Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Stoke City FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bolton Wanderers FC
0 – 0
Full Time
Stoke City FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Macron Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 37' Bruno Martins Indi
Clayton Donaldson 60' Y
Y 65' Joe Allen
Josh Vela 69' Y
Y 82' Thomas Edwards

Overview

Match Preview

Bolton Wanderers FC vs Stoke City FC — Championship at Macron Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Seb Stockbridge
  • Referee Billy Smallwood
  • Referee Steve Meredith
  • Referee Mark Pottage
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

1
1
Bolton Wanderers FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 goals Stoke City FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Stoke City FC H 0–0 D
26 Dec Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
22 Dec Brentford FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Leeds United FC H 0–1 L
08 Dec Norwich City FC A 2–3 L
01 Dec Wigan Athletic FC H 1–1 D
Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–0 D
26 Dec Birmingham City FC A 0–2 L
22 Dec Millwall FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Aston Villa FC A 2–2 D
08 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W
01 Dec Reading FC A 2–2 D

Season Stats

Bolton Wanderers FC Stoke City FC
#15 Position #7
10 Points 13
8 Played 8
3 / 1 / 4 W / D / L 4 / 1 / 3
11 Scored 13
15 Conceded 12
-4 GD +1
1.25 PPG 1.63
38% Win % 50%

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
25% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season

Bolton Wanderers FC are 15th (10 pts). Stoke City FC are 7th (13 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
3/1
31-45
1/2
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/3
76+
1/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Stoke City FC
0-15
4/1
16-30
4/3
31-45
2/–
46-60
1/2
61-75
–/2
76+
2/4
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
Thierry Gale 3 G 1 A
Sam Dalby 3 G
Stoke City FC
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 1 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at Macron Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' Stoke City FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 10' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' It’s high time Phil Parkinson made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' The 34-year-old Bruno Martins Indi has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 30' Bolton Wanderers 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.
  • 35' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 37' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Bruno Martins Indi.
  • 42' Clayton Donaldson needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 3 Yellow cards this season.
  • 47' Marc Wilson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Bolton Wanderers FC so far.
  • 52' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Mark Beevers has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 57' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bolton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 60' Clayton Donaldson has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 60.
  • 65' The referee shows Stoke City FC player a Yellow card on 65.
  • 65' Josh Magennis gets the nod from Bolton Wanderers FC. He replaces Clayton Donaldson and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 69' Poor challenge from Josh Vela. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 72' The whistle greets Tom Ince as he departs to be replaced by Oghenekaro Etebo.
  • 77' Oghenekaro Etebo has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 10 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 81' The Stoke City FC manager makes a substitution. Benik Afobe departs to be replaced by Peter Crouch.
  • 82' Thomas Edwards picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 87' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Gary Rowett will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 90' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Josh Vela by Craig Noone on 90 minute.
  • What a match! Full time at {STADIUM} — Bolton Wanderers FC 0-0 Stoke City FC.

Lineups

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Tom Ince 1
Bruno Martins Indi 1
Tom Ince 1
Bruno Martins Indi 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC 2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2018-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-26 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC W 2018-12-22 Brentford FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-12-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Leeds United FC L 2018-12-08 Norwich City FC 3–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-12-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Wigan Athletic FC D

Stoke City FC Form

2018-12-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-26 Birmingham City FC 2–0 Stoke City FC L 2018-12-22 Stoke City FC 1–0 Millwall FC W 2018-12-15 Aston Villa FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-12-08 Stoke City FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W 2018-12-01 Reading FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.15 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.43 Stoke City FC xG
I would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC or Stoke City FC 71%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Bolton Wanderers FC32% Draw29% Stoke City FC39%
Actual: Draw

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.58
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw
61%
Draw or Stoke City FC
68%
Bolton Wanderers FC or Stoke City FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bolton Wanderers FC22% Draw48% Stoke City FC30%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.4%
0 – 1
9.9%
0 – 0
Actual
1 – 2
8.6%
1 – 0
7.7%
0 – 2
7.6%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 2
5%
2 – 0
4.9%
1 – 3
4.1%
0 – 3
3.6%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC

Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Stoke City FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 17% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 58% — 42%
+1 58% 21% 21%
+1.5 79% — 21%
+2 79% 13% 8%
+2.5 92% — 8%

Clean Sheet

Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✗
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
32% ✗

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