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

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Championship · 2018-19

Bolton Wanderers FC

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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

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Birmingham City FC — Championship .

Bolton Wanderers FC 8 games · 10 pts (2026/27)
Birmingham City FC 8 games · 11 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

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

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
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
#15	Position	#10
10	Points	11
8	Played	8
3 / 1 / 4	W / D / L	2 / 5 / 1
11	Scored	12
15	Conceded	11
-4	GD	+1
1.25	PPG	1.38
38%	Win %	25%

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

25% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

13% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Bolton Wanderers FC are 15th (10 pts). Birmingham City FC are 10th (11 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC

0-15

3/3

16-30

3/1

31-45

1/2

46-60

1/–

61-75

2/3

76+

1/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Birmingham City FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

1/1

31-45

1/6

46-60

2/1

61-75

3/–

76+

1/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC

Thierry Gale	3 G	1 A
Sam Dalby	3 G

Birmingham City FC

Phil Neumann	2 G
Demarai Gray	1 G

Events

Match Events

0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Bolton Wanderers FC and Birmingham City FC.
5' Bolton Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Birmingham City FC's shape.
10' Bolton Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
14' Controversy at the stadium! Maikel Kieftenbeld argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
19' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Bolton Wanderers FC and Birmingham City FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
24' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
29' Bolton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Birmingham City FC backline.
34' It’s high time Garry Monk made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
39' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bolton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
44' Pawel Olkowski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
49' The travelling Birmingham City FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
54' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
59' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
61' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Yanic Wildschut is withdrawn and Will Buckley gets his opportunity.
62' Sammy Ameobi is ready to make an impact after coming on for Craig Noone at the 62 minute mark.
67' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
71' A moment of madness from Gary Gardner on 71 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Birmingham City FC will be frustrated.
73' A stunning finish from Will Buckley — that came from absolutely nowhere!
75' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Buckley on 75.
77' The Birmingham City FC manager makes a substitution. Lukas Jutkiewicz departs to be replaced by Che Adams.
81' Another change for Birmingham City FC made on 81 minute. Jacques Maghoma leaves to be changed by Viv Solomon-Otabor.
83' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Kristian Pedersen.
85' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Erhun Oztumer by Clayton Donaldson on 85 minute.
87' Bolton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
The points are shared — Bolton Wanderers FC 1-0 Birmingham City FC. Honours even.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Lee Camp
28
Michael Morrison C
5
Maxime Colin
6
Maikel Kieftenbeld
19
Jacques Maghoma ↓ Viv Solomon-Otabor 81'
12
Harlee Dean
23
Jota Peleteiro
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↓ Che Adams 77'
20
Gary Gardner
14
Omar Bogle
3
Kristian Pedersen

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Will Buckley	1
Will Buckley	1
Callum Connolly	1
Tomoki Iwata	1
Jay Stansfield	1
John McAtee	1
Aaron Collins	1
George Thomason	1

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

4 / 4

1.34 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.06 Birmingham City FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC47% Draw28% Birmingham City FC25%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes49% 0% No51%

Avg goals/match: 2.4

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	89%	11%
± 1.5	69%	31%
± 2.5	43%	57%
± 3.5	22%	78%
± 4.5	10%	90%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Birmingham City FC

53%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Birmingham City FC

72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC29% Draw50% Birmingham City FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.8%

0 – 0

11.3%

1 – 0

Actual

0 – 1

8.5%

2 – 1

8.3%

2 – 0

7.9%

1 – 2

6.6%

0 – 2

2 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

3.7%

3 – 0

3.4%

1 – 3

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Birmingham City FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	12%	80%
-1.5	20%	—	80%
-1	20%	22%	59%
-0.5	41%	—	59%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	17%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	8%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✗

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

27% ✓

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

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

Overview

Match Preview

Match Details

Standings

Head-to-Head

Recent Form

Season Stats

Key Stats

Goal Timing (This Season)

Top Scorers (This Season)

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Birmingham City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

Birmingham City FC Form

Predictions

Match Result

Both Teams to Score

Over / Under Goals

Double Chance

Half-Time Result

Correct Score

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Clean Sheet