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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bolton Wanderers FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 9 Feb 2019 · 15:00 UTC Macron Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Josh Magennis 60' Y
Josh Vela 85' Y
Josh Vela 86' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at Macron Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Andrew Miller
  • Referee Andy Madley
  • Referee Rob Merchant
  • Referee Mark Russell

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bolton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 3.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-02-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Preston North End FC H 1–2 L
02 Feb Sheffield United FC A 0–2 L
29 Jan Reading FC H 1–1 D
25 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
21 Jan West Bromwich Albion FC H 0–2 L
12 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Feb Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–1 W
01 Feb Derby County FC H 0–0 D
26 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
19 Jan Queens Park Rangers FC A 4–1 W
12 Jan Swansea City AFC H 1–1 D
06 Jan Doncaster Rovers FC H 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Bolton Wanderers FC to score. At the same time, Preston North End FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' Preston North End FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 15' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Declan Rudd has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 20' Preston North End FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 20.
  • 23' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Luca Connell departs to be replaced by Josh Vela.
  • 28' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 33' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 38' Andrew Hughes has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 40' Preston North End FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Alan Browne on 40.
  • 45' Preston North End FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 50' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 55' Preston North End FC is showing some good football. However, Preston North End FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 60.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Jonathan Grounds is replaced by Clayton Donaldson on 62 minute.
  • 67' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Marc Wilson made 318 appearances and scored 0 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 72' Paul Gallagher needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 77' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Craig Noone by Joe Pritchard on 77 minute.
  • 82' GOAL! Tom Barkhuizen scores on 82. Assisted by Sean Maguire
  • 85' Josh Vela is having his name booked by the referee on 85.
  • 86' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Josh Vela.
  • 87' Ryan Ledson has so much to prove this time. He replaces Ben Pearson on 87 minute.
  • 90' GOAL! Clayton Donaldson scores on 90. Assisted by Callum Connolly
  • 90' The Preston North End FC manager makes a substitution. Alan Browne departs to be replaced by Daniel Johnson.
  • Another three points for Preston North End FC.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Preston North End FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Alex Neil

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alan Browne 2
Pawel Olkowski 1
Sammy Ameobi 1
Clayton Donaldson 1
Tom Barkhuizen 1
Pawel Olkowski 1
Sammy Ameobi 1
Callum Robinson 1

Head to Head

2019-02-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC 2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2019-02-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC L 2019-02-02 Sheffield United FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Reading FC D 2019-01-25 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-01-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 West Bromwich Albion FC L 2019-01-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2019-02-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-02-01 Preston North End FC 0–0 Derby County FC D 2019-01-26 Stoke City FC 0–2 Preston North End FC W 2019-01-19 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–4 Preston North End FC W 2019-01-12 Preston North End FC 1–1 Swansea City AFC D 2019-01-06 Preston North End FC 1–3 Doncaster Rovers FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.18 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.6 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Preston North End FC 73% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC28% Draw27% Preston North End FC45%
Actual: Preston North End FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
55%
Draw or Preston North End FC
72%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Preston North End FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC21% Draw46% Preston North End FC33%
Actual: Preston North End FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.6%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
9%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.8%
2 – 1
6.6%
1 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
5.4%
1 – 3
4.8%
2 – 0
4.2%
0 – 3
4.1%
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 89%
-1.5 11% — 89%
-1 11% 16% 73%
-0.5 27% — 73%
+0.5 54% — 46%
+1 54% 22% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 14% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
31% ✓

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