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Lincoln City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Lincoln City FC
0 – 1
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Tue 17 Aug 2021 · 18:45 UTC LNER Stadium HT 45' · FT 45'
Adam Jackson 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Lincoln City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at LNER Stadium.

Standings

# 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

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3
6
Lincoln City FC 11 games · Avg 2.9 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-08-17 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2020-01-14 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Lincoln City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Bolton Wanderers FC H 0–1 L
14 Aug Fleetwood Town FC H 2–1 W
07 Aug Gillingham FC A 1–1 D
09 May AFC Wimbledon H 0–0 D
04 May Charlton Athletic FC A 1–3 L
01 May Peterborough United FC A 3–3 D
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
17 Aug Lincoln City FC A 1–0 W
14 Aug AFC Wimbledon A 3–3 D
07 Aug Milton Keynes Dons FC H 3–3 D
07 Nov Crewe Alexandra FC H 2–3 L
10 Mar Burton Albion FC A 2–2 D
07 Mar AFC Wimbledon A 0–0 D

Season Stats

Lincoln City FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#1 Position #5
103 Points 75
46 Played 46
31 / 10 / 5 W / D / L 19 / 18 / 9
89 Scored 70
41 Conceded 52
+48 GD +18
2.24 PPG 1.63
67% Win % 41%

Key Stats

55% Both Teams to Score
H2H (11 games)
45% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Lincoln City FC are 1st (103 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to LNER Stadium that hosts another battle between Lincoln City FC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Lincoln City FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 10' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 15' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 20' It is a cagey affair so far. Lincoln City FC in their trying to find a way past Bolton Wanderers FC's compact .
  • 25' Bolton Wanderers FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 30' George Johnston, a Scotland , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 35 minutes.
  • 39' A tactical swap from Bolton Wanderers FC — Lloyd Isgrove on, Amadou Bakayoko off on 39 minutes.
  • 44' It’s high time Michael Appleton made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 49' Bolton Wanderers FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 54' It looks surprising Lincoln City FC does not make any changes. Tony Scully has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 59' Bolton Wanderers FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 64' 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 Tom Hopper suffering a number of foals already.
  • 69' Fresh legs for Bolton Wanderers FC! Elias Kachunga comes on to replace Eoin Doyle.
  • 71' That is a Yellow card for Lincoln City FC. Adam Jackson will be fuming at that decision.
  • 75' The supporters are chanting for Cohen Bramall. He replaces Tony Scully on 75 minute.
  • 77' Antoni Sarcevic puts Bolton Wanderers FC on the lead.
  • 81' Dan Nlundulu has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lasse Sorensen on 81 minute.
  • 86' A tactical swap from Lincoln City FC — Lewis Fiorini on, Conor McGrandles off on 86 minutes.
  • The final score is 0-1.

Lineups

Lincoln City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Michael Appleton

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Jay Matete 3
John Akinde 2
James Collins 2
Eoin Toal 2
Harry Anderson 1
Ben House 1
Victor Adeboyejo 1
Joe Morrell 1

Head to Head

2021-08-17 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC 2020-01-14 Lincoln City FC 5–1 Bolton Wanderers FC

Lincoln City FC Form

2021-08-17 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2021-08-14 Lincoln City FC 2–1 Fleetwood Town FC W 2021-08-07 Gillingham FC 1–1 Lincoln City FC D 2021-05-09 Lincoln City FC 0–0 AFC Wimbledon D 2021-05-04 Charlton Athletic FC 3–1 Lincoln City FC L 2021-05-01 Peterborough United FC 3–3 Lincoln City FC D

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2021-08-17 Lincoln City FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2021-08-14 AFC Wimbledon 3–3 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2021-08-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–3 Milton Keynes Dons FC D 2020-11-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–3 Crewe Alexandra FC L 2020-03-10 Burton Albion FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2020-03-07 AFC Wimbledon 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
1 / 4
1.77 Lincoln City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Lincoln City FC48% Draw27% Bolton Wanderers FC25%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes55% 0% No45%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 78%
22%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 17%
83%

Double Chance

Lincoln City FC or Draw
75%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
52%
Lincoln City FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Lincoln City FC37% Draw45% Bolton Wanderers FC18%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
11.9%
1 – 0
9.5%
2 – 1
9.4%
2 – 0
9%
0 – 0
7.6%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
5.6%
0 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
5.2%
2 – 2
5.1%
0 – 2
3.3%
3 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Lincoln City FC

Handicap Lincoln City FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 13% — 87%
-2 13% 16% 70%
-1.5 30% — 70%
-1 30% 23% 48%
-0.5 52% — 48%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 13% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Lincoln City FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
18% ✗

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