Thursday , 2 July 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

Standings

# 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

1
1
Bolton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 1.5 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

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 history

Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts). Cardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts).

Events

Match Events

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Cardiff City FC Lineups

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Omari Kellyman 1
Chris Willock 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
1.34 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1 Cardiff City FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC47% Draw28% Cardiff City FC25%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes48% 0% No52%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC30% Draw50% Cardiff City FC20%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 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.