Bolton Wanderers FC vs Lincoln City FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

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League One · 2024-25

Bolton Wanderers FC

3 – 0

Full Time

Lincoln City FC

Sun 29 Dec 2024 · 15:00 UTC Toughsheet Community Stadium 22,395 HT 45' · FT 45'

Aaron Collins 36' 1–0

Jay Matete 50' 2–0

Jay Matete 66' 3–0

Y 18' Conor McGrandles

Y 23' Ben House

Y 44' Paudie O'Connor

Y 45' Ethan Erhahon

YR 45' Ethan Erhahon

Overview

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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Lincoln City FC — League One at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2026/27)
Lincoln City FC 46 games · 103 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Ross Joyce
Assistant 1 Jonathan Wyatt (England)
Assistant 2 Jake Topp (England)

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

Bolton Wanderers FC 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals Lincoln City FC

Last 5 meetings

2024-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC 2023-12-26 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-08-05 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC 2022-12-30 Lincoln City FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-10-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Lincoln City FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Lincoln City FC	H	3–0	W
26 Dec	Barnsley FC	H	1–2	L
20 Dec	Wycombe Wanderers FC	A	0–0	D
14 Dec	Wigan Athletic FC	H	0–2	L
03 Dec	Mansfield Town FC	H	3–1	W
26 Nov	Cambridge United FC	A	1–1	D

Lincoln City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
29 Dec	Bolton Wanderers FC	A	0–3	L
26 Dec	Shrewsbury Town FC	A	0–1	L
21 Dec	Reading FC	H	2–0	W
14 Dec	Huddersfield Town AFC	A	2–2	D
07 Dec	Charlton Athletic FC	H	0–0	D
03 Dec	Rotherham United FC	A	1–2	L

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC		Lincoln City FC
#5	Position	#1
75	Points	103
46	Played	46
19 / 18 / 9	W / D / L	31 / 10 / 5
70	Scored	89
52	Conceded	41
+18	GD	+48
1.63	PPG	2.24
41%	Win %	67%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)

45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts). Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts).

Events

Match Events

0' Three points are at stake. Bolton Wanderers FC host Lincoln City FC — let the battle begin!
5' Over 5 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
10' It’s high time Michael Skubala made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
18' The referee shows Lincoln City FC player a card on 18.
23' Ben House picks up a card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
28' Lincoln City FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
33' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
36' A goal from the Wales international Aaron Collins! He fires home on 36 to make it 1-0!
41' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
44' Lincoln City FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 44.
45' Ethan Erhahon catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 45.
50' Jay Matete adds to his 0 season tally! Bolton Wanderers FC lead 2-0 — and this changes everything.
55' Bolton Wanderers FC are enjoying more possession but struggling to find a way through a disciplined Lincoln City FC backline.
59' Lincoln City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Tom Bayliss is hanging Bailey Cadamarteri on the field on 59 minute.
63' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Will Forrester is hanging Eoin Toal on the field on 63 minute.
66' Assisted by Klaidi Lolos with the perfectly-timed delivery and Jay Matete makes no mistake. 3-0!
67' Another change for Lincoln City FC made on 67 minute. Ben House leaves to be changed by Jovon Makama.
72' The home supporters are growing impatient. Bolton Wanderers FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
73' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Dion Charles on, Josh Dacres-Cogley off on 73 minutes.
78' Sean Roughan is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Lincoln City FC tonight.
79' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Klaidi Lolos has done his job and it is now time for Carlos Mendes Gomes to step up.
84' It looks like no one’s ball. Lincoln City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
89' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
Lincoln City FC will have plenty to reflect on. Bolton Wanderers FC were simply the better side today.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

1
Nathan Baxter
45
John McAtee ↓ Jordi Osei-Tutu 73'
19
Aaron Collins
18
Eoin Toal ↓ Will Forrester 63'
6
George Johnston
28
Jay Matete
4
George Thomason
23
Szabolcs Schon ↓ Randell Williams 73'
17
Klaidi Lolos ↓ Carlos Mendes Gomes 79'
12
Josh Dacres-Cogley ↓ Dion Charles 73'
5
Ricardo Santos

Bench

2
Gethin Jones
27
Randell Williams ↑ 73'
7
Carlos Mendes Gomes ↑ 79'
10
Dion Charles ↑ 73'
37
Scott Arfield
14
Jordi Osei-Tutu ↑ 73'
15
Will Forrester ↑ 63'

Coach Ian Evatt

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Skubala

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Jay Matete	3
Eoin Toal	2
John Akinde	2
James Collins	2
Erik Ring	1
Ronan Darcy	1
Dion Charles	1
Tyler Walker	1

Head to Head

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2024-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC W 2024-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Barnsley FC L 2024-12-20 Wycombe Wanderers FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2024-12-14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Wigan Athletic FC L 2024-12-03 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Mansfield Town FC W 2024-11-26 Cambridge United FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Lincoln City FC Form

2024-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Lincoln City FC L 2024-12-26 Shrewsbury Town FC 1–0 Lincoln City FC L 2024-12-21 Lincoln City FC 2–0 Reading FC W 2024-12-14 Huddersfield Town AFC 2–2 Lincoln City FC D 2024-12-07 Lincoln City FC 0–0 Charlton Athletic FC D 2024-12-03 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Lincoln City FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

2 / 4

1.61 Bolton Wanderers FC xG

Expected Goals

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

1.12 Lincoln City FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Bolton Wanderers FC51% Draw25% Lincoln City FC24%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes54% 0% No46%

Avg goals/match: 2.73

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	92%	8%
± 1.5	76%	24%
± 2.5	51%	49%
± 3.5	29%	71%
± 4.5	15%	85%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw

77%

Draw or Lincoln City FC

49%

Bolton Wanderers FC or Lincoln City FC

75%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong

Bolton Wanderers FC34% Draw46% Lincoln City FC20%

Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

12.7%

1 – 0

9.6%

2 – 1

9.1%

0 – 0

8.4%

2 – 0

8.3%

0 – 1

6.3%

1 – 2

6.3%

2 – 2

5.1%

3 – 1

4.9%

3 – 0

Actual

0 – 2

3 – 2

2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

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

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet

33% ✗

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet

21% ✓

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