Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .
- Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Ben Toner
24 games this season 🟨 0.4/game ⚽ 3.1 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Cardiff City FC H 1–0 W 16 Oct Huddersfield Town AFC A 2–1 W 11 Oct Burton Albion FC A 0–3 L 04 Oct Peterborough United FC H 2–1 W 27 Sep Northampton Town FC A 0–2 L 20 Sep Wigan Athletic FC H 4–1 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 25 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–1 L 18 Oct Reading FC H 2–1 W 04 Oct Leyton Orient FC H 4–3 W 30 Sep Burton Albion FC H 0–1 L 27 Sep Wigan Athletic FC A 2–0 W 20 Sep Bradford City AFC H 1–3 L Season Stats
Bolton Wanderers FC Cardiff City FC #5 Position #2 75 Points 91 46 Played 46 19 / 18 / 9 W / D / L 27 / 10 / 9 70 Scored 90 52 Conceded 50 +18 GD +40 1.63 PPG 1.98 41% Win % 59% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this seasonBolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bolton Wanderers FC0-153/116-302/131-452/146-603/661-753/376+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededCardiff City FC0-151/116-301/331-452/–46-605/161-752/376+6/1■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Bolton Wanderers FC and Cardiff City FC.
- With this win, Bolton Wanderers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Willock 1 Omari Kellyman 1 Head to Head
Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2025-10-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC W 2025-10-16 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-10-11 Burton Albion FC 3–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-10-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Peterborough United FC W 2025-09-27 Northampton Town FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-09-20 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Wigan Athletic FC WCardiff City FC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.34 Bolton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1 Cardiff City FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bolton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.34Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 68% 32% ± 2.5 41% 59% ± 3.5 21% 79% ± 4.5 10% 90% Double Chance
Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 75%Draw or Cardiff City FC 53%Bolton Wanderers FC or Cardiff City FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13.8%0 – 0 11.8%1 – 0 Actual0 – 1 8.4%2 – 1 8.4%2 – 0 8.3%1 – 2 6.2%0 – 2 4.6%2 – 2 4.3%3 – 1 3.8%3 – 0 3.7%1 – 3 2.1%Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC
Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers -2.5 8% — 92% -2 8% 13% 80% -1.5 20% — 80% -1 20% 22% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 74% — 26% +1 74% 16% 10% +1.5 90% — 10% +2 90% 7% 3% +2.5 97% — 3% Clean Sheet
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 37% ✗Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 27% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

