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Stoke City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Stoke City FC
2 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Tue 2 Oct 2018 · 19:00 UTC HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 38' Jonathan Grounds
Y 60' Craig Noone
Cuco Martina 71' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Stoke City FC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — Championship .

Match Details

  • Referee Scott Oldham
  • Referee Simon Mather
  • Referee Adam Matthews
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Nicholas Hopton
7 games this season 🟨 2.1/game ⚽ 5.3 goals/game

Standings

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

Head-to-Head

2
1
Stoke City FC 3 games · Avg 1.7 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

Recent Form

Stoke City FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
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

Season Stats

Stoke City FC Bolton Wanderers FC
#3 Position #18
29 Points 17
15 Played 15
9 / 2 / 4 W / D / L 5 / 2 / 8
24 Scored 20
18 Conceded 29
+6 GD -9
1.93 PPG 1.13
60% Win % 33%

Key Stats

33% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
33% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
33% Clean Sheets
Stoke City FC this season
27% Clean Sheets
Bolton Wanderers FC this season

Stoke City FC are 3rd (29 pts). Bolton Wanderers FC are 18th (17 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Stoke City FC
0-15
4/2
16-30
5/3
31-45
4/–
46-60
4/3
61-75
1/3
76+
4/7
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Bolton Wanderers FC
0-15
3/5
16-30
6/1
31-45
3/4
46-60
2/3
61-75
3/5
76+
3/10
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Stoke City FC
Jack McGlynn 5 G 2 A
Ethan Galbraith 4 G 4 A
Eric Bocat 2 G 2 A
Sam Gallagher 2 G 1 A
Justin Devenny 2 G
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sam Dalby 6 G
Thierry Gale 3 G 2 A

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Both captains have shaken hands and the referee is ready. We are underway at !
  • 5' Joe Allen has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
  • 10' What a strike from Bruno Martins Indi! The score is 0-1.
  • 15' stoke city fc is showing some good football. However, stoke city fc are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 20' It’s high time Gary Rowett made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 25' Benik Afobe needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 30' Ashley Williams, a Wales , has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 35' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 38' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 38.
  • 43' 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.
  • 48' 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.
  • 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 Jack Butland suffering a number of foals already.
  • 58' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His stoke city fc side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 60' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Craig Noone on 60 minutes.
  • 60' Yanic Wildschut is replacing Will Buckley for the Bolton Wanderers FC side.
  • 65' With 0 assists to his name this season, Jonathan Grounds is clearly more than just a goal scorer for stoke city fc.
  • 68' Another change for Stoke City FC made on 68 minute. Bojan leaves to be changed by James McClean.
  • 71' Stoke City FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Bolton Wanderers FC ring the changes. Craig Noone has done his job and it is now time for Clayton Donaldson to step up.
  • 74' Tom Ince has been a constant threat and now delivers with a goal on 74 minutes.
  • 79' Supporters expect more eagerness from Clayton Donaldson, as he is very good at scoring at with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 84' stoke city fc has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 1 of the last 1 meetings.
  • 89' Another substitution for Stoke City FC to replace Benik Afobe by Peter Crouch on 89 minute.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from stoke city fc to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Stoke City FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Phil Parkinson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Bruno Martins Indi 1
Tom Ince 1
Bruno Martins Indi 1
Tom Ince 1
Theo Bair 1
Ben Wilmot 1
Lamine Cisse 1

Head to Head

2018-10-02 Stoke City FC 2–0 Bolton Wanderers FC

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 L

Bolton 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 accuracy
3 / 4
2.12 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.72 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Stoke City FC to win 65%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC65% Draw21% Bolton Wanderers FC14%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes46% 0% No54%
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 77%
23%
± 2.5 53%
47%
± 3.5 32%
68%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Stoke City FC or Draw
86%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
35%
Stoke City FC or Bolton Wanderers FC
79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC48% Draw42% Bolton Wanderers FC10%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 0
Actual
1 – 0
11.9%
1 – 1
9.6%
2 – 1
9.1%
3 – 0
8.9%
0 – 0
7.5%
3 – 1
6.5%
4 – 0
4.7%
4 – 1
3.5%
0 – 1
3.5%
2 – 2
3.3%
1 – 2
3.1%

Asian Handicap — Stoke City FC

Handicap Stoke City FC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 24% — 76%
-2 24% 21% 55%
-1.5 45% — 55%
-1 45% 24% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 89% — 11%
+1 89% 8% 3%
+1.5 97% — 3%
+2 97% 2% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Stoke City FC keeps clean sheet
49% ✗
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓

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