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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 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

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' What a night it is going to be! Bolton Wanderers FC welcome Southend United FC for this crunch clash at Macron Stadium.
  • 5' It’s high time Sol Campbell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 10' The deadlock is broken! Harry Lennon gets on the scoresheet on 10 minutes.
  • 15' Josh Emmanuel has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 18' Another change for Southend United FC made on 18 minute. Harry Lennon leaves to be changed by John White.
  • 23' Supporters expect more eagerness from Timothee Dieng, as he is very good at scoring at Macron Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 28' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Tom Hopper suffering a number of foals already.
  • 33' A quiet spell here at Macron Stadium. Southend United FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 36' Brilliant from the ! Joe Dodoo makes it 1-1 with a superb finish on 36.
  • 41' The travelling Southend United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 46' 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.
  • 47' The deadlock is broken! Luke Murphy gets on the scoresheet on 45 minutes.
  • 52' Nathan Bishop has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 57' Thibaud Verlinden is a natural and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bolton Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 62' Tom Hopper gets the nod from Southend United FC. He replaces Jason Demetriou and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 64' What a strike from Daryl Murphy! The score is 3-1.
  • 66' That is a Yellow card for Bolton Wanderers FC. Joshua Earl will be fuming at that decision.
  • 71' Jake Wright picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 76' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 80' Southend United FC ring the changes. Brandon Goodship has done his job and it is now time for Matt Rush to step up.
  • 81' Timothee Dieng makes no mistake. The score reads 3-2 and Southend United FC are in front.
  • 85' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Chris O'Grady on, Ronan Darcy off on 85 minutes.
  • 90' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Thibaud Verlinden has done his job and it is now time for Sonny Graham to step up.
  • 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
Joe Dodoo 1
Timothee Dieng 1
Harry Lennon 1
Daryl Murphy 1
Luke Murphy 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.