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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

Standings

# 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

1
1
Stoke City FC 2 games · Avg 1.0 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

Key Stats

0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)
0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds will turn into a battlefield for Stoke City FC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 10' Stoke City FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Bruno Martins Indi on 10.
  • 15' Pawel Olkowski needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
  • 20' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 25' 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.
  • 30' 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.
  • 35' Stoke City FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 35.
  • 38' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. Jonathan Grounds gets a Yellow card.
  • 43' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 48' 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.
  • 53' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Will Buckley made 318 appearances and scored 7 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 58' The travelling Bolton Wanderers FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 60' It’s a booking for Bolton Wanderers FC player. Craig Noone gets a Yellow card.
  • 60' Another substitution for Bolton Wanderers FC to replace Will Buckley by Yanic Wildschut on 60 minute.
  • 65' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 68' James McClean has so much to prove this time. He replaces Bojan on 68 minute.
  • 71' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Cuco Martina.
  • 72' Another change for Bolton Wanderers FC made on 72 minute. Craig Noone leaves to be changed by Clayton Donaldson.
  • 74' Goal! Tom Ince scores his 29 goal in 380 matches.
  • 79' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Bolton Wanderers FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
  • 84' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 84 minutes.
  • 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.
  • Full Time. Stoke City FC beats Bolton Wanderers FC

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

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
1.56 Stoke City FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.73 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 60% + Under — clean sheet likely 58%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Stoke City FC56% Draw27% Bolton Wanderers FC17%
Actual: Stoke City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes42% 0% No58%
Avg goals/match: 2.29
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line 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

✗ Wrong
Stoke City FC38% Draw49% Bolton Wanderers FC13%
Actual: Stoke City FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 0
14.8%
1 – 1
12.3%
0 – 0
12.2%
2 – 0
Actual
2 – 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.