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Bristol City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Bristol City FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 12 Jan 2019 · 15:00 UTC Ashton Gate Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 44' Josh Magennis
Y 69' Jason Lowe

Overview

Match Preview

Bristol City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship at Ashton Gate Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Referee Steve Martin
  • Referee Mark Jones
  • Referee Jonathan Hunt
6 games this season 🟨 2.8/game ⚽ 12.0 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
Bristol City FC 3 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2019-01-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-08-11 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Bristol City FC

Recent Form

Bristol City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–1 W
05 Jan Huddersfield Town AFC H 1–0 W
01 Jan Stoke City FC A 2–0 W
29 Dec Rotherham United FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Brentford FC H 1–1 D
22 Dec Derby County FC A 1–1 D
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
12 Jan Bristol City FC A 1–2 L
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

Season Stats

Bristol City FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#8 Position #15
13 Points 10
8 Played 8
4 / 1 / 3 W / D / L 3 / 1 / 4
11 Scored 11
12 Conceded 15
-1 GD -4
1.63 PPG 1.25
50% Win % 38%

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Bristol City FC this season
25% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Bristol City FC are 8th (13 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 15th (10 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Bristol City FC
Dominic Ballard 3 G
Lorent Tolaj 2 G 1 A
Scott Twine 2 G
Bolton Wanderers FC
Thierry Gale 3 G 1 A
Sam Dalby 3 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The ball is rolling at Ashton Gate Stadium. Bristol City FC are looking to make home advantage count against Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Tomas Kalas is a natural defender and has been asked to do a very specific job for Bolton Wanderers FC tonight.
  • 10' Supporters expect more eagerness from Lloyd Kelly, as he is very good at scoring at Ashton Gate Stadium with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 15' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' Mark Beevers has been relatively quiet despite scoring 8 goals in his last 322 appearances.
  • 30' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 35' Over 35 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 40' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 44' The referee has no hesitation. Josh Magennis is booked for Bolton Wanderers FC — Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Phil Parkinson will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 54' It looks like no one’s ball. Bristol City FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 58' Will Buckley is having a superb {COMPETITION} campaign — that is 0 goals this season for the .
  • 61' Kasey Palmer is replacing Andreas Weimann for the Bristol City FC side.
  • 62' The supporters are chanting for Matt Taylor. He replaces Jamie Paterson on 62 minute.
  • 64' The deadlock is broken! Matt Taylor gets on the scoresheet on 64 minutes.
  • 66' What composure from Kasey Palmer! The Jamaica international strokes it home. 2-1.
  • 69' A moment of madness from Jason Lowe on 69 minutes earns him a Yellow card. Bolton Wanderers FC will be frustrated.
  • 74' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 77' Will Buckley makes way for Clayton Donaldson at the 77 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 82' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 85' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Luke Murphy is replaced by Josh Vela.
  • 90' Bolton Wanderers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • Full Time. Bristol City FC beats Bolton Wanderers FC

Lineups

Bristol City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Will Buckley 2
Kasey Palmer 1
Mark Beevers 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Callum O'Dowda 1
Jamie Paterson 1
Niclas Eliasson 1
Josh Magennis 1

Head to Head

2019-01-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2018-08-11 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Bristol City FC

Bristol City FC Form

2019-01-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2019-01-05 Bristol City FC 1–0 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2019-01-01 Stoke City FC 0–2 Bristol City FC W 2018-12-29 Bristol City FC 1–0 Rotherham United FC W 2018-12-26 Bristol City FC 1–1 Brentford FC D 2018-12-22 Derby County FC 1–1 Bristol City FC D

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2019-01-12 Bristol City FC 2–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 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

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
2.13 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.13 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 62% + Both teams to score 60%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC59% Draw22% Bolton Wanderers FC19%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.26
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 95%
5%
± 1.5 83%
17%
± 2.5 62%
38%
± 3.5 41%
59%
± 4.5 23%
77%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
41%
Bristol City FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
78%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Bristol City FC43% Draw41% Bolton Wanderers FC16%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
10.1%
2 – 1
Actual
2 – 0
8.6%
1 – 0
7.6%
3 – 1
6.7%
3 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.3%
0 – 0
5.3%
1 – 2
5.1%
3 – 2
3.8%
0 – 1
3.7%
4 – 1
3.6%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 19% — 81%
-2 19% 18% 63%
-1.5 37% — 63%
-1 37% 22% 41%
-0.5 59% — 41%
+0.5 81% — 19%
+1 81% 11% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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