Bolton Wanderers FC vs Walsall FC, FA Cup 2018-19 ROUND 3
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Overview
Match Preview
Bolton Wanderers FC vs Walsall FC — FA Cup at Macron Stadium.
- Bolton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Walsall FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee James Oldham
- Referee Darren England
- Referee Neil Davies
- Referee Daniel Robathan
4 games this season 🟨 0.8/game ⚽ 6.3 goals/game 🟥 1 totalHead-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Jan Walsall FC H 5–2 W 01 Jan Hull City AFC A 0–6 L 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 Date Opponent H/A Score Result 05 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC A 2–5 L 01 Jan Charlton Athletic FC A 1–2 L 29 Dec Luton Town FC H 2–2 D 26 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 1–3 L 22 Dec Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D 15 Dec Bradford City AFC A 0–4 L Key Stats
100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history0% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season67% Clean Sheets
Walsall FC this seasonTop Scorers (This Season)
Walsall FCDaniel Kanu 2 G 1 A -
Events
Match Events
- 0' We are underway at Macron Stadium. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
- 5' Supporters expect more eagerness from Maziar Kouhyar, as he is very good at scoring at Macron Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
- 10' It looks like no one’s ball. Walsall FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
- 15' The travelling Walsall FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 19' GOAL! Andy Cook scores on 19. Assisted by Matt Jarvis
- 24' Walsall FC is showing some good football. However, Walsall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 29' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 34' 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.
- 39' Walsall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 40' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. Josh Magennis gets a Yellow card.
- 45' Zeli Ismail needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
- 46' Another change for Bolton Wanderers FC made on 46 minute. Josh Vela leaves to be changed by Will Buckley.
- 51' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
- 55' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 55.
- 58' What an equalizer from Clayton Donaldson!
- 61' Sensational shot from Josh Magennis. Bolton Wanderers FC is back in the lead.
- 63' Goal! Jon Guthrie scores his 20 goal in 65 matches.
- 68' What a strike from Mark Beevers! The score is 3-2.
- 70' Another substitution for Walsall FC to replace Matt Jarvis by Kieron Morris on 70 minute.
- 75' Maziar Kouhyar has so much to prove this time. He replaces Zeli Ismail on 75 minute.
- 80' Goal! Josh Magennis scores his 60 goal in 315 matches.
- 84' A meaty challenge results in booking for Morgan Ferrier on 84.
- 87' Josh Magennis makes a hat-trick on 87.
- 89' The supporters are chanting for Luca Connell. He replaces Luke Murphy on 89 minute.
- The final score is 5-2.
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Lineups
Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
- 1
- 31
- 5
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6
Josh Vela ↓ Will Buckley 46'
- 12
- 29
- 4
- 30
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15
Luke Murphy ↓ Luca Connell 89'
- 28
Bench
- 2
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11
Will Buckley ↑ 46'
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8
Clayton Donaldson ↑ 46'
- 27
- 7
- 35
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48
Luca Connell ↑ 89'
Coach Phil ParkinsonWalsall FC Lineups
Starting XI
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11
Matt Jarvis ↓ Kieron Morris 70'
- 34
- 1
- 5
- 6
- 4
- 15
- 3
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10
Zeli Ismail ↓ Maziar Kouhyar 75'
- 16
- 9
Bench
- 20
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17
Maziar Kouhyar ↑ 75'
- 2
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8
Kieron Morris ↑ 70'
- 30
- 13
- 29
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Josh Magennis 3 Clayton Donaldson 1 Jon Guthrie 1 Andy Cook 1 Josh Sheehan 1 Liam Gordon 1 Jamie Jellis 1 Mark Beevers 1 Head to Head
Bolton Wanderers FC Form
2019-01-05 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–2 Walsall FC W 2019-01-01 Hull City AFC 6–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 42.51 Bolton Wanderers FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo1.29 Walsall FC xGI would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 72% + Both teams to score 66%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Bolton Wanderers FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 3.8Actual: Yes — both scoredOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 97% 3% ± 1.5 89% 11% ± 2.5 72% 28% ± 3.5 52% 48% ± 4.5 33% 67% Double Chance
Bolton Wanderers FC or Draw 81%Draw or Walsall FC 39%Bolton Wanderers FC or Walsall FC 80%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Walsall FC win at HTCorrect Score
✗ 5–2 not predicted5 – 2Actual2 – 1 8.8%1 – 1 8.1%3 – 1 7.3%2 – 0 7.1%3 – 0 5.8%2 – 2 5.6%1 – 0 5.3%3 – 2 4.7%1 – 2 4.6%4 – 1 4.6%4 – 0 3.6%0 – 0 3.4%Asian Handicap — Bolton Wanderers FC
Handicap Bolton Wanderers FC covers Push Walsall FC covers -2.5 24% — 76% -2 24% 18% 58% -1.5 42% — 58% -1 42% 20% 37% -0.5 63% — 37% +0.5 82% — 18% +1 82% 10% 7% +1.5 93% — 7% +2 93% 5% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 28% ✓Walsall FC keeps clean sheet 9% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.

