Sunday , 16 August 2026

Fleetwood Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2023-24
Fleetwood Town FC
0 – 2
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Fri 29 Dec 2023 · 19:45 UTC Highbury Stadium 3,922 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Dion Charles
0–2 83' Victor Adeboyejo
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu 36' Y
Y 41' George Thomason
Maleace Asamoah 82' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Fleetwood Town FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Highbury Stadium.

Match Details

  • Referee Oliver Yates
  • Assistant 1 Mark Cunliffe
  • Assistant 2 Ivan Stankovic
3 games this season 🟨 1.7/game ⚽ 13.0 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Lincoln City FC 46 103
2 Cardiff City FC 46 91
3 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75
4 Exeter City FC 46 49
5 Port Vale FC 46 42
6 Rotherham United FC 46 41
7 Northampton Town FC 46 35
8 Huddersfield Town AFC 1 3
9 Stockport County FC 1 3
10 Bradford City AFC 1 3
11 Luton Town FC 1 3
12 Cambridge United FC 1 3
13 Mansfield Town FC 1 3
14 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1 3
15 Bromley FC 1 3
16 Oxford United FC 1 1
17 Milton Keynes Dons FC 1 1
18 Stevenage FC 1 1
19 Wycombe Wanderers FC 1 1
20 Blackpool FC 1 1
21 Burton Albion FC 1 1
22 Leicester City FC 1 1
23 Notts County FC 1 1
24 Reading FC 1 0
25 Wigan Athletic FC 1 0
26 Doncaster Rovers FC 1 0
27 Leyton Orient FC 1 0
28 Barnsley FC 1 0
29 Plymouth Argyle FC 1 0
30 Peterborough United FC 1 0
31 AFC Wimbledon 1 0

Head-to-Head

6
Fleetwood Town FC 6 games · Avg 3.3 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2023-04-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-11-19 Fleetwood Town FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-04-30 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–2 Fleetwood Town FC

Recent Form

Fleetwood Town FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–2 L
26 Dec Carlisle United FC H 1–1 D
23 Dec Portsmouth FC A 1–1 D
16 Dec Peterborough United FC H 0–1 L
09 Dec Northampton Town FC A 0–3 L
02 Dec Cambridge United FC A 0–4 L
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Fleetwood Town FC A 2–0 W
26 Dec Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
23 Dec Leyton Orient FC H 3–2 W
16 Dec Bristol Rovers FC H 1–2 L
11 Dec Portsmouth FC A 0–2 L
02 Dec Harrogate Town AFC H 5–1 W

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Here we go! The referee blows the whistle and Fleetwood Town FC launch into their encounter with Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Fleetwood Town FC are deployed in a today, looking to exploit space against Bolton Wanderers FC's shape.
  • 10' Zac Ashworth has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 15' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 20' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 25' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 30' Phoenix Patterson is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Fleetwood Town FC so far.
  • 35' Connor Teale has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 3 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 36' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 36.
  • 41' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 41.
  • 46' Fresh legs for Fleetwood Town FC! Kabongo Tshimanga comes on to replace Junior Quitirna.
  • 49' The deadlock is broken! Dion Charles gets on the scoresheet on 49 minutes.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Gethin Jones, as he is very good at scoring at Highbury Stadium with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' A quiet spell here at Highbury Stadium. Bolton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 69' Fleetwood Town FC have won 384 goals from 289 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 74' 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 Josh Dacres-Cogley suffering a number of foals already.
  • 75' Another substitution for Fleetwood Town FC to replace Connor Teale by Jack Marriott on 75 minute.
  • 80' Fleetwood Town FC is showing some good football. However, Fleetwood Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 81' The supporters are chanting for Maleace Asamoah. He replaces Callum Dolan on 81 minute.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Maleace Asamoah. He receives a card.
  • 83' Victor Adeboyejo doubles the advantage! 0-2 and this game is slipping away from the opposition.
  • 87' The crowd applauds Dion Charles as he leaves the pitch. Cameron Jerome steps in for Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 90' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Randell Williams is replaced by Zac Ashworth on 90 minute.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 0-2 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Fleetwood Town FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Victor Adeboyejo 4
Dion Charles 3
Kyle Dempsey 1
Chris O'Grady 1
Promise Omochere 1
Josh Morris 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 1
Joshua Earl 1

Head to Head

2023-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2023-08-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–1 Fleetwood Town FC 2023-04-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Fleetwood Town FC 2022-11-19 Fleetwood Town FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-04-30 Bolton Wanderers FC 4–2 Fleetwood Town FC

Fleetwood Town FC Form

2023-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-26 Fleetwood Town FC 1–1 Carlisle United FC D 2023-12-23 Portsmouth FC 1–1 Fleetwood Town FC D 2023-12-16 Fleetwood Town FC 0–1 Peterborough United FC L 2023-12-09 Northampton Town FC 3–0 Fleetwood Town FC L 2023-12-02 Cambridge United FC 4–0 Fleetwood Town FC L

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2023-12-29 Fleetwood Town FC 0–2 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2023-12-26 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2023-12-23 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Leyton Orient FC W 2023-12-16 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Bristol Rovers FC L 2023-12-11 Portsmouth FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2023-12-02 Bolton Wanderers FC 5–1 Harrogate Town AFC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
0.94 Fleetwood Town FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.46 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 57%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC24% Draw28% Bolton Wanderers FC48%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.4
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 89%
11%
± 1.5 69%
31%
± 2.5 43%
57%
± 3.5 22%
78%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Fleetwood Town FC or Draw
52%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
76%
Fleetwood Town FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Fleetwood Town FC18% Draw49% Bolton Wanderers FC33%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.3%
0 – 1
12.2%
0 – 0
11.2%
0 – 2
Actual
1 – 2
8.8%
1 – 0
7.4%
2 – 1
5.6%
0 – 3
4.5%
1 – 3
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
2 – 0
3.8%
2 – 3
2.1%

Asian Handicap — Fleetwood Town FC

Handicap Fleetwood Town FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 2% — 98%
-2 2% 6% 92%
-1.5 8% — 92%
-1 8% 15% 77%
-0.5 23% — 77%
+0.5 52% — 48%
+1 52% 23% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 15% 10%
+2.5 90% — 10%

Clean Sheet

Fleetwood Town FC keeps clean sheet
24% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗

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