Stoke City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Overview
Match Preview
Stoke City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship .
- Stoke City FC 46 games · 55 pts (2025/26)
- Bolton Wanderers FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Scott Oldham
- Referee Simon Mather
- Referee Adam Matthews
- Referee Jeremy Simpson
- Referee Nicholas Hopton
18 games this season 🟨 0.2/game ⚽ 3.4 goals/gameStandings
# Team P Pts 1 Coventry City FC 46 95 2 Ipswich Town FC 46 84 3 Millwall FC 46 83 4 Southampton FC 46 80 5 Middlesbrough FC 46 80 6 Hull City AFC 46 73 7 Wrexham AFC 46 71 8 Derby County FC 46 69 9 Norwich City FC 46 65 10 Birmingham City FC 46 64 11 Swansea City AFC 46 64 12 Bristol City FC 46 62 13 Sheffield United FC 46 60 14 Preston North End FC 46 60 15 Queens Park Rangers FC 46 58 16 Watford FC 46 57 17 Stoke City FC 46 55 18 Portsmouth FC 46 55 19 Charlton Athletic FC 46 53 20 Blackburn Rovers FC 46 52 21 West Bromwich Albion FC 46 51 22 Oxford United FC 46 47 23 Leicester City FC 46 46 24 Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 0 Head-to-Head
Last 5 meetingsRecent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Oct Bolton Wanderers FC H 2–0 W 29 Sep Rotherham United FC A 2–2 D 22 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 2–3 L 18 Sep Swansea City AFC H 1–0 W 15 Sep Sheffield Wednesday FC A 2–2 D 01 Sep West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–2 L Date Opponent H/A Score Result 02 Oct Stoke City FC A 0–2 L 29 Sep Derby County FC H 1–0 W 22 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 0–0 D 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 Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this seasonGoal Timing (This Season)
Stoke City FC0-15–/116-30–/231-451/346-603/261-75–/276+–/3■ Scored ■ Conceded -
Events
Match Events
- 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Stoke City FC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
- 5' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
- 10' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bruno Martins Indi on 10.
- 15' It looks surprising Stoke City FC does not make any changes. Clayton Donaldson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 20' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Erhun Oztumer made 314 appearances and scored 1 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
- 30' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 30.
- 35' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 38' The referee calls foul for Jonathan Grounds. He receives a Yellow card.
- 43' Stoke City FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
- 48' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 53' 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 Yanic Wildschut suffering a number of foals already.
- 58' 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.
- 60' The referee shows Bolton Wanderers FC player a Yellow card on 60.
- 60' The whistle greets Will Buckley as he departs to be replaced by Yanic Wildschut.
- 65' Bolton Wanderers FC is showing some good football. However, Bolton Wanderers FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 68' Time for substitution for Stoke City FC. Bojan is replaced by James McClean.
- 71' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
- 72' It is a substitution in Bolton Wanderers FC team. Craig Noone is replaced by Clayton Donaldson on 72 minute.
- 74' What a strike from Tom Ince! The score is 2-0.
- 79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 84' Joe Williams needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 89' Stoke City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Peter Crouch is hanging Benik Afobe on the field on 89 minute.
- Hope, you loved the show. Another epic battle is over with the score 2-0.
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Lineups
Stoke City FC Lineups
Starting XI
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9
Benik Afobe ↓ Peter Crouch 89'
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- 5
- 23
- 3
- 15
- 4
- 19
- 7
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27
Bojan ↓ James McClean 68'
Bench
- 8
- 17
- 30
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Darren Fletcher ↑ 89'
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Peter Crouch ↑ 89'
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James McClean ↑ 68'
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Coach Gary RowettBolton Wanderers FC Lineups
Starting XI
- 16
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11
Will Buckley ↓ Yanic Wildschut 60'
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12
Craig Noone ↓ Clayton Donaldson 72'
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- 29
- 4
- 21
- 7
- 28
- 20
- 14
Bench
- 31
- 6
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8
Clayton Donaldson ↑ 72'
- 19
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30
Yanic Wildschut ↑ 60'
- 27
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Christian Doidge ↑ 72'
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H2H
H2H Top Scorers
Player Goals Bruno Martins Indi 1 Tom Ince 1 Bruno Martins Indi 1 Tom Ince 1 Head to Head
Stoke City FC Form
2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2018-09-29 Rotherham United FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-09-22 Stoke City FC 2–3 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2018-09-18 Stoke City FC 1–0 Swansea City AFC W 2018-09-15 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–2 Stoke City FC D 2018-09-01 West Bromwich Albion FC 2–1 Stoke City FC LBolton Wanderers FC Form
2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2018-09-29 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–0 Derby County FC W 2018-09-22 Ipswich Town FC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC D 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 -
Predictions
Prediction accuracy3 / 41.56 Stoke City FC xGExpected GoalsDixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo0.73 Bolton Wanderers FC xGI would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%Match Result
✓ CorrectActual: Stoke City FC winBoth Teams to Score
✓ CorrectAvg goals/match: 2.29Actual: No — clean sheetOver / Under Goals
✓ O/U 2.5Line Over Under ± 0.5 88% 12% ± 1.5 67% 33% ± 2.5 40% 60% ± 3.5 20% 80% ± 4.5 9% 91% Double Chance
Stoke City FC or Draw 82%Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC 44%Stoke City FC or Bolton Wanderers FC 73%Half-Time Result
✗ WrongActual: Stoke City FC win at HTCorrect Score
✓ In top 121 – 0 14.8%1 – 1 12.3%0 – 0 12.2%2 – 0 Actual2 – 1 8.7%0 – 1 6.3%3 – 0 6.1%3 – 1 4.6%1 – 2 4%2 – 2 3.3%0 – 2 2.6%4 – 0 2.4%Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC
Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers -2.5 13% — 87% -2 13% 17% 70% -1.5 30% — 70% -1 30% 26% 44% -0.5 56% — 44% +0.5 84% — 16% +1 84% 11% 5% +1.5 95% — 5% +2 95% 4% 1% +2.5 99% — 1% Clean Sheet
Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet 49% ✗Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet 22% ✓Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.