Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

Bolton Wanderers FC

2 – 0

Full Time

Cambridge United FC

Sat 2 Mar 2024 · 15:00 UTC University of Bolton Stadium 20,246 HT 45' · FT 45'

George Thomason 35' 1–0

Aaron Collins 66' 2–0

Victor Adeboyejo 27' Y

Y 41' Sullay Kaikai

Josh Dacres-Cogley 46' Y

Y 66' Michael Morrison

George Thomason 70' Y

Kyle Dempsey 82' Y

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)
Cambridge United FC 14 games · 21 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Oliver Yates
Assistant 1
Assistant 2 Daniel Jarvis (England)

6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Huddersfield Town AFC	14	29
2	Stockport County FC	14	26
3	Oxford United FC	13	26
4	Luton Town FC	14	24
5	Plymouth Argyle FC	14	23
6	Reading FC	14	22
7	Bradford City AFC	13	22
8	Cambridge United FC	14	21
9	Sheffield Wednesday FC	13	20
10	Leicester City FC	13	19
11	Mansfield Town FC	13	19
12	Milton Keynes Dons FC	13	18
13	Wycombe Wanderers FC	13	18
14	Leyton Orient FC	13	17
15	Burton Albion FC	14	17
16	Stevenage FC	12	16
17	Notts County FC	12	14
18	AFC Wimbledon	13	13
19	Blackpool FC	12	12
20	Doncaster Rovers FC	13	12
21	Wigan Athletic FC	14	11
22	Peterborough United FC	13	10
23	Barnsley FC	12	9
24	Bromley FC	13	9

Head-to-Head

Bolton Wanderers FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cambridge United FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-03-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC 2024-02-20 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-04-10 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Cambridge United FC 2022-11-12 Cambridge United FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-02-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Cambridge United FC	H	2–0	W
27 Feb	Wigan Athletic FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Blackpool FC	A	1–4	L
20 Feb	Cambridge United FC	A	2–1	W
17 Feb	Charlton Athletic FC	H	3–3	D
13 Feb	Wycombe Wanderers FC	H	2–1	W

Cambridge United FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
02 Mar	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–2	L
27 Feb	Stevenage FC	A	0–1	L
24 Feb	Peterborough United FC	H	0–1	L
20 Feb	Bolton Wanderers FC	H	1–2	L
17 Feb	Carlisle United FC	A	4–0	W
13 Feb	Portsmouth FC	A	1–3	L

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)

25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

7% Clean Sheets
Cambridge United FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

0-15

1/1

16-30

–/2

31-45

2/4

46-60

6/3

61-75

4/5

76+

7/5

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Cambridge United FC

Ben Knight	4 G	2 A
Shayne Lavery	3 G	2 A
Sullay Kaikai	3 G	1 A
Gassan Ahadme	3 G
Zak Bradshaw	2 G	1 A

Events

Match Events

0' The ball is rolling at University of Bolton Stadium. Bolton Wanderers FC are looking to make home advantage count against Cambridge United FC.
5' Jack Stevens has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
10' Cambridge United FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
15' 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.
20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
25' Bolton Wanderers FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Cambridge United FC's shape.
27' Poor challenge from Victor Adeboyejo. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
32' Aaron Morley is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bolton Wanderers FC tonight.
35' Goal! George Thomason scores his 13 goal in 333 matches.
40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
41' Sullay Kaikai catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 41.
46' That is a card for Bolton Wanderers FC. Josh Dacres-Cogley will be fuming at that decision.
51' Cambridge United 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.
56' Nigeria international Victor Adeboyejo has been a key figure this campaign — 4 goals and 1 assists in the Array this season.
61' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
66' Aaron Collins doubles the advantage! 2-0 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
66' Michael Morrison has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 66.
70' George Thomason catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 70.
75' It looks like no one’s ball. Cambridge United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
77' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Kyle Dempsey comes on to replace Edmond-Paris Maghoma.
80' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Victor Adeboyejo is replaced by Jon Bodvarsson.
81' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Randell Williams on, Nathanael Ogbeta off on 81 minutes.
82' The referee calls foul for Kyle Dempsey. He receives a card.
87' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jon Bodvarsson, as he is very good at scoring at University of Bolton Stadium with 7 goals in the last 4 games.
The referee brings this contest to a close. Bolton Wanderers FC take all three points.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

8
Josh Sheehan
14
Victor Adeboyejo ↓ Jon Bodvarsson 80'
2
Gethin Jones
13
Joel Coleman
28
Aaron Collins ↓ Cameron Jerome 80'
18
Eoin Toal
4
George Thomason ↓ Aaron Morley 77'
19
Edmond-Paris Maghoma ↓ Kyle Dempsey 77'
17
Nathanael Ogbeta ↓ Randell Williams 81'
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley
5
Ricardo Santos

Bench

22
Kyle Dempsey ↑ 77'
16
Aaron Morley ↑ 77'
27
Randell Williams ↑ 81'
3
Jack Iredale
35
Cameron Jerome ↑ 80'
15
Will Forrester
9
Jon Bodvarsson ↑ 80'

Coach Ian Evatt

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Barry Corr

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Aaron Collins	2
John McAtee	1
Shilow Tracey	1
Elias Kachunga	1
Amadou Bakayoko	1
Josh Stokes	1
Oladapo Afolayan	1
Declan John	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2024-03-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC W 2024-02-27 Wigan Athletic FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-02-24 Blackpool FC 4–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-02-20 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-02-17 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–3 Charlton Athletic FC D 2024-02-13 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W

Cambridge United FC Form

2024-03-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-02-27 Stevenage FC 1–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-02-24 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2024-02-20 Cambridge United FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-02-17 Carlisle United FC 0–4 Cambridge United FC W 2024-02-13 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Cambridge United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.53 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.92 Cambridge United FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC55% Draw26% Cambridge United FC19%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes48% 0% No52%

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

81%

Draw or Cambridge United FC

45%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Cambridge United FC

74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC35% Draw48% Cambridge United FC17%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13%

1 – 0

12.2%

0 – 0

10.7%

2 – 0

Actual

2 – 1

0 – 1

6.9%

1 – 2

5.4%

3 – 0

4.9%

3 – 1

4.6%

2 – 2

4.2%

0 – 2

3.5%

3 – 2

2.2%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5	11%	—	89%
-2	11%	15%	74%
-1.5	26%	—	74%
-1	26%	24%	50%
-0.5	50%	—	50%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	14%	8%
+1.5	92%	—	8%
+2	92%	6%	2%
+2.5	98%	—	2%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

40% ✗

Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet

23% ✓

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