Stockport take on Bolton in their opening game of the 2025-26 League One season this weekend. The match will take place at 12pm on Sunday 3rd August, and can be seen live on Sky Sports Football. Find our match preview and prediction below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stockport and Bolton are projected to enjoy strong seasons, with the pair both priced shorter than 4\/1 to earn promotion to the Championship. It’s Stockport who we envisage coming out on top on Sunday, and a significant reason for that is their excellent home record. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Only record-breaking Birmingham City scored more goals than Stockport last season, who enjoyed an emphatic 5-0 victory in this fixture against Bolton. Dave Challinor’s men also got the better of the Trotters when they made the trip around the M60 in the reverse fixture and are the favourites to do so again here. Stockport finished last season by winning five of their last six at home, while Bolton could only manage a win in one of their last six away matches. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Stockport have been active in the transfer window, making headlines by smashing their 27-year-old transfer record to secure the signing of Jamaican striker Malik Mothersille. The 21-year-old managed 12 goals for Peterborough in League One last season, with an average of 1.8 shots per 90 minutes. I expect those figures to increase under Challinor’s tutorship and he looks a solid proposition to open the scoring at 6\/1 on Sunday. <\/p>\n\n\n