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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

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

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

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The wait is over. Bolton Wanderers FC get us underway at Ashton Gate Stadium.
  • 5' Bristol City FC is showing some good football. However, Bristol City FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Both keepers have barely been tested. Bristol City FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 15' Bolton Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 20' The 39-year-old Ben Alnwick has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 25' With 0 assists to his name this season, Pawel Olkowski is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bristol City FC.
  • 30' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 30 minutes.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 40' Adam Webster has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 44' Josh Magennis catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 44.
  • 49' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 54' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 58' Assisted by Sammy Ameobi with the perfectly-timed delivery and Will Buckley makes no mistake. 0-1!
  • 61' The Bristol City FC bench stirs into life. Andreas Weimann is withdrawn and Kasey Palmer gets his opportunity.
  • 62' Bristol City FC make a change. Jamie Paterson trudges off to be replaced by Matt Taylor on 62 minutes.
  • 64' What a moment for Matt Taylor! That strike on 64 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 66' Bristol City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Kasey Palmer on 66.
  • 69' That is a Yellow card for Bolton Wanderers FC. Jason Lowe will be fuming at that decision.
  • 74' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 77' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Will Buckley is replaced by Clayton Donaldson on 77 minute.
  • 82' Jason Lowe, a England , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 85' The whistle greets Luke Murphy as he departs to be replaced by Josh Vela.
  • 90' Jamie Paterson has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 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
Jamie Paterson 1
Niclas Eliasson 1
Josh Magennis 1
Andreas Weimann 1
Jamie Paterson 1
Will Buckley 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
4 / 4
1.76 Bristol City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.98 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Bristol City FC to win 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC56% Draw24% Bolton Wanderers FC20%
Actual: Bristol City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes52% 0% No48%
Avg goals/match: 2.74
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 76%
24%
± 2.5 51%
49%
± 3.5 30%
70%
± 4.5 15%
85%

Double Chance

Bristol City FC or Draw
81%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
44%
Bristol City FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Bristol City FC38% Draw45% Bolton Wanderers FC17%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12%
1 – 0
10.5%
2 – 0
9.8%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 0
8.3%
3 – 0
5.6%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
5.4%
1 – 2
5.2%
2 – 2
4.7%
0 – 2
3%
3 – 2
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Bristol City FC

Handicap Bristol City FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 14% — 86%
-2 14% 17% 69%
-1.5 31% — 69%
-1 31% 23% 46%
-0.5 54% — 46%
+0.5 80% — 20%
+1 80% 13% 7%
+1.5 93% — 7%
+2 93% 5% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Bristol City FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✓

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