Bolton Wanderers FC vs Stockport County FC, League One 2025-26 PLAYOFFS
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Overview
Match Preview
Bolton Wanderers FC vs Stockport County FC — League One at Wembley.
- Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
- Stockport County FC 46 games · 77 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Rob Smith
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
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Stockport County FC H 4–1 W 14 May Bradford City AFC A 1–0 W 09 May Bradford City AFC H 1–0 W 02 May Luton Town FC H 2–3 L 25 Apr Bradford City AFC A 1–1 D 18 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–3 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 24 May Bolton Wanderers FC A 1–4 L 13 May Stevenage FC H 2–0 W 09 May Stevenage FC A 1–0 W 02 May Barnsley FC A 3–1 W 28 Apr Port Vale FC H 1–2 L 25 Apr Peterborough United FC H 3–1 W Season Stats
Bolton Wanderers FC Stockport County FC #5 Position #3 75 Points 77 46 Played 46 19 / 18 / 9 W / D / L 22 / 11 / 13 70 Scored 71 52 Conceded 58 +18 GD +13 1.63 PPG 1.67 41% Win % 48% Key Stats
50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season29% Clean Sheets
Stockport County FC this seasonBolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts). Stockport County FC are 3rd (77 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Bolton Wanderers FC0-153/116-302/131-452/146-603/661-753/376+6/2■ Scored ■ ConcededStockport County FC0-152/316-306/131-452/246-603/161-753/376+5/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The game is set. Bolton Wanderers FC kicks off things out of here…
- 3' GOAL! Ruben Rodrigues scores on 3.
- 8' 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.
- 13' Bolton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Bolton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 18' It looks surprising Stockport County FC does not make any changes. Odin Bailey has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 23' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Stockport County FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 28' Stockport County FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 29' What an equalizer from Adama Sidibeh!
- 34' The travelling Stockport County FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 39' Stockport County FC looks like a favorite considering 1 games won in last 2 matches with its main striker Ben Osborn scoring 1 goals.
- 44' George Johnston needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 49' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Josh Sheehan made 22 appearances and scored 12 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 54' 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 Mason Burstow suffering a number of foals already.
- 59' Supporters expect more eagerness from Jordi Osei-Tutu, as he is very good at scoring at Wembley with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 60' Stockport County FC player sees a card in front of him.
- 64' GOAL! Kyle Wootton scores on 64.
- 69' 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.
- 74' Jack Bonham has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 79' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Stockport County FC winning 50% of all matches.
- 80' The referee calls foul for Odin Bailey. He receives a card.
- 81' GOAL! Sam Dalby scores on 81. Assisted by Dominic Smith
- 86' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 86 minutes.
- 90' The referee shows Stockport County FC player a card on 90.
- With this win, Bolton Wanderers FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Lineups
Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 8
- 1
- 14
- 6
- 27
- 11
- 25
- 3
- 48
- 4
- 19
Bench
- 29
- 22
- 45
- 21
- 23
- 20
- 10
Coach Steven SchumacherStockport County FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 23
- 14
- 27
- 26
- 34
- 19
- 20
- 2
- 15
- 29
- 28
Bench
- 7
- 16
- 9
- 18
- 1
- 11
- 22
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Scott Quigley 2 Ruben Rodrigues 2 Adama Sidibeh 2 Will Collar 1 Odin Bailey 1 Kyle Wootton 1 Fraser Horsfall 1 Ben Whitfield 1 Head to Head
Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2026-05-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Stockport County FC W 2026-05-14 Bradford City AFC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-05-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Bradford City AFC W 2026-05-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–3 Luton Town FC L 2026-04-25 Bradford City AFC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2026-04-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–3 Huddersfield Town AFC DStockport County FC Form
2026-05-24 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–1 Stockport County FC L 2026-05-13 Stockport County FC 2–0 Stevenage FC W 2026-05-09 Stevenage FC 0–1 Stockport County FC W 2026-05-02 Barnsley FC 1–3 Stockport County FC W 2026-04-28 Stockport County FC 1–2 Port Vale FC L 2026-04-25 Stockport County FC 3–1 Peterborough United FC W -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.81 Bolton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.57 Stockport County FC xGI would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Stockport County FC 75% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bolton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.38Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 95% 5% ± 1.5 85% 15% ± 2.5 64% 36% ± 3.5 43% 57% ± 4.5 25% 75% Double Chance
Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 69%Draw or Stockport County FC 56%Bolton Wanderers FC or Stockport County FC 75%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✗ 4–1 not predicted4 – 1Actual1 – 1 10.6%2 – 1 8.5%1 – 2 7.3%2 – 2 6.6%2 – 0 5.6%1 – 0 5.5%3 – 1 5.1%0 – 0 4.9%0 – 1 4.7%0 – 2 4.2%3 – 2 4%1 – 3 3.8%Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC
Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Stockport County FC covers -2.5 10% — 90% -2 10% 13% 77% -1.5 23% — 77% -1 23% 19% 57% -0.5 43% — 57% +0.5 67% — 33% +1 67% 17% 16% +1.5 84% — 16% +2 84% 10% 6% +2.5 94% — 6% Clean Sheet
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Stockport County FC keeps clean sheet 17% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.