Thursday , 2 July 2026

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2025-26 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2025-26
Plymouth Argyle FC
1 – 2
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Fri 3 Apr 2026 · 14:00 UTC Home Park 16,616 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 49' Johnny Kenny pen
Ronan Curtis 57' 1–1
1–2 70' Malachi Boateng og
Y 18' Josh Sheehan
R 43' John McAtee
Y 45' Ruben Rodrigues

Overview

Match Preview

Plymouth Argyle FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Home Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Charles Breakspear
  • Assistant 1 James Tewson (England)
  • Assistant 2 Jack Clench (England)

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

3
1
2
Plymouth Argyle FC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2025-08-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2023-01-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-08-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Recent Form

Plymouth Argyle FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
03 Apr Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–2 L
21 Mar Huddersfield Town AFC H 3–1 W
17 Mar Stevenage FC H 1–0 W
14 Mar Reading FC A 2–2 D
10 Mar Wigan Athletic FC A 3–0 W
07 Mar Doncaster Rovers FC H 2–1 W
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
07 Mar Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–2 W
28 Feb Exeter City FC A 5–1 W

Season Stats

Plymouth Argyle FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#8 Position #5
73 Points 75
46 Played 46
22 / 7 / 17 W / D / L 19 / 18 / 9
75 Scored 70
63 Conceded 52
+12 GD +18
1.59 PPG 1.63
48% Win % 41%

Key Stats

17% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Plymouth Argyle FC are 8th (73 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 5th (75 pts).

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Plymouth Argyle FC gets underway.
  • 5' Plymouth Argyle FC is showing some good football. However, Plymouth Argyle FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 10' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 10.
  • 15' 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.
  • 18' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a card for a hard tackle on 18.
  • 23' 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.
  • 28' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 33' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 2 times this season with Bolton Wanderers FC winning 100% of all matches.
  • 38' Jordi Osei-Tutu has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 19 appearances with only 1 goals this season.
  • 43' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. John McAtee gets a card.
  • 45' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. Ruben Rodrigues gets a card.
  • 46' Chris Forino-Joseph is replacing Thierry Gale for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
  • 49' Goal! Johnny Kenny scores his 8 goal in 410 matches.
  • 54' Supporters expect more eagerness from Chris Forino-Joseph, as he is very good at scoring at Home Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 57' Goal! Ronan Curtis scores his 54 goal in 371 matches.
  • 58' It is a substitution in Plymouth Argyle FC team. Owen Oseni is replaced by Lorent Tolaj on 58 minute.
  • 59' Wes Harding has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jack MacKenzie on 59 minute.
  • 64' The supporters are chanting for Cyrus Christie. He replaces Ruben Rodrigues on 64 minute.
  • 69' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 70' Goal! Malachi Boateng scores his 3 goal in 182 matches.
  • 71' The whistle greets Owen Dale as he departs to be replaced by Caleb Watts.
  • 76' It looks like no one’s ball. Bolton Wanderers FC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 80' The Plymouth Argyle FC manager makes a substitution. Joe Edwards departs to be replaced by Xavier Amaechi.
  • 85' It’s high time Steven Schumacher made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 90' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Bolton Wanderers FC players.

Lineups

Plymouth Argyle FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Tom Cleverley

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Steven Schumacher

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Johnny Kenny 1
Ronan Curtis 1
Brendan Galloway 1
Conor Grant 1
Ryan Broom 1
Macaulay Gillesphey 1
Ryan Hardie 1
Niall Ennis 1

Head to Head

2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC 2025-08-09 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2023-01-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Plymouth Argyle FC 2022-08-27 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2022-03-12 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–1 Plymouth Argyle FC

Plymouth Argyle FC Form

2026-04-03 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–2 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2026-03-21 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–1 Huddersfield Town AFC W 2026-03-17 Plymouth Argyle FC 1–0 Stevenage FC W 2026-03-14 Reading FC 2–2 Plymouth Argyle FC D 2026-03-10 Wigan Athletic FC 0–3 Plymouth Argyle FC W 2026-03-07 Plymouth Argyle FC 2–1 Doncaster Rovers FC W

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

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 2026-03-07 Bolton Wanderers FC 3–2 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2026-02-28 Exeter City FC 1–5 Bolton Wanderers FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.44 Plymouth Argyle FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.4 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Plymouth Argyle FC or Bolton Wanderers FC 72% + Both teams to score 58%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Plymouth Argyle FC38% Draw28% Bolton Wanderers FC34%
Actual: Bolton Wanderers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes58% 0% No42%
Avg goals/match: 2.84
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Plymouth Argyle FC or Draw
66%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
62%
Plymouth Argyle FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Plymouth Argyle FC28% Draw46% Bolton Wanderers FC26%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
2 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
Actual
0 – 0
7.8%
1 – 0
7.5%
0 – 1
7.3%
2 – 0
6%
2 – 2
5.7%
0 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
3.9%
1 – 3
3.7%
3 – 0
2.8%

Asian Handicap — Plymouth Argyle FC

Handicap Plymouth Argyle FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 11% 82%
-1.5 18% — 82%
-1 18% 19% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 65% — 35%
+1 65% 19% 17%
+1.5 83% — 17%
+2 83% 11% 6%
+2.5 94% — 6%

Clean Sheet

Plymouth Argyle FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
25% ✓

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