Bolton Wanderers FC vs Portsmouth FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bolton Wanderers FC vs Portsmouth FC — League One at University of Bolton Stadium.
- Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
- Portsmouth FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Anthony Backhouse
- Assistant 1 Matthew Smith
- Assistant 2 Mark Russell
26 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 4.5 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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Apr Portsmouth FC H 1–1 D 06 Apr Bristol Rovers FC A 2–0 W 01 Apr Reading FC H 5–2 W 29 Mar Stevenage FC A 0–0 D 16 Mar Derby County FC A 0–1 L 12 Mar Oxford United FC H 5–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 13 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–1 D 06 Apr Shrewsbury Town FC H 3–1 W 02 Apr Derby County FC H 2–2 D 29 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 3–1 W 16 Mar Peterborough United FC A 1–0 W 12 Mar Burton Albion FC H 2–1 W Key Stats
38% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bolton Wanderers FC0-153/116-302/131-452/146-603/661-753/376+6/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Bolton Wanderers FC is hosting Portsmouth FC for another epic battle.
- 5' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Jon Bodvarsson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 7' What a strike from Abu Kamara! The score is 0-1.
- 12' It looks like no one’s ball. Portsmouth FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 14' Portsmouth FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 19' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 24' Portsmouth FC is showing some good football. However, Portsmouth FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bolton Wanderers FC that had 318 games and scored 383 goals.
- 32' The referee calls foul for Eoin Toal. He receives a card.
- 36' Goal! Aaron Collins scores his 41 goal in 7 matches.
- 41' The travelling Portsmouth FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 46' Time for substitution for Portsmouth FC. Owen Moxon is replaced by Faustino Anjorin.
- 51' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 51 minutes.
- 56' It’s high time Ian Evatt made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 58' Portsmouth FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Christian Saydee is hanging Callum Lang on the field on 58 minute.
- 63' Supporters expect more eagerness from Nathanael Ogbeta, as he is very good at scoring at University of Bolton Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
- 68' George Thomason needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 1 Red cards this season.
- 73' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 76' Kyle Dempsey has so much to prove this time. He replaces Edmond-Paris Maghoma on 76 minute.
- 80' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Jon Bodvarsson departs to be replaced by Dion Charles.
- 85' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
- 88' Ricardo Santos was booked on 88.
- 90' The referee calls foul for Cameron Jerome. He receives a card.
- 90' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Nathanael Ogbeta by Randell Williams on 90 minute.
- The final score is 1-1.
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Lineups
Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
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8
Josh Sheehan ↓ Aaron Morley 76'
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28
Aaron Collins ↓ Cameron Jerome 80'
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- 4
- 19
- 17
- 12
- 5
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9
Jon Bodvarsson ↓ Dion Charles 80'
Bench
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22
Kyle Dempsey ↑ 76'
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16
Aaron Morley ↑ 76'
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27
Randell Williams ↑ 90'
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10
Dion Charles ↑ 80'
- 3
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35
Cameron Jerome ↑ 80'
Coach Ian EvattPortsmouth FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 7
- 1
- 18
- 6
- 20
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49
Callum Lang ↓ Christian Saydee 58'
- 17
- 9
- 32
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23
Owen Moxon ↓ Faustino Anjorin 46'
- 25
Bench
- 45
- 11
- 13
- 21
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28
Faustino Anjorin ↑ 46'
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15
Christian Saydee ↑ 58'
Coach John Mousinho -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dion Charles 3 Ryley Towler 2 Abu Kamara 1 Kieran Sadlier 1 Aiden O'Brien 1 Colby Bishop 1 Kieran Lee 1 Eoin Toal 1 Head to Head
Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2024-04-13 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2024-04-06 Bristol Rovers FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2024-04-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Reading FC W 2024-03-29 Stevenage FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2024-03-16 Derby County FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2024-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–0 Oxford United FC WPortsmouth FC Form
2024-04-13 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Portsmouth FC D 2024-04-06 Portsmouth FC 3–1 Shrewsbury Town FC W 2024-04-02 Portsmouth FC 2–2 Derby County FC D 2024-03-29 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–3 Portsmouth FC W 2024-03-16 Peterborough United FC 0–1 Portsmouth FC W 2024-03-12 Portsmouth FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy2 / 41.52 Bolton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.24 Portsmouth FC xGI would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Portsmouth FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%Match Result
✗ WrongActual: DrawBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.76Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✗ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 92% 8% ± 1.5 76% 24% ± 2.5 51% 49% ± 3.5 30% 70% ± 4.5 15% 85% Double Chance
Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 70%Draw or Portsmouth FC 58%Bolton Wanderers FC or Portsmouth FC 72%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 Actual2 – 1 8.7%1 – 0 8.7%0 – 0 8.3%2 – 0 7.2%1 – 2 7.1%0 – 1 6.9%2 – 2 5.4%0 – 2 4.8%3 – 1 4.4%3 – 0 3.6%1 – 3 3%Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC
Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Portsmouth FC covers -2.5 9% — 91% -2 9% 13% 79% -1.5 21% — 79% -1 21% 21% 58% -0.5 42% — 58% +0.5 70% — 30% +1 70% 17% 13% +1.5 87% — 13% +2 87% 9% 4% +2.5 96% — 4% Clean Sheet
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 30% ✓Portsmouth FC keeps clean sheet 23% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.