Bolton Wanderers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bolton Wanderers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .
- Bolton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Blackburn Rovers FC 46 games · 52 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Seb Stockbridge
- Referee Darren Bond
- Referee Andrew Fox
- Referee Jonathan Hunt
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
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Oct Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–1 L 02 Oct Stoke City FC A 0–2 L 29 Sep Derby County FC H 1–0 W 22 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D 19 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L 15 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 06 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–0 W 03 Oct Sheffield United FC H 0–2 L 29 Sep Nottingham Forest FC H 2–2 D 22 Sep Stoke City FC A 3–2 W 18 Sep Derby County FC A 0–0 D 15 Sep Aston Villa FC H 1–1 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history26% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Blackburn Rovers FC0-151/–16-301/131-452/146-601/261-751/–76+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The stage is set the green flag drops! Another match against Bolton Wanderers FC and Blackburn Rovers FC has kicked off!
- 5' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 5.
- 10' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 15' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Blackburn Rovers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 20' 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 Kasey Palmer suffering a number of foals already.
- 22' Bradley Dack puts Blackburn Rovers FC on the lead.
- 27' 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.
- 32' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 32 minutes.
- 37' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Corry Evans made 382 appearances and scored 4 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 42' Jack Rodwell needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 45' The referee shows Blackburn Rovers FC player a Yellow card on 45.
- 46' The whistle greets Will Buckley as he departs to be replaced by Yanic Wildschut.
- 50' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. Josh Magennis gets a Yellow card.
- 55' It’s high time Phil Parkinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 59' Richard Smallwood is replacing Jack Rodwell for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
- 64' Joe Williams has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 48 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Harrison Reed on 66.
- 67' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Craig Noone is replaced by Lloyd Dyer.
- 70' It is a substitution in Blackburn Rovers FC team. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Adam Armstrong on 70 minute.
- 75' Blackburn Rovers 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.
- 78' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Grounds departs to be replaced by Christian Doidge.
- 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jason Lowe.
- 86' The referee calls foul for David Raya. He receives a Yellow card.
- 89' The referee calls foul for Joe Williams. He receives a Yellow card.
- Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Blackburn Rovers FC players.
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Lineups
Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 31
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11
Will Buckley ↓ Yanic Wildschut 46'
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12
Craig Noone ↓ Lloyd Dyer 67'
- 29
- 4
- 21
- 7
- 28
- 20
- 14
Bench
- 6
- 18
- 19
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30
Yanic Wildschut ↑ 46'
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22
Lloyd Dyer ↑ 67'
- 27
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9
Christian Doidge ↑ 78'
Coach Phil ParkinsonBlackburn Rovers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 5
- 4
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45
Kasey Palmer ↓ Adam Armstrong 70'
- 1
- 3
- 14
- 26
- 31
- 23
- 10
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8
Joe Rothwell ↓ Corry Evans 59'
Bench
- 13
- 17
- 32
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29
Corry Evans ↑ 59'
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6
Richard Smallwood ↑ 59'
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7
Adam Armstrong ↑ 70'
- 19
Coach Tony Mowbray -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bradley Dack 1 Bradley Dack 1 Adam Armstrong 1 Ben Brereton 1 Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2018-10-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-09-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2018-09-22 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-09-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC LBlackburn Rovers FC Form
2018-10-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-10-03 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–2 Sheffield United FC L 2018-09-29 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–2 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2018-09-18 Derby County FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2018-09-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 40.83 Bolton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.08 Blackburn Rovers FC xGI would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 72% + Under 2.5 goals 70%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Blackburn Rovers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 1.91Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line 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 61%Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC 72%Bolton Wanderers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 67%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 120 – 0 17.3%0 – 1 Actual1 – 1 14.2%1 – 0 10.9%0 – 2 8.2%1 – 2 7%2 – 1 5.3%2 – 0 4.8%2 – 2 3.1%0 – 3 2.9%1 – 3 2.6%3 – 1 1.5%Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC
Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers -2.5 2% — 98% -2 2% 7% 91% -1.5 9% — 91% -1 9% 17% 74% -0.5 26% — 74% +0.5 61% — 39% +1 61% 23% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 11% 5% +2.5 95% — 5% Clean Sheet
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 35% ✓Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet 44% ✗Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

