Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers prediction | 17 Oct 2026 | xGtoday


Southampton
Ranking: #119 overall, #23 in England

69.9 → 71.2 (+1.3 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-0 09 May Boro (A) 69.2 -0.4
2-1 12 May Boro (H) 69.7 +0.5
2-1 16 Aug Watford (A) 70.3 +0.6
3-1 22 Aug Stoke City (H) 70.5 +0.2
5-1 29 Aug Millwall (H) 71.2 +0.7
Bolton Wanderers
Ranking: #434 overall, #52 in England

59.5 → 58.1 (-1.4 over last 10 games)

Rating
0-1 27 Apr Brentford (H) 58.0 0.0
1-0 05 May Nottm Forest (A) 58.2 +0.2
2-1 15 Aug Preston (H) 58.1 -0.1
0-0 22 Aug QPR (A) 57.7 -0.4
0-1 29 Aug Lincoln City (H) 58.1 +0.4

Southampton vs Bolton Wanderers: by the numbers

There are 315 places between these two in our European rankings, with Southampton the higher, and 29 places between them in England.

Southampton arrive on the stronger recent trend, moving +1.3 rating points over their last 10 matches against Bolton Wanderers's -1.4.

The highest Southampton have ever stood in our European rankings is #23, first reached on 10 Aug 2020.

Bolton Wanderers first reached their highest ever xGtoday rating of 66.8 on 4 Aug 2018.