Bolton vs Blackpool

2 - 2

🕒 Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Richard Eley 🔁 Regular Season - 34 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 34

Regular Season Table

Bolton 5 · Blackpool 13

Referee Stats

Richard Eley

7 matches · 3.86 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.86
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	14%
Home wins	43%
Draws	43%
Away wins	14%

How the match was played

Match ended level at 2-2.
Bolton outshot their opponent (20-14).
Bolton controlled possession (68%).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-8-2

Goals For / Against

51 / 25

Avg: 2.04 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.12

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Blackpool (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 5-4-14

Goals For / Against

19 / 36

Avg: 0.83 / 1.57

Points

Avg: 0.83

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.12

PPG

0.83

2.04

0.83

1.00

1.57

65%

O2.5

43%

65%

BTTS

39%

57%

Score 1st

22%

League-position context

Bolton rank5th

Blackpool rank13th

Bolton points75

Blackpool points60

Bolton: #5 · 75 pts · GD +18

16 pts off the top 2. 8 pts above the play-off edge. 26 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Blackpool: #13 · 60 pts · GD -11

31 pts off the top 2. 13 pts off the play-off line. 11 pts clear of the relegation zone.

15-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Bolton last 5 home

L D W D D

Points6/15

Weighted index36

Goals12-9

Record1-3-1

Weighted index gives more importance to the most recent venue-specific matches. 100 means maximum recent points return.

Unbeaten, but draw-heavy in the recent venue-specific run.

Blackpool last 5 away

W W L D L

Points7/15

Weighted index64

Goals3-3

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 2.565%

BTTS65%

BTTS + O2.557%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Blackpool trend breakdown

Over 2.543%

BTTS39%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.543%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 57% · Over 3.5 26% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home83%

Bolton clean sheet at home30%

Blackpool score away57%

Blackpool clean sheet away22%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first57%

Bolton win after scoring first69%

Blackpool score first22%

Blackpool win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 60% · Blackpool 24%

Avg first goal minute: Bolton 35.2' · Blackpool 37.0'

Vs league average

Bolton score at home2.04 vs 1.48

Bolton concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Blackpool score away0.83 vs 1.15

Blackpool concede away1.57 vs 1.48

Bolton score 38% above league average, while Blackpool score 28% below league average.

Defensive side: Bolton are 13% below league average at home, and Blackpool are 6% above league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals3.40

BTTS100%

Over 2.580%

At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Bolton goal timing (home)

1H scored: 43% 2H scored: 57% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

16-30 6

31-45 6

46-60 6

61-75 5

0-15 4

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

76-90+ 6

31-45 3

61-75 3

0-15 2

16-30 2

Blackpool goal timing (away)

1H scored: 35% 2H scored: 65% Danger: 61-75 Vulnerable: 76-90+

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

76-90+ 5

16-30 4

0-15 1

31-45 1

46-60 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 13

46-60 9

61-75 7

0-15 3

16-30 3

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

68%

32%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

435

208

Passes Accurate

353

122

Passes %

81%

59%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

18'

18' F. Horsfall

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ L. Clarkson

1st substitution · For: G. Honeyman

66' ⚽

⚽

66' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Toal

Normal Goal · Assist: R. Apter

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ Karoy Anderson

2nd substitution · For: J. Bowler

70' ↑↓

↑↓

70' ⇄ N. Ennis

3rd substitution · For: T. Bloxham

73' ⚽

⚽

73' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

H. Coulson

Normal Goal

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ C. Blackett-Taylor

1st substitution · For: T. Gale

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ R. Apter

2nd substitution · For: Mason Paul James Burstow

77' ⚽

⚽

77' ⚽ Goal · 1-2

G. Honeyman

Normal Goal

81'

81' R. Walters

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ G. Johnston

3rd substitution · For: J. Kenny

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ E. Erhahon

4th substitution · For: M. Conway

85' ⚽

⚽

85' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

Mason Paul James Burstow

Normal Goal · Assist: T. Gale

88' ↑↓

↑↓

88' ⇄ H. Coulson

4th substitution · For: C. Hamilton

90'

90' T. Gale

90+6'

90+6' J. Bowler

Bolton vs Blackpool 2-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton drew 2-2 with Blackpool on Saturday, 21 February 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Richard Eley. It was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. F. Horsfall received a yellow card for Blackpool at 18'.

Second half: Blackpool made their 1st substitution at 61', with L. Clarkson replacing G. Honeyman. Bolton took the lead at 66' when E. Toal scored, with the assist credited to R. Apter, making the score 1-0. Blackpool made their 2nd substitution at 70', with Karoy Anderson replacing J. Bowler. Blackpool made their 3rd substitution at 70', with N. Ennis replacing T. Bloxham. Blackpool leveled the score at 73' when H. Coulson scored, making the score 1-1. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 76', with C. Blackett-Taylor replacing T. Gale. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 76', with R. Apter replacing Mason Paul James Burstow. Blackpool took the lead at 77' when G. Honeyman scored, making the score 1-2. R. Walters received a yellow card for Blackpool at 81'. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 82', with G. Johnston replacing J. Kenny. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 82', with E. Erhahon replacing M. Conway. Bolton leveled the score at 85' when Mason Paul James Burstow scored, with the assist credited to T. Gale, making the score 2-2. Blackpool made their 4th substitution at 88', with H. Coulson replacing C. Hamilton. T. Gale received a yellow card for Bolton at 90'. J. Bowler received a yellow card for Blackpool at 90+6'.

Bolton used 4 substitutions while Blackpool used 4 substitutions. Bolton got 1 yellow card, while Blackpool got 3 yellow cards.