Bolton vs Cardiff

2 - 0
🕒 Sat, 23 Dec 2017 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Darren Bond 🔁 Regular Season - 23 🏁 match finished
Season
2017-2018 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 23
Regular Season Table
Bolton 21 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
30 matches · 0.00 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 0.00
Reds avg 0.00
Penalties avg 0.00
Over 4.5 cards 0%
Home wins 50%
Draws 23%
Away wins 27%
How the match was won
  • Shots were tight (9-7).
  • Possession was balanced (49%-51%).
  • Bolton had the sharper finishing (2-0 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 9-4-10

Goals For / Against

25 / 33
Avg: 1.09 / 1.43

Points

31
Avg: 1.35

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

7
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 11-5-7

Goals For / Against

29 / 23
Avg: 1.26 / 1.00

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

5

Match Context & Trends

Venue-only form, goal timing, first-goal trends and league context around this Championship fixture.

Quick comparison bars

1.35
PPG
1.65
1.09
GF
1.26
1.43
GA
1.00
48%
O2.5
39%
48%
BTTS
48%
0%
Score 1st
0%

League-position context

Bolton rank21st
Cardiff rank2nd
Bolton points43
Cardiff points90
Bolton: #21 · 43 pts · GD -35
47 pts off the top 2. 29 pts off the play-off line. 1 pts from safety.
Cardiff: #2 · 90 pts · GD +30
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 21 pts above the play-off edge. 47 pts clear of the relegation zone.
47-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bolton last 5 home

W L L L W
Points6/15
Weighted index40
Goals4-9
Record2-0-3
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form has been unstable.

Cardiff last 5 away

W L W L D
Points7/15
Weighted index56
Goals6-5
Record2-1-2
Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.
Recent venue-specific form is balanced.

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.583%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.539%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.530%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 17% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home70%
Bolton clean sheet at home22%
Cardiff score away78%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first0%
Bolton win after scoring first0%
Cardiff score first0%
Cardiff win after scoring first0%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 0% · Cardiff 0%

Vs league average

Bolton score at home1.09 vs 1.41
Bolton concede at home1.43 vs 1.14
Cardiff score away1.26 vs 1.14
Cardiff concede away1.00 vs 1.41
Bolton score 23% below league average, while Cardiff score 10% above league average.
Defensive side: Bolton are 26% above league average at home, and Cardiff are 29% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals2.60
BTTS40%
Over 2.540%
At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Bolton goal timing (home)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Cardiff goal timing (away)

Goal-event timing is not populated enough for this venue split yet.

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
2
0
Total Shots
9
7
Shots off Goal
4
4
Blocked Shots
3
3
Shots Inside Box
4
5
Shots Outside Box
5
2
Ball Possession
49%
51%
Corner Kicks
3
6
Fouls
12
16
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
3
4
Red Cards
0
0
Goalkeeper Saves
—
—
Total Passes
248
255
Passes Accurate
130
136
Passes %
52%
53%

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games5
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins3
Over 2.5 Goals2 (40.0%)
BTTS2 (40.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals1 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Bolton vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season