Cardiff City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Cardiff City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Cardiff City Stadium.
- Cardiff City FC 46 games · 91 pts (2025/26)
- Bolton Wanderers FC 46 games · 75 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Elliot Bell (England)
- Assistant 1 David Harrison (England)
- Assistant 2 Rob Hyde (England)
34 games this season 🟨 0.5/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W 06 Apr Peterborough United FC A 1–1 D 21 Mar Blackpool FC H 0–0 D 17 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 0–2 L 14 Mar Exeter City FC A 4–0 W 10 Mar Barnsley FC A 1–1 D Date Opponent H/A Score Result 11 Apr Cardiff City FC A 0–2 L 06 Apr Stockport County FC H 2–2 D 03 Apr Plymouth Argyle FC A 2–1 W 21 Mar Port Vale FC A 0–1 L 17 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 0–0 D 14 Mar Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D Season Stats
Cardiff City FC Bolton Wanderers FC #2 Position #5 91 Points 75 46 Played 46 27 / 10 / 9 W / D / L 19 / 18 / 9 90 Scored 70 50 Conceded 52 +40 GD +18 1.98 PPG 1.63 59% Win % 41% Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history37% Clean Sheets
Cardiff City FC this season27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this seasonCardiff City FC are 2nd (91 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts).
Goal Timing (This Season)
Cardiff City FC0-151/116-301/331-452/–46-605/161-752/376+6/1■ Scored ■ ConcededBolton Wanderers FC0-153/116-302/131-452/146-603/661-753/376+6/2■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Cardiff City FC is hosting Bolton Wanderers FC for another epic battle.
- The referee blows the final whistle. Sensational lose for Bolton Wanderers FC.
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Lineups
Cardiff City FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Chris Willock ↓ Calum Scanlon 77'
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Rubin Colwill ↓ Joel Colwill 78'
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Alex Robertson ↓ David Turnbull 77'
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Omari Kellyman ↓ Yousef Salech 88'
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Bench
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David Turnbull ↑ 77'
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Yousef Salech ↑ 88'
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Joel Colwill ↑ 78'
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Calum Scanlon ↑ 77'
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Coach Brian Barry-MurphyBolton Wanderers FC Lineups
4-2-3-1Starting XI
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Kyle Dempsey ↓ Ruben Rodrigues 60'
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Thierry Gale ↓ Robert Apter 60'
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Mason Burstow ↓ Toby Ritchie 83'
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Bench
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Ruben Rodrigues ↑ 60'
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Robert Apter ↑ 60'
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Amario Cozier-Duberry ↑ 60'
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Toby Ritchie ↑ 83'
Coach Steven Schumacher -
H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Chris Willock 1 Omari Kellyman 1 Head to Head
Cardiff City FC Form
2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-04-06 Peterborough United FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC D 2026-03-21 Cardiff City FC 0–0 Blackpool FC D 2026-03-17 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC L 2026-03-14 Exeter City FC 0–4 Cardiff City FC W 2026-03-10 Barnsley FC 1–1 Cardiff City FC DBolton Wanderers FC Form
2026-04-11 Cardiff City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-04-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–2 Stockport County FC D 2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2026-03-21 Port Vale FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-17 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Doncaster Rovers FC D 2026-03-14 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy4 / 41.55 Cardiff City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.93 Bolton Wanderers FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 56%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Cardiff City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.48Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 89% 11% ± 1.5 71% 29% ± 2.5 44% 56% ± 3.5 24% 76% ± 4.5 11% 89% Double Chance
Cardiff City FC or Draw 78%Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC 49%Cardiff City FC or Bolton Wanderers FC 73%Half-Time Result
✓ CorrectActual: Draw at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 1 13%1 – 0 12.1%0 – 0 10.5%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 9%0 – 1 6.7%1 – 2 5.4%3 – 0 5%3 – 1 4.7%2 – 2 4.2%0 – 2 3.5%3 – 2 2.3%Asian Handicap — Cardiff City FC
Handicap Cardiff City FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers -2.5 11% — 89% -2 11% 16% 73% -1.5 27% — 73% -1 27% 24% 50% -0.5 50% — 50% +0.5 79% — 21% +1 79% 14% 8% +1.5 92% — 8% +2 92% 6% 2% +2.5 98% — 2% Clean Sheet
Cardiff City FC keeps clean sheet 40% ✗Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.