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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Birmingham City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bolton Wanderers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Birmingham City FC
Wed 22 Aug 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Maikel Kieftenbeld
Y 71' Gary Gardner
Will Buckley 75' Y
Y 83' Kristian Pedersen
Pawel Olkowski 87' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Neil Davies
  • Referee Lee Probert
  • Referee Daniel Robathan
  • Referee Paul Tierney

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

3
1
Bolton Wanderers FC 4 games · Avg 2.0 goals Birmingham City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-08-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Reading FC A 1–0 W
11 Aug Bristol City FC H 2–2 D
04 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC A 2–1 W
Birmingham City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L
17 Aug Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
11 Aug Middlesbrough FC A 0–1 L
04 Aug Norwich City FC H 2–2 D

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC Birmingham City FC
#18 Position #1
17 Points 29
15 Played 15
5 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 8 / 5 / 2
20 Scored 28
29 Conceded 14
-9 GD +14
1.13 PPG 1.93
33% Win % 53%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season
33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Bolton Wanderers FC are 18th (17 pts). Birmingham City FC are 1st (29 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
3/5
16-30
6/1
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Birmingham City FC
0-15
2/1
16-30
6/1
31-45
4/7
46-60
4/1
61-75
4/1
76+
4/2
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
Sam Dalby 6 G
Thierry Gale 3 G 2 A
Birmingham City FC
August Priske 6 G 1 A
Liam Millar 4 G 3 A
Jay Stansfield 4 G 1 A
Demarai Gray 3 G
Phil Neumann 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bolton Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Birmingham City FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Erhun Oztumer has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 333 appearances.
  • 10' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 14' The referee calls foul for Maikel Kieftenbeld. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 19' Andrew Taylor has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Gary O'Neil suffering a number of foals already.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bolton Wanderers FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Bolton Wanderers FC have won 404 goals from 333 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 39' With 0 assists to his name this season, Yanic Wildschut is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Birmingham City FC.
  • 44' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 49' Bolton Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' Birmingham City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 54.
  • 59' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 61' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Yanic Wildschut departs to be replaced by Will Buckley.
  • 62' The whistle greets Craig Noone as he departs to be replaced by Sammy Ameobi.
  • 67' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 71' A meaty challenge results in booking for Gary Gardner on 71.
  • 73' The deadlock is broken! Will Buckley gets on the scoresheet on 73 minutes.
  • 75' Will Buckley picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 77' Che Adams is ready to make an impact after coming on for Lukas Jutkiewicz at the 77 minute mark.
  • 81' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 81 minute. Jacques Maghoma leaves to be changed by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
  • 83' A moment of madness from Kristian Pedersen on 83 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
  • 85' The supporters are chanting for Clayton Donaldson. He replaces Erhun Oztumer on 85 minute.
  • 87' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 87.
  • It finishes all square. Bolton Wanderers FC and Birmingham City FC share the spoils 1-0.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.07 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Birmingham City FC 72% + Under 2.5 goals 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC39% Draw28% Birmingham City FC33%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.38
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 42%
58%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
61%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Birmingham City FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC21% Draw50% Birmingham City FC29%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.9%
0 – 0
11.4%
0 – 1
11%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.2%
0 – 2
7.7%
2 – 1
6.7%
2 – 0
5.1%
2 – 2
4.5%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.3%
3 – 1
2.4%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 3% — 97%
-2 3% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 22% 19%
+1.5 81% — 19%
+2 81% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✗
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.