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Middlesbrough FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Middlesbrough FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Wed 19 Sep 2018 · 18:45 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 64' Josh Magennis
Stewart Downing 65' Y
Y 67' Jason Lowe
Y 80' David Wheater
Y 90' Joe Williams

Overview

Match Preview

Middlesbrough FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Duncan
  • Referee David Coote
  • Referee Marc Perry
  • Referee Sian Massey-Ellis
  • Referee Matthew Perry
  • Referee

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Coventry City FC 46 95
2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84
3 Hull City AFC 46 73
4 Oxford United FC 46 47
5 Leicester City FC 46 46
6 Blackburn Rovers FC 1 1
7 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 1 1
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 0 0
9 Millwall FC 0 0
10 Middlesbrough FC 0 0
11 Swansea City AFC 0 0
12 Watford FC 0 0
13 Charlton Athletic FC 0 0
14 West Bromwich Albion FC 0 0
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 0 0
16 Birmingham City FC 0 0
17 Sheffield United FC 0 0
18 Wrexham AFC 0 0
19 Burnley FC 0 0
20 Cardiff City FC 0 0
21 West Ham United FC 0 0
22 Southampton FC 0 0
23 Derby County FC 0 0
24 Norwich City FC 0 0
25 Preston North End FC 0 0
26 Stoke City FC 0 0
27 Lincoln City FC 0 0
28 Portsmouth FC 0 0
29 Bristol City FC 0 0
30 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0

Head-to-Head

2
Middlesbrough FC 2 games · Avg 2.0 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Middlesbrough FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W
15 Sep Norwich City FC A 0–1 L
31 Aug Leeds United FC A 0–0 D
24 Aug West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Bristol City FC A 2–0 W
11 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
19 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 0–2 L
15 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC H 1–2 L
01 Sep Preston North End FC A 2–2 D
25 Aug Sheffield United FC H 0–3 L
22 Aug Birmingham City FC H 1–0 W
18 Aug Reading FC A 1–0 W

Season Stats

Middlesbrough FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#10 Position #15
0 Points 0
0 Played 0
0 / 0 / 0 W / D / L 0 / 0 / 0
0 Scored 0
0 Conceded 0
+0 GD +0
– PPG –
– Win % –

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Middlesbrough FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Middlesbrough FC are 10th (0 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 15th (0 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Middlesbrough FC
0-15
–/1
16-30
–/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
1/–
76+
1/–
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
1/–
16-30
1/–
31-45
–/–
46-60
–/–
61-75
–/–
76+
–/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Welcome to that hosts another battle between Middlesbrough FC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Josh Vela has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 15' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 20' Middlesbrough FC is showing some good football. However, Middlesbrough FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 25' The energy levels are beginning to show. Tony Pulis might look to freshen things up shortly.
  • 30' Middlesbrough FC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
  • 33' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Jack Hobbs by Marc Wilson on 33 minute.
  • 34' George Saville adds to his 0 season tally! Middlesbrough FC lead 1-0 — and this changes everything.
  • 39' Supporters expect more eagerness from Martin Braithwaite, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 44' Ben Alnwick needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Red cards this season.
  • 49' George Friend has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 54' Bolton Wanderers FC come into this ranked in Array. They desperately need points to push themselves up the standings.
  • 59' Neither side is committing men forward. This has all the hallmarks of a tense, tactical contest.
  • 64' The referee reaches into his pocket. Out comes the Yellow card for Josh Magennis.
  • 65' Poor challenge from Stewart Downing. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 65' Josh Vela makes way for Erhun Oztumer at the 65 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 67' Jason Lowe picks up a Yellow card and will need to be extremely careful for the remainder of this match.
  • 72' The clock is ticking and both teams know a goal could change everything at this point.
  • 74' The Middlesbrough FC manager makes a substitution. Stewart Downing departs to be replaced by Sam McQueen.
  • 76' Middlesbrough FC ring the changes. Martin Braithwaite has done his job and it is now time for Britt Assombalonga to step up.
  • 78' Jonathan Grounds makes way for Yanic Wildschut at the 78 minute mark. A tactical switch from Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 80' David Wheater catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. Yellow card on 80.
  • 85' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Bolton Wanderers FC that had 318 games and scored 383 goals.
  • 90' What a moment for Britt Assombalonga! That strike on 90 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 90' Joe Williams has been a danger all night but risks an early exit having now seen a Yellow card on 90.
  • Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-0 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Middlesbrough FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tony Pulis

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ashley Fletcher 2
Britt Assombalonga 1
George Saville 1
Britt Assombalonga 1
George Saville 1

Head to Head

2018-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Middlesbrough FC Form

2018-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-09-15 Norwich City FC 1–0 Middlesbrough FC L 2018-08-31 Leeds United FC 0–0 Middlesbrough FC D 2018-08-24 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 West Bromwich Albion FC W 2018-08-18 Bristol City FC 0–2 Middlesbrough FC W 2018-08-11 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2018-09-19 Middlesbrough FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-09-15 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–2 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2018-09-01 Preston North End FC 2–2 Bolton Wanderers FC D 2018-08-25 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–3 Sheffield United FC L 2018-08-22 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC W 2018-08-18 Reading FC 0–1 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
0.89 Middlesbrough FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.3 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 87% + Under — clean sheet likely 83%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Middlesbrough FC51% Draw36% Bolton Wanderers FC13%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes17% 0% No83%
Avg goals/match: 1.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 67%
33%
± 1.5 34%
66%
± 2.5 13%
87%
± 3.5 4%
96%
± 4.5 1%
99%

Double Chance

Middlesbrough FC or Draw
87%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
49%
Middlesbrough FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
64%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Middlesbrough FC27% Draw68% Bolton Wanderers FC5%
Actual: Middlesbrough FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
0 – 0
33.1%
1 – 0
25.6%
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 1
9%
0 – 1
7.4%
2 – 1
4%
3 – 0
3.3%
3 – 1
1.3%
1 – 2
1.2%
0 – 2
1.1%
4 – 0
0.7%
2 – 2
0.7%

Asian Handicap — Middlesbrough FC

Handicap Middlesbrough FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 5% — 95%
-2 5% 13% 83%
-1.5 17% — 83%
-1 17% 30% 53%
-0.5 47% — 53%
+0.5 90% — 10%
+1 90% 9% 1%
+1.5 99% — 1%
+2 99% 1% 0%
+2.5 100% — 0%

Clean Sheet

Middlesbrough FC keeps clean sheet
74% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
42% ✓

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