Bolton Wanderers FC vs Bristol Rovers FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Bolton Wanderers FC

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Bristol Rovers FC

Sat 16 Dec 2023 · 15:00 UTC University of Bolton Stadium 19,534 HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 10' John Marquis

0–2 41' Antony Evans

Eoin Toal 84' 1–2

Y 17' Sam Finley

Y 29' Luke Thomas

Ricardo Santos 33' R

Will Forrester 45' Y

Nathan Baxter 45' Y

Kyle Dempsey 81' Y

Y 87' Connor Taylor

Randell Williams 88' Y

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Bristol Rovers FC — League One at University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)
Bristol Rovers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Carl Brook
Assistant 1 Wayne Grunnill
Assistant 2 Alan Clayton

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Bolton Wanderers FC 8 games · Avg 2.8 goals Bristol Rovers FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-12-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC 2023-05-07 Bristol Rovers FC 2–3 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-12-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2020-01-28 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Bristol Rovers FC 2019-10-22 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Bristol Rovers FC	H	1–2	L
11 Dec	Portsmouth FC	A	0–2	L
02 Dec	Harrogate Town AFC	H	5–1	W
28 Nov	Oxford United FC	A	0–0	D
25 Nov	Exeter City FC	H	7–0	W
11 Nov	Blackpool FC	H	1–0	W

Bristol Rovers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
16 Dec	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	2–1	W
12 Dec	Crewe Alexandra FC	A	4–2	W
09 Dec	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–1	D
28 Nov	Leyton Orient FC	H	1–1	D
25 Nov	Derby County FC	A	1–2	L
11 Nov	Carlisle United FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

38% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Temperatures are rising at University of Bolton Stadium as Bolton Wanderers FC face off against Bristol Rovers FC in what promises to be a fascinating contest.
5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bolton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
10' Goal! John Marquis scores his 95 goal in 235 matches.
15' A quiet spell here at University of Bolton Stadium. Bolton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
17' Poor challenge from Sam Finley. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
22' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
27' Bristol Rovers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
29' Controversy at the stadium! Luke Thomas argues furiously but the card stands.
33' A meaty challenge results in booking for Ricardo Santos on 33.
38' Bolton Wanderers FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
40' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Will Forrester on, Dion Charles off on 40 minutes.
41' What composure from Antony Evans! The England international strokes it home. 0-2.
45' That looks like a foul for a card for Will Forrester.
50' With 0 assists to his name this season, Ricardo Santos is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol Rovers FC.
55' 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.
60' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bolton Wanderers FC and Bristol Rovers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
61' The Bolton Wanderers FC bench stirs into life. Edmond-Paris Maghoma is withdrawn and Kyle Dempsey gets his opportunity.
66' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
71' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
72' Bolton Wanderers FC make a change. Jon Bodvarsson trudges off to be replaced by Victor Adeboyejo on 72 minutes.
77' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
78' Fresh legs for Bristol Rovers FC! Ryan Woods comes on to replace Grant Ward.
80' Luca Hoole has so much to prove this time. He replaces John Marquis on 80 minute.
81' That is a card for Bolton Wanderers FC. Kyle Dempsey will be fuming at that decision.
84' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Eoin Toal makes it 1-2.
86' Bristol Rovers FC make a change. Luke Thomas trudges off to be replaced by Chris Martin on 86 minutes.
87' A moment of madness from Connor Taylor on 87 minutes earns him a card. Bristol Rovers FC will be frustrated.
88' The referee has no hesitation. Randell Williams is booked for Bolton Wanderers FC — card on 88.
The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Nathan Baxter
2
Gethin Jones
16
Aaron Morley
10
Dion Charles ↓ Will Forrester 40'
18
Eoin Toal
3
Jack Iredale ↓ Carlos Mendes Gomes 72'
4
George Thomason ↓ Randell Williams 72'
19
Edmond-Paris Maghoma ↓ Kyle Dempsey 61'
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley
5
Ricardo Santos
9
Jon Bodvarsson ↓ Victor Adeboyejo 72'

Bench

14
Victor Adeboyejo ↑ 72'
22
Kyle Dempsey ↑ 61'
27
Randell Williams ↑ 72'
7
Carlos Mendes Gomes ↑ 72'
35
Cameron Jerome
26
Zac Ashworth
15
Will Forrester ↑ 40'

Coach Ian Evatt

Bristol Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

15
Ryan Woods ↑ 78'
18
Chris Martin ↑ 86'
20
Jevani Brown
7
Scott Sinclair
4
Joshua Grant
30
Luca Hoole ↑ 80'
31
Jed Ward

Coach Matt Taylor

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aaron Morley	3
Daryl Murphy	2
Aaron Collins	2
Chris Martin	2
John Marquis	2
Eoin Toal	1
Antony Evans	1
Luke Murphy	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2023-12-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-12-11 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–1 Harrogate Town AFC W 2023-11-28 Oxford United FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2023-11-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 7–0 Exeter City FC W 2023-11-11 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Blackpool FC W

Bristol Rovers FC Form

2023-12-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC W 2023-12-12 Crewe Alexandra FC 2–4 Bristol Rovers FC W 2023-12-09 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Cheltenham Town FC D 2023-11-28 Bristol Rovers FC 1–1 Leyton Orient FC D 2023-11-25 Derby County FC 2–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-11-11 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.7 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.29 Bristol Rovers FC xG

I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Bristol Rovers FC 73% + Both teams to score 59%

Match Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC44% Draw27% Bristol Rovers FC29%

Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes59% 0% No41%

Avg goals/match: 2.99

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	93%	7%
± 1.5	80%	20%
± 2.5	57%	43%
± 3.5	35%	65%
± 4.5	19%	81%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

71%

Draw or Bristol Rovers FC

56%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Bristol Rovers FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC34% Draw44% Bristol Rovers FC22%

Actual: Bristol Rovers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

11.9%

2 – 1

1 – 0

7.8%

2 – 0

7.2%

1 – 2

Actual

0 – 0

6.8%

2 – 2

5.8%

0 – 1

5.6%

3 – 1

5.1%

0 – 2

4.1%

3 – 0

3 – 2

3.4%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Bristol Rovers FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	14%	75%
-1.5	25%	—	75%
-1	25%	21%	54%
-0.5	46%	—	54%
+0.5	72%	—	28%
+1	72%	16%	12%
+1.5	88%	—	12%
+2	88%	8%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

28% ✓

Bristol Rovers FC keeps clean sheet

19% ✓

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