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Bolton Wanderers FC vs Southend United FC, League One 2019-20 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2019-20
Bolton Wanderers FC
3 – 2
Full Time
Southend United FC
Sat 21 Dec 2019 · 15:00 UTC Macron Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Joshua Earl 66' Y
Jake Wright 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Southend United FC — League One at Macron Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Abbas Khan
  • Referee Ben Toner
  • Referee Gareth Rhodes
  • Referee

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
Bolton Wanderers FC 1 games · Avg 5.0 goals Southend United FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-12-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Southend United FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Southend United FC H 3–2 W
14 Dec Peterborough United FC A 0–1 L
07 Dec AFC Wimbledon H 2–2 D
23 Nov Accrington Stanley FC A 1–7 L
16 Nov Milton Keynes Dons FC H 1–0 W
02 Nov Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W
Southend United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
21 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–3 L
14 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–2 D
07 Dec Bristol Rovers FC A 2–4 L
03 Dec Burton Albion FC A 1–1 D
23 Nov Oxford United FC H 0–4 L
05 Nov Portsmouth FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

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 Southend United FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Jake Wright needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 10' Southend United FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Harry Lennon on 10.
  • 15' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 15 minutes.
  • 18' It is a substitution in Southend United FC team. Harry Lennon is replaced by John White on 18 minute.
  • 23' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 28' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 33' 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.
  • 36' GOAL! Joe Dodoo scores on 36. Assisted by Daryl Murphy
  • 41' It looks like no one’s ball. Southend United FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 46' It looks surprising Southend United FC does not make any changes. Stephen McLaughlin has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 47' What a strike from Luke Murphy! The score is 2-1.
  • 52' Supporters expect more eagerness from Robert Kiernan, as he is very good at scoring at Macron Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' It’s high time Keith Hill made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 62' It is a substitution in Southend United FC team. Jason Demetriou is replaced by Tom Hopper on 62 minute.
  • 64' GOAL! Daryl Murphy scores on 64.
  • 66' A meaty challenge results in booking for Joshua Earl on 66.
  • 71' Jake Wright is having his name booked by the referee on 71.
  • 76' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southend United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Matt Rush. He replaces Brandon Goodship on 80 minute.
  • 81' What a strike from Timothee Dieng! The score is 3-2.
  • 85' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Ronan Darcy by Chris O'Grady on 85 minute.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Thibaud Verlinden is replaced by Sonny Graham on 90 minute.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 3-2.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Keith Hill

Southend United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Sol Campbell

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Daryl Murphy 1
Luke Murphy 1
Joe Dodoo 1
Timothee Dieng 1
Harry Lennon 1

Head to Head

2019-12-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Southend United FC

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2019-12-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Southend United FC W 2019-12-14 Peterborough United FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-12-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 AFC Wimbledon D 2019-11-23 Accrington Stanley FC 7–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2019-11-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Milton Keynes Dons FC W 2019-11-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W

Southend United FC Form

2019-12-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Southend United FC L 2019-12-14 Southend United FC 2–2 Rotherham United FC D 2019-12-07 Bristol Rovers FC 4–2 Southend United FC L 2019-12-03 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Southend United FC D 2019-11-23 Southend United FC 0–4 Oxford United FC L 2019-11-05 Portsmouth FC 4–1 Southend United FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.07 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.41 Southend United FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 66% + Both teams to score 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC54% Draw23% Southend United FC23%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes66% 0% No34%
Avg goals/match: 3.48
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 86%
14%
± 2.5 66%
34%
± 3.5 45%
55%
± 4.5 27%
73%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Southend United FC
46%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Southend United FC
77%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC38% Draw40% Southend United FC22%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
9.8%
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
6.6%
2 – 2
6.3%
1 – 2
6.2%
3 – 1
6.1%
1 – 0
5.8%
0 – 0
4.5%
3 – 0
4.4%
3 – 2
Actual
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Southend United FC covers
-2.5 15% — 85%
-2 15% 16% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 20% 49%
-0.5 51% — 49%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 14% 12%
+1.5 88% — 12%
+2 88% 7% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Southend United FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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