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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at . The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 10' Yanic Wildschut, a Suriname , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 14' Poor challenge from Maikel Kieftenbeld. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 19' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 24' It looks like no one’s ball. Bolton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 29' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 34' Mark Beevers needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 39' Birmingham City FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 44' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 49' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 54' Jason Lowe is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bolton Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 59' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Harlee Dean has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 61' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Yanic Wildschut is replaced by Will Buckley.
  • 62' Bolton Wanderers FC make a change. Craig Noone trudges off to be replaced by Sammy Ameobi on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 71' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Gary Gardner.
  • 73' Will Buckley doubles the advantage! 1-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 75' Will Buckley is having his name booked by the referee on 75.
  • 77' The crowd applauds Lukas Jutkiewicz as he leaves the pitch. Che Adams steps in for Birmingham City FC.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Viv Solomon-Otabor. He replaces Jacques Maghoma on 81 minute.
  • 83' Kristian Pedersen has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 83.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Clayton Donaldson on, Erhun Oztumer off on 85 minutes.
  • 87' Poor challenge from Pawel Olkowski. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Bolton Wanderers FC and Birmingham City FC (для сухой ничьи).

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
1.24 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.66 Birmingham City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 70% + Under — clean sheet likely 64%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC52% Draw30% Birmingham City FC18%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes36% 0% No64%
Avg goals/match: 1.9
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 83%
17%
± 1.5 57%
43%
± 2.5 30%
70%
± 3.5 13%
87%
± 4.5 5%
95%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
82%
Draw or Birmingham City FC
48%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Birmingham City FC
70%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC32% Draw55% Birmingham City FC13%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
17.4%
1 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
13.1%
2 – 0
10.9%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
1 – 2
3.9%
3 – 1
3.2%
0 – 2
3.1%
2 – 2
2.6%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 15% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 26% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 82% — 18%
+1 82% 13% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
52% ✓
Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✓

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