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Sunderland AFC vs Bolton Wanderers FC, League One 2021-22 REGULAR SEASON

League One · 2021-22
Sunderland AFC
1 – 0
Full Time
Bolton Wanderers FC
Sat 25 Sep 2021 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light HT 45' · FT 45'
Y 42' Eoin Doyle
Luke O'Nien 45' Y
Y 69' Oladapo Afolayan
Y 90' Ricardo

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Bolton Wanderers FC — League One at Stadium of Light.

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

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Sunderland AFC 4 games · Avg 2.3 goals Bolton Wanderers FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-09-25 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-12-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Bolton Wanderers FC H 1–0 W
18 Sep Fleetwood Town FC A 2–2 D
11 Sep Accrington Stanley FC H 2–1 W
28 Aug Wycombe Wanderers FC H 3–1 W
21 Aug AFC Wimbledon H 1–0 W
17 Aug Burton Albion FC A 0–1 L
Bolton Wanderers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
25 Sep Sunderland AFC A 0–1 L
18 Sep Rotherham United FC H 0–2 L
11 Sep Ipswich Town FC A 5–2 W
06 Sep Burton Albion FC H 0–0 D
28 Aug Cambridge United FC A 0–1 L
21 Aug Oxford United FC H 2–1 W

Key Stats

25% Both Teams to Score
H2H (4 games)
25% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

Events

Match Events

  • 0' In just a few seconds Stadium of Light will turn into a battlefield for Sunderland AFC and Bolton Wanderers FC.
  • 5' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 5 minutes.
  • 10' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Eoin Doyle made 114 appearances and scored 19 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 15' 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.
  • 17' Sunderland AFC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Carl Winchester on 17.
  • 22' 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 Josh Sheehan suffering a number of foals already.
  • 27' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 32' It looks surprising Bolton Wanderers FC does not make any changes. Callum Doyle has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 37' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 42' Bolton Wanderers FC receives a Yellow card for a hard tackle on 42.
  • 45' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Luke O'Nien.
  • 50' Alex Pritchard needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 11 Yellow cards this season.
  • 55' Sunderland AFC is showing some good football. However, Sunderland AFC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 60' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 61' Elias Kachunga has so much to prove this time. He replaces Lloyd Isgrove on 61 minute.
  • 65' Time for substitution for Sunderland AFC. Alex Pritchard is replaced by Corry Evans.
  • 66' It is a substitution in Sunderland AFC team. Elliot Embleton is replaced by Leon Dajaku on 66 minute.
  • 69' Bolton Wanderers FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
  • 72' Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Declan John is hanging Liam Gordon on the field on 72 minute.
  • 77' It looks like no one’s ball. Sunderland AFC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
  • 82' Bolton Wanderers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 82.
  • 85' The Bolton Wanderers FC manager makes a substitution. Josh Sheehan departs to be replaced by Kieran Lee.
  • 88' Bailey Wright has so much to prove this time. He replaces Callum Doyle on 88 minute.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Ricardo.
  • Another three points for Sunderland AFC.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Lee Johnson

Bolton Wanderers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Ian Evatt

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Dion Charles 2
Danny Batth 1
Oladapo Afolayan 1
Jack Hobbs 1
Aiden McGeady 1
Carl Winchester 1
Declan John 1
Kieran Lee 1

Head to Head

2021-09-25 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-12-26 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bolton Wanderers FC 2019-09-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC

Sunderland AFC Form

2021-09-25 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2021-09-18 Fleetwood Town FC 2–2 Sunderland AFC D 2021-09-11 Sunderland AFC 2–1 Accrington Stanley FC W 2021-08-28 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Wycombe Wanderers FC W 2021-08-21 Sunderland AFC 1–0 AFC Wimbledon W 2021-08-17 Burton Albion FC 1–0 Sunderland AFC L

Bolton Wanderers FC Form

2021-09-25 Sunderland AFC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2021-09-18 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–2 Rotherham United FC L 2021-09-11 Ipswich Town FC 2–5 Bolton Wanderers FC W 2021-09-06 Bolton Wanderers FC 0–0 Burton Albion FC D 2021-08-28 Cambridge United FC 1–0 Bolton Wanderers FC L 2021-08-21 Bolton Wanderers FC 2–1 Oxford United FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.26 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.93 Bolton Wanderers FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 63% + Under — clean sheet likely 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC47% Draw29% Bolton Wanderers FC24%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.19
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 87%
13%
± 1.5 65%
35%
± 2.5 37%
63%
± 3.5 18%
82%
± 4.5 8%
92%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
76%
Draw or Bolton Wanderers FC
53%
Sunderland AFC or Bolton Wanderers FC
71%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC29% Draw52% Bolton Wanderers FC19%
Actual: Sunderland AFC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14%
0 – 0
13.5%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 1
9.1%
2 – 0
8.6%
2 – 1
8%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.6%
2 – 2
3.8%
3 – 0
3.6%
3 – 1
3.4%
1 – 3
1.8%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Bolton Wanderers FC covers
-2.5 7% — 93%
-2 7% 13% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 23% 58%
-0.5 42% — 58%
+0.5 74% — 26%
+1 74% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
40% ✗
Bolton Wanderers FC keeps clean sheet
29% ✓

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