Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Burton Albion FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2024-25
Burton Albion FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 8 Mar 2025 · 15:00 UTC Pirelli Stadium 4,172 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 22' Aaron Morley
Ryan Sweeney 53' 1–1
1–2 60' Josh Sheehan
JJ McKiernan 29' Y
Jack Armer 42' Y
Y 47' Josh Sheehan
Kyran Lofthouse 59' Y
Y 76' Alex Murphy
Mason Bennett 79' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Burton Albion FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Pirelli Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Lee Swabey
  • Assistant 1 Marvyn Amphlett
  • Assistant 2 Grant Taylor

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Bradford City AFC 7 15
2 Sheffield Wednesday FC 7 14
3 Stockport County FC 8 13
4 Plymouth Argyle FC 8 13
5 Cambridge United FC 8 13
6 Huddersfield Town AFC 7 12
7 Burton Albion FC 8 12
8 AFC Wimbledon 8 12
9 Reading FC 7 11
10 Oxford United FC 6 11
11 Leyton Orient FC 7 10
12 Wycombe Wanderers FC 8 10
13 Stevenage FC 7 9
14 Leicester City FC 7 9
15 Blackpool FC 7 8
16 Luton Town FC 7 8
17 Mansfield Town FC 7 8
18 Barnsley FC 7 8
19 Bromley FC 7 8
20 Notts County FC 7 7
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 7 6
22 Milton Keynes Dons FC 7 6
23 Peterborough United FC 8 5
24 Wigan Athletic FC 7 4

Head-to-Head

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4
5
Burton Albion FC 12 games · Avg 2.9 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-08 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2024-10-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-01-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC 2023-08-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-04-18 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Burton Albion FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
04 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC A 0–2 L
01 Mar Mansfield Town FC H 1–1 D
22 Feb Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
18 Feb Stevenage FC A 1–0 W
15 Feb Bristol Rovers FC A 1–3 L
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 Mar Burton Albion FC A 2–1 W
04 Mar Birmingham City FC H 3–1 W
01 Mar Wrexham AFC A 0–0 D
22 Feb Leyton Orient FC H 2–1 W
15 Feb Shrewsbury Town FC A 3–2 W
08 Feb Crawley Town FC H 4–3 W

Key Stats

75% Both Teams to Score
H2H (12 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
13% Clean Sheets
Burton Albion FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
5/1
31-45
–/3
46-60
1/–
61-75
2/2
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Burton Albion FC
Jack Armer 2 G 1 A
Finn Delap 2 G
Matthew Dennis 1 G
Kgaogelo Chauke 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to Pirelli Stadium that hosts another battle between Burton Albion FC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 10' It’s high time Steven Schumacher made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 15' Burton Albion FC have won 425 goals from 376 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 20' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Burton Albion FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 22' What a moment for Aaron Morley! That strike on 22 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 27' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Burton Albion FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 29' JJ McKiernan is having his name booked by the referee on 29.
  • 34' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 39' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 42' A meaty challenge results in booking for Jack Armer on 42.
  • 47' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 47.
  • 52' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 52 minutes.
  • 53' A goal from the Ireland international Ryan Sweeney! He fires home on 53 to make it 1-1!
  • 58' Burton Albion FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 59' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the card for Kyran Lofthouse.
  • 60' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Josh Sheehan makes no mistake. 1-2!
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Charlie Webster is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 70' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 75' Over 75 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 76' The referee calls foul for Alex Murphy. He receives a card.
  • 79' Mason Bennett catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 79.
  • 83' A tactical swap from Burton Albion FC — Jack Stretton on, Mason Bennett off on 83 minutes.
  • 84' A change in the Burton Albion FC ranks — Rumarn Burrell exits the field as Kgaogelo Chauke enters on 84.
  • 89' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked 7 in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 90' Burton Albion FC make a change. JJ McKiernan trudges off to be replaced by Tomas Kalinauskas on 90 minutes.
  • The final score is 1-2.

Lineups

Burton Albion FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Bowyer

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Schumacher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Adeboyejo 2
Lucas Akins 2
Dion Charles 2
John Brayford 2
Jamie Murphy 2
Dennis Politic 1
Josh Walker 1
Mark Helm 1

Head to Head

2025-03-08 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2024-10-19 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Burton Albion FC 2024-01-01 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Burton Albion FC 2023-08-26 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-04-18 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Burton Albion FC Form

2025-03-08 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2025-03-04 Wycombe Wanderers FC 2–0 Burton Albion FC L 2025-03-01 Burton Albion FC 1–1 Mansfield Town FC D 2025-02-22 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2025-02-18 Stevenage FC 0–1 Burton Albion FC W 2025-02-15 Bristol Rovers FC 3–1 Burton Albion FC L

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2025-03-08 Burton Albion FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-03-04 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC W 2025-03-01 Wrexham AFC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2025-02-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Leyton Orient FC W 2025-02-15 Shrewsbury Town FC 2–3 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2025-02-08 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–3 Crawley Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.11 Burton Albion FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.31 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Burton Albion FC or Bolton Wanderers FC 71% + Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Burton Albion FC30% Draw29% Bolton Wanderers FC41%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes50% 0% No50%
Avg goals/match: 2.42
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 70%
30%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 23%
77%
± 4.5 11%
89%

Double Chance

Burton Albion FC or Draw
59%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
70%
Burton Albion FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Burton Albion FC22% Draw50% Bolton Wanderers FC28%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.8%
0 – 0
11%
0 – 1
10.5%
1 – 0
8.7%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 2
7.4%
2 – 1
6.9%
2 – 0
5.3%
2 – 2
4.6%
1 – 3
3.6%
0 – 3
3.2%
3 – 1
2.6%

Asian Handicap — Burton Albion FC

Handicap Burton Albion FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 88%
-1.5 12% — 88%
-1 12% 18% 70%
-0.5 30% — 70%
+0.5 60% — 40%
+1 60% 21% 18%
+1.5 82% — 18%
+2 82% 12% 7%
+2.5 93% — 7%

Clean Sheet

Burton Albion FC keeps clean sheet
28% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
33% ✓

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