Bolton Wanderers FC vs Sunderland AFC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Bolton Wanderers FC vs Sunderland AFC — League One at University of Bolton Stadium.
- Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
- Sunderland AFC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
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 29 Jan Sunderland AFC H 6–0 W 27 Nov Cheltenham Town FC H 2–2 D 23 Nov Doncaster Rovers FC H 3–0 W 20 Nov Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–1 L 12 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC H 2–0 W 07 Nov Stockport County FC H 2–2 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 29 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 0–6 L 11 Jan Lincoln City FC H 1–3 L 04 Dec Oxford United FC H 1–1 D 27 Nov Cambridge United FC A 2–1 W 23 Nov Shrewsbury Town FC A 1–1 D 20 Nov Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W Key Stats
25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Bolton Wanderers FC0-153/116-302/131-452/146-603/661-753/376+6/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' KICK OFF: Bolton Wanderers FC gets underway.
- 5' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 10' The travelling Sunderland AFC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 15' 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 Ross Stewart suffering a number of foals already.
- 19' What a strike from Dion Charles! The score is 1-0.
- 24' Supporters expect more eagerness from Dennis Cirken, as he is very good at scoring at University of Bolton Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 34.
- 39' 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.
- 42' What a strike from Oladapo Afolayan! The score is 2-0.
- 47' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 51' Goal! Dion Charles scores his 75 goal in 12 matches.
- 53' Sunderland AFC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Jack Clarke is hanging Daniel Neil on the field on 53 minute.
- 58' 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.
- 59' Goal! Kieran Lee scores his 7 goal in 370 matches.
- 64' Alex Pritchard has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 46 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
- 66' Patrick Roberts has so much to prove this time. He replaces Leon Dajaku on 66 minute.
- 71' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Sunderland AFC that had 348 games and scored 398 goals.
- 72' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Oladapo Afolayan is replaced by Jon Dadi Bodvarsson.
- 77' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 78' Sunderland AFC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 78.
- 81' The referee calls foul for Lynden Gooch. He receives a Yellow card.
- 84' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 84.
- 85' What a strike from Danny Batth! The score is 5-0.
- 88' GOAL! Declan John scores on 88. Assisted by James Trafford
- 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
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Kieran Lee ↓ Kieran Sadlier 72'
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Dion Charles ↓ Amadou Bakayoko 72'
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Bench
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Jon Daði Boðvarsson ↑ 72'
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Amadou Bakayoko ↑ 72'
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Kieran Sadlier ↑ 72'
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Coach Ian EvattSunderland AFC Lineups
Starting XI
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Daniel Neil ↓ Jack Clarke 53'
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Leon Dajaku ↓ Patrick Roberts 66'
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Dennis Cirken ↓ Alex Pritchard 53'
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Bench
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Alex Pritchard ↑ 53'
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Jack Clarke ↑ 53'
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Patrick Roberts ↑ 66'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Dion Charles 2 Carl Winchester 1 Declan John 1 Kieran Lee 1 Danny Batth 1 Oladapo Afolayan 1 Jack Hobbs 1 Aiden McGeady 1 Head to Head
Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2022-01-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 6–0 Sunderland AFC W 2021-11-27 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Cheltenham Town FC D 2021-11-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–0 Doncaster Rovers FC W 2021-11-20 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2021-11-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Crewe Alexandra FC W 2021-11-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Stockport County FC DSunderland AFC Form
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Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.05 Bolton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.88 Sunderland AFC xGI would bet for: Bolton Wanderers FC to win 60% + Over 2.5 goals 55%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bolton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✗ WrongAvg goals/match: 2.93Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 93% 7% ± 1.5 79% 21% ± 2.5 55% 45% ± 3.5 34% 66% ± 4.5 18% 82% Double Chance
Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 83%Draw or Sunderland AFC 40%Bolton Wanderers FC or Sunderland AFC 77%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 6–0 not predicted6 – 0Actual2 – 0 11.1%1 – 1 10.4%1 – 0 10.4%2 – 1 9.5%3 – 0 7.4%0 – 0 7%3 – 1 6.5%2 – 2 4.2%1 – 2 4.1%0 – 1 3.9%4 – 0 3.8%4 – 1 3.4%Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC
Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Sunderland AFC covers -2.5 20% — 80% -2 20% 19% 60% -1.5 40% — 60% -1 40% 23% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 86% — 14% +1 86% 9% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 42% ✗Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet 14% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.