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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 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
14 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
15 Birmingham City FC 0 0
16 Sheffield United FC 0 0
17 Southampton FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Watford FC 0 0
20 Burnley FC 0 0
21 Cardiff City FC 0 0
22 West Ham United FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

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
0% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Brentford FC host Bolton Wanderers FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Griffin Park. Bolton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 14' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 14.
  • 19' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 24' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 29' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 34' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 39' Sammy Ameobi has been relatively quiet despite scoring 13 goals in his last 318 appearances.
  • 40' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Chris Mepham.
  • 45' The home supporters are growing impatient. Brentford FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 50' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 55' France international Neal Maupay has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 60' Brentford FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 62' Neal Maupay has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 62 minutes.
  • 67' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
  • 69' Craig Noone has so much to prove this time. He replaces Pawel Olkowski on 69 minute.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Wheater.
  • 76' Josh Magennis is ready to make an impact after coming on for Will Buckley at the 76 minute mark.
  • 80' Alan Judge has so much to prove this time. He replaces Said Benrahma on 80 minute.
  • 82' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Christian Doidge has done his job and it is now time for Clayton Donaldson to step up.
  • 87' It is a cagey affair so far. Brentford FC in their trying to find a way past Bolton Wanderers FC's compact .
  • 88' Sergi Canos is ready to make an impact after coming on for Ollie Watkins at the 88 minute mark.
  • 90' Poor challenge from Gary O'Neil. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • With this win, Brentford FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.

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.