Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town Prediction and Betting Tips | 29th December 2025

Bolton Wanderers host Mansfield Town on Monday in the EFL League One, looking to remain on the coattails of the top two sides in the division. With 37 points from 21 games, the Trotters are in fourth place in the league standings, just four points behind second-placed Lincoln City with a game in hand.

In their most recent outing, Bolton recovered from a shock loss to Wycombe Wanderers and beat Rotherham 2-1 at home.

Josh Sheehan's opener for the Wanderers in the first half was canceled by Sam Nombe in the 90th minute with a penalty as the game was almost drawn.

But quite incredibly, Sheehan popped up with a second for Bolton in stoppage time to restore their lead at the death and secure all three points.

It was their 10th win of the league season. Now, they come up against a struggling Mansfield side who are languishing in 17th place in the League One table.

But recently, the Stags had a reason to celebrate as they returned to winning ways in the competition after nearly two months.

After six games without a win, Manfield Town beat Barnsley on Boxing Day. And interestingly, the match was turning out to be another dreaded affair as Nigel Clough's side fell behind by two goals inside the opening 15 minutes of the kick-off.

But in quite a remarkable fashion, Mansfield fought back by netting three goals to turn the match around and win the tie. It was also their first league win away from home since 18 October, when they beat Luton Town 2-0.

Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town Head-To-Head and Key Numbers

• There have been 23 clashes between the sides in history, with Bolton Wanderers winning 11 times and losing to Mansfield Town on five occasions.
• Bolton have won four of their last five games against Mansfield.
• Mansfield Town last beat Bolton away from home in January 1987 in League Division Three.
• Having won their last league clash, Mansfield could see consecutive wins for the first time since a run of three in a row back in August.

Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town Prediction

The Wanderers are the stronger team on paper and can ease past a struggling Mansfield Town without much hassle.

Prediction: Bolton Wanderers 2-0 Mansfield Town

Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town Betting Tips

Tip 1 - Result: Bolton Wanderers to win

Tip 2 - Goals over/under 2.5: Under 2.5 goals

Tip 3 - Both teams to score: No

Edited by Peter P