Saturday , 14 November 2026

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cambridge United FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Bolton Wanderers FC
2 – 2
Full Time
Cambridge United FC
Sat 18 Jan 2025 · 15:00 UTC Toughsheet Community Stadium 19,946 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 4' Josh Stokes
John McAtee 34' 1–0
1–2 36' Elias Kachunga
Zeno Ibsen Rossi og 90' 2–0
Aaron Collins 35' Y
Y 40' Elias Kachunga
John McAtee 43' Y
Y 68' Danny Andrew
Josh Sheehan 78' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cambridge United FC — League One at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Tom Nield
  • Assistant 1 Jonathan Hunt
  • Assistant 2
6 games this season 🟨 2.5/game ⚽ 4.5 goals/game 🟥 1 total

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

3
4
1
Bolton Wanderers FC 8 games · Avg 2.0 goals Cambridge United FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-01-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC 2024-11-26 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 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

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Cambridge United FC H 2–2 D
11 Jan Rotherham United FC A 1–3 L
04 Jan Exeter City FC A 2–1 W
01 Jan Mansfield Town FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Lincoln City FC H 3–0 W
26 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
Cambridge United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
18 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–2 D
04 Jan Bristol Rovers FC H 0–1 L
01 Jan Reading FC H 1–3 L
29 Dec Leyton Orient FC A 0–2 L
26 Dec Charlton Athletic FC A 1–2 L
20 Dec Huddersfield Town AFC H 0–4 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' What a night it is going to be! Bolton Wanderers FC welcome Cambridge United FC for this crunch clash at Toughsheet Community Stadium.
  • 4' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Josh Stokes makes it 0-1.
  • 9' Cambridge United FC come into this ranked 23 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 14' It looks surprising Cambridge United FC does not make any changes. Aaron Morley has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 19' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 24' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 29' 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.
  • 34' Assisted by Szabolcs Schon with the perfectly-timed delivery and John McAtee makes no mistake. 1-1!
  • 35' A meaty challenge results in booking for Aaron Collins on 35.
  • 36' The DR Congo Elias Kachunga breaks the deadlock on 36 minutes. 1-2!
  • 40' Cambridge United FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 40.
  • 43' John McAtee catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 43.
  • 46' Will Forrester has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ricardo Santos on 46 minute.
  • 51' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Luke Southwood made 10 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 56' Supporters expect more eagerness from Kelland Watts, as he is very good at scoring at Toughsheet Community Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Jordi Osei-Tutu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Josh Dacres-Cogley on 59 minute.
  • 64' Ricardo Santos has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 65' Brandon Njoku has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ryan Loft on 65 minute.
  • 68' That is a card for Cambridge United FC. Danny Andrew will be fuming at that decision.
  • 73' Josh Sheehan is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Cambridge United FC so far.
  • 75' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Josh Sheehan on, Gethin Jones off on 75 minutes.
  • 78' It’s gonna be a card for Josh Sheehan.
  • 78' Emmanuel Longelo has so much to prove this time. He replaces Elias Kachunga on 78 minute.
  • 83' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 88' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Bolton Wanderers FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 90' A goal from the England international Zeno Ibsen Rossi! He fires home on 90 to make it 1-3!
  • Game over. The scoreline of 2-2 tells the full story of an entertaining encounter.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

Cambridge United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Garry Monk

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Aaron Collins 2
Carlos Mendes Gomes 1
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 1
George Thomason 1
Sullay Kaikai 1
John McAtee 1
Shilow Tracey 1
Elias Kachunga 1

Head to Head

2025-01-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC 2024-11-26 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 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

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2025-01-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC D 2025-01-11 Rotherham United FC 3–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-01-04 Exeter City FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-01-01 Mansfield Town FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC W 2024-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L

Cambridge United FC Form

2025-01-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cambridge United FC D 2025-01-04 Cambridge United FC 0–1 Bristol Rovers FC L 2025-01-01 Cambridge United FC 1–3 Reading FC L 2024-12-29 Leyton Orient FC 2–0 Cambridge United FC L 2024-12-26 Charlton Athletic FC 2–1 Cambridge United FC L 2024-12-20 Cambridge United FC 0–4 Huddersfield Town AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.61 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.15 Cambridge United FC xG
I would bet for: Both teams to score 55%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC50% Draw26% Cambridge United FC24%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.76
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Cambridge United FC
50%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Cambridge United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC34% Draw46% Cambridge United FC20%
Actual: Cambridge United FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 0
9.3%
2 – 1
9.1%
0 – 0
8.2%
2 – 0
8.1%
1 – 2
6.5%
0 – 1
6.3%
2 – 2
Actual
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.3%
0 – 2
4.1%
3 – 2
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Cambridge United FC covers
-2.5 10% — 90%
-2 10% 14% 75%
-1.5 25% — 75%
-1 25% 22% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 15% 11%
+1.5 89% — 11%
+2 89% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✓
Cambridge United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

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