Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cheltenham Town FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2023-24

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Cheltenham Town FC

Tue 23 Jan 2024 · 19:45 UTC University of Bolton Stadium 19,309 HT 45' · FT 45'

Victor Adeboyejo 24' 1–0

Y 44' Tom Bradbury

Y 87' Josh Harrop

George Thomason 90' Y

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Cheltenham Town FC — League One at University of Bolton Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)
Cheltenham Town FC 0 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Benjamin Speedie (England)
Assistant 1 Joe Simpson
Assistant 2 Stephen Wade

3 games this season 🟨 1.0/game ⚽ 3.7 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Lincoln City FC	46	103
2	Cardiff City FC	46	91
3	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	75
4	Exeter City FC	46	49
5	Port Vale FC	46	42
6	Rotherham United FC	46	41
7	Northampton Town FC	46	35
8	Huddersfield Town AFC	1	3
9	Stockport County FC	1	3
10	Bradford City AFC	1	3
11	Luton Town FC	1	3
12	Cambridge United FC	1	3
13	Mansfield Town FC	1	3
14	Sheffield Wednesday FC	1	3
15	Bromley FC	1	3
16	Oxford United FC	1	1
17	Milton Keynes Dons FC	1	1
18	Stevenage FC	1	1
19	Wycombe Wanderers FC	1	1
20	Blackpool FC	1	1
21	Burton Albion FC	1	1
22	Leicester City FC	1	1
23	Notts County FC	1	1
24	Reading FC	1	0
25	Wigan Athletic FC	1	0
26	Doncaster Rovers FC	1	0
27	Leyton Orient FC	1	0
28	Barnsley FC	1	0
29	Plymouth Argyle FC	1	0
30	Peterborough United FC	1	0
31	AFC Wimbledon	1	0

Head-to-Head

Bolton Wanderers FC 6 games · Avg 2.2 goals Cheltenham Town FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-01-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2023-08-12 Cheltenham Town FC 0–3 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-02-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC 2022-10-04 Cheltenham Town FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-04-23 Cheltenham Town FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Cheltenham Town FC	H	1–0	W
20 Jan	Leyton Orient FC	A	0–1	L
16 Jan	Luton Town FC	H	1–2	L
07 Jan	Luton Town FC	A	0–0	D
01 Jan	Burton Albion FC	H	1–0	W
29 Dec	Fleetwood Town FC	A	2–0	W

Cheltenham Town FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
23 Jan	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–1	L
06 Jan	Portsmouth FC	H	2–1	W
01 Jan	Northampton Town FC	A	0–1	L
29 Dec	Reading FC	H	2–2	D
26 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	H	2–0	W
23 Dec	Carlisle United FC	A	1–0	W

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)

50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

0' Welcome to University of Bolton Stadium that hosts another battle between Bolton Wanderers FC and Cheltenham Town FC.
5' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
10' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Sheehan made 22 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
24' What composure from Victor Adeboyejo! The Nigeria international strokes it home. 1-0.
29' The travelling Cheltenham Town FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
34' England international Nathan Baxter has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
39' Supporters expect more eagerness from George Thomason, as he is very good at scoring at University of Bolton Stadium with 5 goals in the last 5 games.
44' That is a card for Cheltenham Town FC. Tom Bradbury will be fuming at that decision.
49' Bolton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Bolton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
54' Over 54 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
59' It is a cagey affair so far. Bolton Wanderers FC in their trying to find a way past Cheltenham Town FC's compact .
64' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
68' The Cheltenham Town FC bench stirs into life. Tom Bradbury is withdrawn and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji gets his opportunity.
73' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
75' The whistle greets Dion Charles as he departs to be replaced by Jon Bodvarsson.
77' The whistle greets Liam Sercombe as he departs to be replaced by Josh Harrop.
80' Cameron Jerome is replacing Victor Adeboyejo for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
85' Cheltenham Town FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
87' Josh Harrop catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 87.
88' Zac Ashworth is ready to make an impact after coming on for Randell Williams at the 88 minute mark.
90' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. George Thomason gets a card.
Bolton Wanderers FC celebrates a vital win. Three points that could prove pivotal come season's end.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Nathan Baxter
8
Josh Sheehan
14
Victor Adeboyejo ↓ Cameron Jerome 80'
27
Randell Williams ↓ Zac Ashworth 88'
10
Dion Charles ↓ Jon Bodvarsson 75'
18
Eoin Toal
3
Jack Iredale
4
George Thomason
19
Edmond-Paris Maghoma ↓ Kyle Dempsey 75'
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley
5
Ricardo Santos

Bench

22
Kyle Dempsey ↑ 75'
16
Aaron Morley
41
Luke Matheson
13
Joel Coleman
35
Cameron Jerome ↑ 80'
26
Zac Ashworth ↑ 88'
9
Jon Bodvarsson ↑ 75'

Cheltenham Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

33
Curtis Davies
8
Liam Sercombe ↓ Josh Harrop 77'
6
Lewis Freestone
2
Sean Long
1
Luke Southwood
4
Tom Bradbury ↓ Nathan Butler-Oyedeji 68'
15
Will Ferry
11
Robert Street ↓ Aidan Keena 68'
23
Elliot Bonds
19
George Lloyd
34
Tom Pett

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Alfie May	2
Dion Charles	2
Amadou Bakayoko	1
Kieran Sadlier	1
Aaron Ramsey	1
Ryan Broom	1
Kyle Dempsey	1
Victor Adeboyejo	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2024-01-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC W 2024-01-20 Leyton Orient FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-01-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Luton Town FC L 2024-01-07 Luton Town FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2024-01-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC W 2023-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Cheltenham Town FC Form

2024-01-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2024-01-06 Cheltenham Town FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-01-01 Northampton Town FC 1–0 Cheltenham Town FC L 2023-12-29 Cheltenham Town FC 2–2 Reading FC D 2023-12-26 Cheltenham Town FC 2–0 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2023-12-23 Carlisle United FC 0–1 Cheltenham Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.21 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

0.75 Cheltenham Town FC xG

I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 69% + Under — clean sheet likely 62%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC50% Draw30% Cheltenham Town FC20%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes38% 0% No62%

Avg goals/match: 1.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	83%	17%
± 1.5	58%	42%
± 2.5	31%	69%
± 3.5	14%	86%
± 4.5	6%	94%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

79%

Draw or Cheltenham Town FC

50%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Cheltenham Town FC

70%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC30% Draw55% Cheltenham Town FC15%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

0 – 0

16.5%

1 – 0

Actual

1 – 1

13.6%

2 – 0

9.9%

0 – 1

9.2%

2 – 1

7.6%

1 – 2

4.6%

3 – 0

0 – 2

3.7%

3 – 1

3.2%

2 – 2

3 – 2

1.3%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap	Bolton Wanderers FC covers	Push	Cheltenham Town FC covers
-2.5	7%	—	93%
-2	7%	14%	79%
-1.5	21%	—	79%
-1	21%	25%	55%
-0.5	45%	—	55%
+0.5	79%	—	21%
+1	79%	15%	6%
+1.5	94%	—	6%
+2	94%	5%	1%
+2.5	99%	—	1%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

48% ✗

Cheltenham Town FC keeps clean sheet

30% ✓

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