eoin Toal	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Daeshon Lawrence	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cyrus Christie	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Chris Forino-Joseph	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Charlie Warren	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Carlos Mendes	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Xavier Simons	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

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League Two Table

2025/2026 Season

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Bromley	40	22	13	5	63:38	79
2	MK Dons	40	21	11	8	76:41	74
3	Notts County	40	22	7	11	67:42	73
4	Cambridge	39	20	12	7	56:29	72
5	Swindon	40	21	7	12	64:46	70
6	Salford	40	22	4	14	55:48	70
7	Crewe	40	18	9	13	60:48	63
8	Grimsby	38	17	11	10	56:40	62
9	Chesterfield	39	16	14	9	61:52	62
10	Oldham	39	16	13	10	48:33	61
11	Walsall	40	17	10	13	49:42	61
12	Barnet	40	16	12	12	50:43	60
13	Fleetwood	40	14	13	13	49:47	55
14	Colchester	39	14	12	13	51:42	54
15	Accr. Stanley	39	13	9	17	38:44	48
16	Bristol Rovers	40	14	4	22	42:60	46
17	Gillingham	39	11	12	16	44:58	45
18	Cheltenham	38	11	9	18	43:65	42
19	Shrewsbury	40	11	8	21	37:64	41
20	Tranmere	39	9	9	21	48:69	36
21	Crawley	40	7	13	20	38:60	34
22	Newport	40	9	7	24	40:67	34
23	Barrow	39	8	8	23	38:64	32
24	Harrogate	40	7	9	24	29:60	30

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#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Cambridge	19	13	5	1	34:12	44
2	Bromley	20	12	8	0	36:19	44
3	Notts County	20	12	3	5	40:21	39
4	Salford	20	12	3	5	30:23	39
5	MK Dons	20	11	5	4	36:19	38
6	Crewe	20	11	4	5	32:25	37
7	Grimsby	20	10	5	5	33:17	35
8	Swindon	20	10	5	5	33:22	35
9	Oldham	20	9	7	4	25:15	34
10	Chesterfield	19	8	7	4	32:22	31
11	Fleetwood	20	8	7	5	30:27	31
12	Colchester	19	8	6	5	29:18	30
13	Barnet	20	8	5	7	27:23	29
14	Walsall	20	8	4	8	21:22	28
15	Accr. Stanley	20	8	4	8	21:22	28
16	Bristol Rovers	20	9	1	10	23:27	28
17	Shrewsbury	20	7	5	8	18:25	26
18	Gillingham	20	6	7	7	25:32	25
19	Cheltenham	18	7	3	8	22:24	24
20	Crawley	20	5	8	7	26:26	23
21	Tranmere	20	4	5	11	20:33	17
22	Newport	20	4	4	12	19:32	16
23	Barrow	19	4	4	11	13:26	16
24	Harrogate	20	3	3	14	12:33	12

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	MK Dons	20	10	6	4	40:22	36
2	Bromley	20	10	5	5	27:19	35
3	Swindon	20	11	2	7	31:24	35
4	Notts County	20	10	4	6	27:21	34
5	Walsall	20	9	6	5	28:20	33
6	Barnet	20	8	7	5	23:20	31
7	Salford	20	10	1	9	25:25	31
8	Chesterfield	20	8	7	5	29:30	31
9	Cambridge	20	7	7	6	22:17	28
10	Oldham	19	7	6	6	23:18	27
11	Grimsby	18	7	6	5	23:23	27
12	Crewe	20	7	5	8	28:23	26
13	Fleetwood	20	6	6	8	19:20	24
14	Colchester	20	6	6	8	22:24	24
15	Accr. Stanley	19	5	5	9	17:22	20
16	Gillingham	19	5	5	9	19:26	20
17	Tranmere	19	5	4	10	28:36	19
18	Harrogate	20	4	6	10	17:27	18
19	Newport	20	5	3	12	21:35	18
20	Bristol Rovers	20	5	3	12	19:33	18
21	Cheltenham	20	4	6	10	21:41	18
22	Barrow	20	4	4	12	25:38	16
23	Shrewsbury	20	4	3	13	19:39	15
24	Crawley	20	2	5	13	12:34	11

League One Table

2025/2026 Season

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Lincoln	39	25	9	5	74:34	84
2	Cardiff	39	23	8	8	73:41	77
3	Bolton	39	17	15	7	55:39	66
4	Bradford	39	19	8	12	49:44	65
5	Stockport	38	18	9	11	54:48	63
6	Reading	40	16	13	11	60:51	61
7	Stevenage	38	17	9	12	41:38	60
8	Wycombe	40	16	11	13	59:43	59
9	Plymouth	39	18	5	16	60:54	59
10	Huddersfield	39	16	9	14	59:51	57
11	Luton	39	15	10	14	52:49	55
12	Peterborough	38	15	5	18	57:52	50
13	Barnsley	37	13	11	13	59:60	50
14	Wimbledon	39	14	8	17	49:58	50
15	Doncaster	39	14	8	17	42:59	50
16	Mansfield	37	12	13	12	47:41	49
17	Leyton Orient	39	14	7	18	55:62	49
18	Burton	40	12	10	18	44:55	46
19	Wigan	39	11	12	16	41:54	45
20	Blackpool	40	12	9	19	47:63	45
21	Exeter	40	11	10	19	42:52	43
22	Rotherham	38	9	9	20	35:58	36
23	Northampton	39	9	8	22	33:56	35
24	Port Vale	38	7	10	21	29:54	31

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#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Lincoln	20	15	4	1	46:16	49
2	Bradford	19	14	3	2	29:14	45
3	Cardiff	20	14	2	4	42:22	44
4	Bolton	19	12	6	1	34:15	42
5	Wycombe	20	12	3	5	41:18	39
6	Huddersfield	19	11	6	2	36:18	39
7	Stevenage	19	11	6	2	22:11	39
8	Stockport	19	11	4	4	31:22	37
9	Reading	20	10	7	3	31:22	37
10	Luton	20	10	6	4	31:21	36
11	Barnsley	20	9	5	6	36:29	32
12	Blackpool	20	9	5	6	30:28	32
13	Mansfield	20	8	6	6	31:21	30
14	Wigan	19	9	3	7	19:15	30
15	Plymouth	20	9	3	8	28:28	30
16	Leyton Orient	19	8	5	6	29:24	29
17	Doncaster	19	8	5	6	25:27	29
18	Wimbledon	19	8	4	7	24:19	28
19	Peterborough	18	8	3	7	35:22	27
20	Exeter	20	7	6	7	23:24	27
21	Burton	20	8	3	9	24:26	27
22	Rotherham	19	6	7	6	22:26	25
23	Northampton	19	6	4	9	19:21	22
24	Port Vale	19	3	7	9	16:23	16

#	Team	G	W	D	L	+/-	P
1	Lincoln	19	10	5	4	28:18	35
2	Cardiff	19	9	6	4	31:19	33
3	Plymouth	19	9	2	8	32:26	29
4	Stockport	19	7	5	7	23:26	26
5	Reading	20	6	6	8	29:29	24
6	Bolton	20	5	9	6	21:24	24
7	Peterborough	20	7	2	11	22:30	23
8	Wimbledon	20	6	4	10	25:39	22
9	Stevenage	19	6	3	10	19:27	21
10	Doncaster	20	6	3	11	17:32	21
11	Wycombe	20	4	8	8	18:25	20
12	Bradford	20	5	5	10	20:30	20
13	Leyton Orient	20	6	2	12	26:38	20
14	Mansfield	17	4	7	6	16:20	19
15	Luton	19	5	4	10	21:28	19
16	Burton	20	4	7	9	20:29	19
17	Barnsley	17	4	6	7	23:31	18
18	Huddersfield	20	5	3	12	23:33	18
19	Exeter	20	4	4	12	19:28	16
20	Wigan	20	2	9	9	22:39	15
21	Port Vale	19	4	3	12	13:31	15
22	Blackpool	20	3	4	13	17:35	13
23	Northampton	20	3	4	13	14:35	13
24	Rotherham	19	3	2	14	13:32	11

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