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Brentford FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Brentford FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 22 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC Griffin Park HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 14' Jason Lowe
Chris Mepham 40' Y
Y 72' David Wheater
Y 90' Gary O'Neil

Overview

Match Preview

Brentford FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship at Griffin Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Venamore
  • Referee James Linington
  • Referee Dean Treleaven
  • Referee Keith Stroud

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

1
Brentford FC 1 games · Avg 1.0 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-22 Brentford FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Brentford FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
22 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
15 Dec Hull City AFC A 0–2 L
08 Dec Swansea City AFC H 2–3 L
03 Dec West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–1 D
27 Nov Sheffield United FC H 2–3 L
24 Nov Middlesbrough FC H 1–2 L
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
27 Nov Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–1 L
24 Nov Millwall FC A 1–1 D

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
3/5
16-30
6/1
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
Sam Dalby 6 G
Thierry Gale 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Packed stands, loud atmosphere — Brentford FC and Bolton Wanderers FC get this one started.
  • 5' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 10' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 14' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 19' Neal Maupay has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 24' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 29' The 42-year-old Clayton Donaldson has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 34' A quiet spell here at Griffin Park. Brentford FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 39' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 40' Chris Mepham has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 40.
  • 45' With 0 assists to his name this season, Sammy Ameobi is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Brentford FC.
  • 50' Brentford FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 55' A tactical chess match is unfolding here. The question is which manager blinks first.
  • 60' 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.
  • 62' Assisted by Said Benrahma with the perfectly-timed delivery and Neal Maupay makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 67' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Thomas Frank will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 69' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Craig Noone on, Pawel Olkowski off on 69 minutes.
  • 72' David Wheater catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 72.
  • 76' The whistle greets Will Buckley as he departs to be replaced by Josh Magennis.
  • 80' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Said Benrahma is withdrawn and Alan Judge gets his opportunity.
  • 82' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Clayton Donaldson on, Christian Doidge off on 82 minutes.
  • 87' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Brentford FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 88' The Brentford FC bench stirs into life. Ollie Watkins is withdrawn and Sergi Canos gets his opportunity.
  • 90' Bolton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 1-0.

Lineups

Brentford FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Thomas Frank

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
1.33 Brentford FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.92 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 61%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC47% Draw29% Bolton Wanderers FC24%
Actual: Brentford FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes45% 0% No55%
Avg goals/match: 2.25
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 66%
34%
± 2.5 39%
61%
± 3.5 20%
80%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Brentford FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
53%
Brentford FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Brentford FC31% Draw51% Bolton Wanderers FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
12.8%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 1
8.5%
2 – 1
8.3%
1 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
3.9%
3 – 0
3.9%
3 – 1
3.7%
3 – 2
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Brentford FC

Handicap Brentford FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 13% 79%
-1.5 21% — 79%
-1 21% 23% 56%
-0.5 44% — 56%
+0.5 76% — 24%
+1 76% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Brentford FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
27% ✓

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