Thursday , 12 November 2026

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bolton Wanderers FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Sat 6 Oct 2018 · 16:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 45' Derrick Williams
Josh Magennis 50' Y
Y 66' Harrison Reed
Jason Lowe 81' Y
Y 86' David Raya
Joe Williams 89' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Referee Andrew Fox
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt

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

2
Bolton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#18 Position #13
17 Points 21
15 Played 15
5 / 2 / 8 W / D / L 6 / 3 / 6
20 Scored 22
29 Conceded 23
-9 GD -1
1.13 PPG 1.40
33% Win % 40%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season
20% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Bolton Wanderers FC are 18th (17 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 13th (21 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
Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
3/4
16-30
3/3
31-45
4/5
46-60
7/4
61-75
1/3
76+
3/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
Sam Dalby 6 G
Thierry Gale 3 G 2 A
Blackburn Rovers FC
Andri Gudjohnsen 10 G 1 A
Oladapo Afolayan 5 G 2 A
Todd Cantwell 2 G
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Bolton Wanderers FC and Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Danny Graham is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Blackburn Rovers FC.
  • 10' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 10 minutes.
  • 15' The travelling Blackburn Rovers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 20' 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.
  • 22' Bradley Dack adds to his 0 season tally! Blackburn Rovers FC lead 0-1 — and this changes everything.
  • 27' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 32' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 37' Adam Armstrong has been relatively quiet despite scoring 90 goals in his last 396 appearances.
  • 42' Bolton Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 45' That is a Yellow card for Blackburn Rovers FC. Derrick Williams will be fuming at that decision.
  • 46' Another change for Bolton Wanderers FC made on 46 minute. Will Buckley leaves to be changed by Yanic Wildschut.
  • 50' Josh Magennis was booked on 50.
  • 55' Harrison Reed has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 59' The Blackburn Rovers FC bench stirs into life. Jack Rodwell is withdrawn and Richard Smallwood gets his opportunity.
  • 64' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 66' Poor challenge from Harrison Reed. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 67' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Lloyd Dyer comes on to replace Craig Noone.
  • 70' Time for substitution for Blackburn Rovers FC. Kasey Palmer is replaced by Adam Armstrong.
  • 75' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 78' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jonathan Grounds departs to be replaced by Christian Doidge.
  • 81' Jason Lowe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 86' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for David Raya.
  • 89' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 89.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Mowbray

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bradley Dack 1
Adam Armstrong 1
Ben Brereton 1
Bradley Dack 1

Head to Head

2018-10-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Blackburn Rovers FC

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 L

Blackburn 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 accuracy
3 / 4
0.98 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.47 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Blackburn Rovers FC or Draw 74% + Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC26% Draw29% Blackburn Rovers FC45%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes49% 0% No51%
Avg goals/match: 2.45
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 44%
56%
± 3.5 24%
76%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
56%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
74%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC18% Draw49% Blackburn Rovers FC33%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
10.7%
0 – 2
9.1%
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7.3%
2 – 1
5.8%
0 – 3
4.4%
2 – 2
4.4%
1 – 3
4.4%
2 – 0
4%
2 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 91%
-1.5 9% — 91%
-1 9% 15% 76%
-0.5 24% — 76%
+0.5 53% — 47%
+1 53% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✗

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