Bolton vs Luton

2 - 3

🕒 Sat, 02 May 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Carl Brook 🔁 Regular Season - 46 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 46

Regular Season Table

Bolton 5 · Luton 7

Referee Stats

Carl Brook

17 matches · 3.82 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.82
Reds avg	0.29
Penalties avg	0.24
Over 4.5 cards	41%
Home wins	41%
Draws	18%
Away wins	41%

How the match was won

Bolton outshot their opponent (24-12).
Bolton controlled possession (56%).
Bolton had the sharper finishing (12-6 shots on target).

Team Overview

Bolton (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 14-8-2

Goals For / Against

47 / 24

Avg: 1.96 / 1.00

Points

Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Luton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 8-5-10

Goals For / Against

31 / 32

Avg: 1.35 / 1.39

Points

Avg: 1.26

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

2.08

PPG

1.26

1.96

1.35

1.00

1.39

65%

O2.5

52%

65%

BTTS

48%

57%

Score 1st

39%

League-position context

Bolton rank5th

Luton rank7th

Bolton points75

Luton points74

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.

Luton: #7 · 74 pts · GD +12

17 pts off the top 2. 7 pts above the play-off edge. 25 pts clear of the relegation zone.

1-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.

Luton last 5 away

W W D W W

Points13/15

Weighted index87

Goals12-5

Record4-1-0

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

Strong wins profile across the latest venue-specific run.

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%

Luton trend breakdown

Over 2.552%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.535%

1H Over 0.565%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home83%

Bolton clean sheet at home30%

Luton score away74%

Luton clean sheet away26%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first57%

Bolton win after scoring first69%

Luton score first39%

Luton win after scoring first89%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 60% · Luton 25%

Avg first goal minute: Bolton 35.2' · Luton 27.8'

Vs league average

Bolton score at home1.96 vs 1.48

Bolton concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Luton score away1.35 vs 1.15

Luton concede away1.39 vs 1.48

Bolton score 32% above league average, while Luton score 17% above league average.

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

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2

Avg goals3.50

BTTS100%

Over 2.550%

At this venue setup: 5.00 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

Luton goal timing (away)

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

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 10

31-45 6

46-60 5

0-15 4

16-30 3

61-75 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 7

0-15 5

31-45 5

61-75 5

16-30 4

76-90+ 4

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

Total Shots

Shots off Goal

Blocked Shots

Shots Inside Box

Shots Outside Box

Ball Possession

56%

44%

Corner Kicks

Fouls

Offsides

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

—

Goalkeeper Saves

Total Passes

417

318

Passes Accurate

348

248

Passes %

83%

78%

Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

13'

13' M. Conway

15' ⚽

⚽

15' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

J. Clark

Penalty

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-1

J. Osei-Tutu

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Cozier-Duberry

35'

35' L. Walsh

45+3' ⚽

⚽

45+3' ⚽ Goal · 2-1

I. Cissoko

Normal Goal · Assist: Ruben Rodrigues

60'

60' I. Cissoko

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Richards

1st substitution · For: S. Morris

62' ⚽

⚽

62' ⚽ Goal · 2-2

H. Odoffin

Normal Goal · Assist: L. Walsh

63'

63' C. Forino-Joseph

63'

63' K. Palmer

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ I. Cissoko

1st substitution · For: T. Gale

73' ↑↓

↑↓

73' ⇄ Emilio Lawrence

2nd substitution · For: G. Kodua

78'

78' J. Sheehan

79' ↑↓

↑↓

79' ⇄ Ruben Rodrigues

2nd substitution · For: K. Dempsey

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Palmer

3rd substitution · For: D. van den Berg

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Andersen

4th substitution · For: Ali Al Hamadi

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ M. Andersen

5th substitution · For: Ali Al Hamadi

81' ↑↓

↑↓

81' ⇄ K. Palmer

6th substitution · For: D. van den Berg

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Conway

3rd substitution · For: C. Christie

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Mason Paul James Burstow

4th substitution · For: J. McAtee

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ Mason Paul James Burstow

5th substitution · For: J. McAtee

86' ↑↓

↑↓

86' ⇄ M. Conway

6th substitution · For: C. Christie

88'

88' D. van den Berg

90+4' ⚽

⚽

90+4' ⚽ Goal · 2-3

S. Morris

Normal Goal

90+7' ⚽

⚽

90+7' ⚽ Goal · 2-4

N. Wells

Missed Penalty · Assist: N. Wells

Bolton vs Luton 2-3: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Luton beat Bolton 3-2 on Saturday, 02 May 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Carl Brook. It was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

First half: M. Conway received a yellow card for Bolton at 13'. Luton took the lead at 15' when J. Clark scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Bolton leveled the score at 20' when J. Osei-Tutu scored, with the assist credited to A. Cozier-Duberry, making the score 1-1. L. Walsh received a yellow card for Luton at 35'. Bolton took the lead at 45+3' when I. Cissoko scored, with the assist credited to Ruben Rodrigues, making the score 2-1.

Second half: I. Cissoko received a yellow card for Bolton at 60'. Luton made their 1st substitution at 61', with J. Richards replacing S. Morris. Luton leveled the score at 62' when H. Odoffin scored, with the assist credited to L. Walsh, making the score 2-2. C. Forino-Joseph received a yellow card for Bolton at 63'. K. Palmer received a yellow card for Luton at 63'. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 73', with I. Cissoko replacing T. Gale. Luton made their 2nd substitution at 73', with Emilio Lawrence replacing G. Kodua. J. Sheehan received a yellow card for Bolton at 78'. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 79', with Ruben Rodrigues replacing K. Dempsey. Luton made their 3rd substitution at 81', with K. Palmer replacing D. van den Berg. Luton made their 4th substitution at 81', with M. Andersen replacing Ali Al Hamadi. Luton made their 5th substitution at 81', with M. Andersen replacing Ali Al Hamadi. Luton made their 6th substitution at 81', with K. Palmer replacing D. van den Berg. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 86', with M. Conway replacing C. Christie. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 86', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing J. McAtee. Bolton made their 5th substitution at 86', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing J. McAtee. Bolton made their 6th substitution at 86', with M. Conway replacing C. Christie. D. van den Berg received a yellow card for Luton at 88'. Luton took the lead at 90+4' when S. Morris scored, making the score 2-3. Luton added a late goal to extend the lead at 90+7' when N. Wells scored, with the assist credited to N. Wells (Missed Penalty), making the score 2-4.

Bolton used 6 substitutions while Luton used 6 substitutions. Bolton got 4 yellow cards, while Luton got 3 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Bolton outshot their opponent (24-12).
Bolton controlled possession (56%).
Bolton had the sharper finishing (12-6 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	2
Home Wins	0
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (50.0%)
BTTS	2 (100.0%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	1
Home Wins	0
Draws	0
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (100.0%)
BTTS	1 (100.0%)

Bolton vs Luton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

02 May 2026 Bolton vs Luton 2 - 3 29 Nov 2025 Luton vs Bolton 1 - 1