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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 Millwall FC 46 83
4 Southampton FC 46 80
5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80
6 Hull City AFC 46 73
7 Wrexham AFC 46 71
8 Derby County FC 46 69
9 Norwich City FC 46 65
10 Birmingham City FC 46 64
11 Swansea City AFC 46 64
12 Bristol City FC 46 62
13 Sheffield United FC 46 60
14 Preston North End FC 46 60
15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58
16 Watford FC 46 57
17 Stoke City FC 46 55
18 Portsmouth FC 46 55
19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53
20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52
21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51
22 Oxford United FC 46 47
23 Leicester City FC 46 46
24 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

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The match kicks off with home fans waiting with anticipation for Brentford FC to score. At the same time, Bolton Wanderers FC does not seem to pull back! Let’s get it on!
  • 5' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Julian Jeanvier made 344 appearances and scored 6 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 14' Jason Lowe was booked on 14.
  • 19' Brentford 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.
  • 24' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. David Wheater has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 29' 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 Gary O'Neil suffering a number of foals already.
  • 34' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 39' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 39.
  • 40' The referee calls foul for Chris Mepham. He receives a Yellow card.
  • 45' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 50' Brentford FC is showing some good football. However, Brentford FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 55' It looks like no one’s ball. Brentford FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 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' Neal Maupay puts Brentford FC on the lead.
  • 67' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Brentford FC that had 344 games and scored 506 goals.
  • 69' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Pawel Olkowski is replaced by Craig Noone on 69 minute.
  • 72' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for David Wheater.
  • 76' Another change for Bolton Wanderers FC made on 76 minute. Will Buckley leaves to be changed by Josh Magennis.
  • 80' The supporters are chanting for Alan Judge. He replaces Said Benrahma on 80 minute.
  • 82' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Christian Doidge departs to be replaced by Clayton Donaldson.
  • 87' 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.
  • 88' Another substitution for Brentford FC to replace Ollie Watkins by Sergi Canos on 88 minute.
  • 90' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Gary O'Neil.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Brentford FC players.

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.