Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Bolton Wanderers FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Cardiff City FC
Sat 25 Oct 2025 · 11:30 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cardiff City FC — League One .

Match Details

  • Referee Ben Toner
4 games this season 🟨 5.5/game ⚽ 12.5 goals/game 🟥 2 total

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
Bolton Wanderers FC 3 games · Avg 1.3 goals Cardiff City FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-10-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Cardiff City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Chris Willock 1
Omari Kellyman 1
Thierry Gale 1

Head to Head

2025-10-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC

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 W

Cardiff City FC Form

2025-10-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cardiff City FC L 2025-10-18 Cardiff City FC 2–1 Reading FC W 2025-10-04 Cardiff City FC 4–3 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-09-30 Cardiff City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC L 2025-09-27 Wigan Athletic FC 0–2 Cardiff City FC W 2025-09-20 Cardiff City FC 1–3 Bradford City AFC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.27 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 68% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC51% Draw29% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes38% 0% No62%
Avg goals/match: 2
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 84%
16%
± 1.5 59%
41%
± 2.5 32%
68%
± 3.5 15%
85%
± 4.5 6%
94%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
80%
Draw or Cardiff City FC
49%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Cardiff City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC32% Draw54% Cardiff City FC14%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
16%
1 – 1
13.4%
2 – 0
10.5%
0 – 1
8.6%
2 – 1
7.8%
1 – 2
4.4%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 1
3.4%
0 – 2
3.4%
2 – 2
2.9%
4 – 0
1.4%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Cardiff City FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 25% 52%
-0.5 48% — 52%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 14% 6%
+1.5 94% — 6%
+2 94% 5% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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