Saturday , 14 November 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
6 games this season 🟨 3.8/game ⚽ 12.3 goals/game

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Huddersfield Town AFC 14 29
2 Stockport County FC 15 29
3 Oxford United FC 13 26
4 Luton Town FC 14 24
5 Sheffield Wednesday FC 14 23
6 Plymouth Argyle FC 15 23
7 Reading FC 15 22
8 Bradford City AFC 13 22
9 Milton Keynes Dons FC 14 21
10 Cambridge United FC 14 21
11 Leicester City FC 13 19
12 Mansfield Town FC 13 19
13 Wycombe Wanderers FC 13 18
14 Leyton Orient FC 13 17
15 Burton Albion FC 15 17
16 Stevenage FC 12 16
17 AFC Wimbledon 14 16
18 Notts County FC 12 14
19 Wigan Athletic FC 15 14
20 Blackpool FC 13 12
21 Doncaster Rovers FC 13 12
22 Peterborough United FC 13 10
23 Barnsley FC 13 9
24 Bromley FC 13 9

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' What a night it is going to be! Fleetwood Town FC welcome Bolton Wanderers FC for this crunch clash at Highbury Stadium.
  • 5' A quiet spell here at Highbury Stadium. Bolton Wanderers FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 15' Northern Ireland international Eoin Toal has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 20' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 25' Over 25 minutes have gone by without a meaningful attack. The supporters want more.
  • 30' Spectators do not have much to choose from both teams. The sides had several scoring chances but they still need a bit more than just a sight of a goal.
  • 35' A moment of individual brilliance could settle this. Both teams are waiting for that decisive action.
  • 36' Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu was booked on 36.
  • 41' George Thomason has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a card on 41.
  • 46' Junior Quitirna makes way for Kabongo Tshimanga at the 46 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 49' Magnificent from Dion Charles! That is 77 goals in 12 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 54' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Fleetwood Town FC that had 289 games and scored 384 goals.
  • 59' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bolton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 64' Fleetwood Town FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 69' Both keepers have barely been tested. Fleetwood Town FC and Bolton Wanderers FC are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
  • 74' The tempo has dropped considerably in the last few minutes. Ian Evatt will be considering his options from the bench.
  • 75' Fresh legs for Fleetwood Town FC! Jack Marriott comes on to replace Connor Teale.
  • 80' With 0 assists to his name this season, Josh Dacres-Cogley is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 81' Callum Dolan makes way for Maleace Asamoah at the 81 minute mark. A tactical switch from Fleetwood Town FC.
  • 82' The referee calls foul for Maleace Asamoah. He receives a card.
  • 83' What a strike from Victor Adeboyejo! The score is 0-2.
  • 87' Time for substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC. Dion Charles is replaced by Cameron Jerome.
  • 90' Another change for Bolton Wanderers FC made on 90 minute. Randell Williams leaves to be changed by Zac Ashworth.
  • The referee brings this contest to a close. Bolton Wanderers FC take all three points.

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
Daryl Murphy 1
Kyle Dempsey 1
Chris O'Grady 1
Promise Omochere 1
Josh Morris 1
Jon Daði Boðvarsson 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.