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Bolton vs Cardiff

Bolton
1 - 0
Cardiff
🕒 Sat, 25 Oct 2025 12:30 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ben Toner 🔁 Regular Season - 14 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 14
Regular Season Table
Bolton 5 · Cardiff 2
Referee Stats
Ben Toner
4 matches · 3.25 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.25
Reds avg 0.25
Penalties avg 0.25
Over 4.5 cards 50%
Home wins 50%
Draws 0%
Away wins 50%
How the match was won
  • Bolton outshot their opponent (17-4).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (62%).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 14-8-2

Goals For / Against

47 / 24
Avg: 1.96 / 1.00

Points

50
Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

4
Cardiff (Away stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-8-5

Goals For / Against

40 / 27
Avg: 1.74 / 1.17

Points

38
Avg: 1.65

Clean Sheets

8

Failed to Score

2

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.08
PPG
1.65
1.96
GF
1.74
1.00
GA
1.17
65%
O2.5
48%
65%
BTTS
61%
57%
Score 1st
57%

League-position context

Bolton rank5th
Cardiff rank2nd
Bolton points75
Cardiff points91
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.
Cardiff: #2 · 91 pts · GD +40
Currently in the automatic promotion spots. 24 pts above the play-off edge. 42 pts clear of the relegation zone.
16-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.

Cardiff last 5 away

L W D D W
Points8/15
Weighted index44
Goals13-8
Record2-2-1
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 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 87% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 13%

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.548%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.535%
1H Over 0.561%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 35% · 1H BTTS 9%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home83%
Bolton clean sheet at home30%
Cardiff score away91%
Cardiff clean sheet away35%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first57%
Bolton win after scoring first69%
Cardiff score first57%
Cardiff win after scoring first77%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 60% · Cardiff 43%
Avg first goal minute: Bolton 35.2' · Cardiff 39.7'

Vs league average

Bolton score at home1.96 vs 1.48
Bolton concede at home1.00 vs 1.15
Cardiff score away1.74 vs 1.15
Cardiff concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Bolton score 32% above league average, while Cardiff score 51% above league average.
Defensive side: Bolton are 13% below league average at home, and Cardiff are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals1.50
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 1.00 goals on average across the last 1.

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

Cardiff goal timing (away)

1H scored: 37% 2H scored: 63% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 12
31-45 8
46-60 7
61-75 5
0-15 3
16-30 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 5
61-75 5
76-90+ 5
16-30 4
0-15 3
31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal
1
0
Total Shots
17
4
Shots off Goal
8
3
Blocked Shots
8
1
Shots Inside Box
11
1
Shots Outside Box
6
3
Ball Possession
38%
62%
Corner Kicks
7
3
Fouls
13
11
Offsides
2
2
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
—
—
Total Passes
311
528
Passes Accurate
243
442
Passes %
78%
84%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
2
Away
1
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
5
41'
41' P. Ng
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ M. Forss
1st substitution · For: S. Dalby
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ I. Davies
1st substitution · For: Cian Ashford
65' ↑↓
↑↓
65' ⇄ O. Kellyman
2nd substitution · For: T. Nyakuhwa
75' ↑↓
↑↓
75' ⇄ Mason Paul James Burstow
2nd substitution · For: J. Randall
76' ↑↓
↑↓
76' ⇄ M. Conway
3rd substitution · For: R. Taylor
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ J. Bagan
3rd substitution · For: R. Kpakio
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ A. Robertson
4th substitution · For: R. Wintle
83' ↑↓
↑↓
83' ⇄ Y. Salech
5th substitution · For: C. Robinson
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ X. Simons
4th substitution · For: A. Morley
89'
89' J. Osei-Tutu
90' ⚽
⚽
90' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
A. Cozier-Duberry
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Dacres-Cogley
90+2'
90+2' J. Sheehan

Bolton vs Cardiff 1-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton beat Cardiff 1-0 on Saturday, 25 October 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Ben Toner. It was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. P. Ng received a yellow card for Cardiff at 41'.

Second half: Bolton made their 1st substitution at 65', with M. Forss replacing S. Dalby. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 65', with I. Davies replacing Cian Ashford. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 65', with O. Kellyman replacing T. Nyakuhwa. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 75', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing J. Randall. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 76', with M. Conway replacing R. Taylor. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 77', with J. Bagan replacing R. Kpakio. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 77', with A. Robertson replacing R. Wintle. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 83', with Y. Salech replacing C. Robinson. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 88', with X. Simons replacing A. Morley. J. Osei-Tutu received a yellow card for Bolton at 89'. Bolton took the lead at 90' when A. Cozier-Duberry scored, with the assist credited to J. Dacres-Cogley, making the score 1-0. J. Sheehan received a yellow card for Bolton at 90+2'.

Bolton used 4 substitutions while Cardiff used 5 substitutions. Bolton got 2 yellow cards, while Cardiff got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Bolton outshot their opponent (17-4).
  • Cardiff controlled possession (62%).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games2
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games1
Home Wins1
Draws0
Away Wins0
Over 2.5 Goals0 (0.0%)
BTTS0 (0.0%)

Bolton vs Cardiff Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season
11 Apr 2026 Cardiff vs Bolton 2 - 0 25 Oct 2025 Bolton vs Cardiff 1 - 0