Bolton vs Plymouth

2 - 0

🕒 Sat, 09 Aug 2025 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Toughsheet Community Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Ross Joyce 🔁 Regular Season - 2 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Regular Season - 2

Regular Season Table

Bolton 5 · Plymouth 8

Referee Stats

Ross Joyce

16 matches · 3.13 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	3.13
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.19
Over 4.5 cards	25%
Home wins	44%
Draws	31%
Away wins	25%

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

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

Plymouth (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 12-3-8

Goals For / Against

42 / 30

Avg: 1.83 / 1.30

Points

Avg: 1.70

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

1.70

1.96

1.83

1.00

1.30

65%

O2.5

61%

65%

BTTS

48%

57%

Score 1st

48%

League-position context

Bolton rank5th

Plymouth rank8th

Bolton points75

Plymouth points73

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.

Plymouth: #8 · 73 pts · GD +12

18 pts off the top 2. 6 pts above the play-off edge. 24 pts clear of the relegation zone.

2-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.

Plymouth last 5 away

W D W W D

Points11/15

Weighted index78

Goals12-6

Record3-2-0

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%

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.561%

BTTS48%

BTTS + O2.539%

1H Over 0.583%

Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 83% · Over 3.5 48% · 1H BTTS 17%

Scoring reliability

Bolton score at home83%

Bolton clean sheet at home30%

Plymouth score away78%

Plymouth clean sheet away30%

First-goal patterns

Bolton score first57%

Bolton win after scoring first69%

Plymouth score first48%

Plymouth win after scoring first82%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bolton 60% · Plymouth 36%

Avg first goal minute: Bolton 35.2' · Plymouth 29.5'

Vs league average

Bolton score at home1.96 vs 1.48

Bolton concede at home1.00 vs 1.15

Plymouth score away1.83 vs 1.15

Plymouth concede away1.30 vs 1.48

Bolton score 32% above league average, while Plymouth score 58% above league average.

Defensive side: Bolton are 13% below league average at home, and Plymouth are 12% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS20%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 1.00 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

Plymouth goal timing (away)

1H scored: 41% 2H scored: 59% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

61-75 8

76-90+ 7

16-30 6

0-15 5

31-45 5

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

46-60 8

0-15 6

16-30 5

61-75 4

76-90+ 4

31-45 3

Match Statistics

Shots on Goal

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Total Shots

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Shots off Goal

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Blocked Shots

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Shots Inside Box

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Shots Outside Box

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Ball Possession

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Corner Kicks

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Fouls

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Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

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Total Passes

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Passes Accurate

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Passes %

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Events

Yellow Cards

Home

Away

Red Cards

Home

Away

Substitutions

Home

Away

14'

14' G. Johnston

20' ⚽

⚽

20' ⚽ Goal · 1-0

E. Toal

Normal Goal · Assist: J. Sheehan

45+2'

45+2' J. Sheehan

55'

55' M. Sorinola

60' ⚽

⚽

60' ⚽ Goal · 2-0

Mason Paul James Burstow

Normal Goal · Assist: A. Cozier-Duberry

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ A. Pepple

1st substitution · For: J. Paterson

63'

63' B. Ibrahim

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ T. Gale

1st substitution · For: J. Dacres-Cogley

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ B. Ibrahim

2nd substitution · For: C. Roberts

68' ↑↓

↑↓

68' ⇄ X. Amaechi

3rd substitution · For: T. Finn

74' ↑↓

↑↓

74' ⇄ Mason Paul James Burstow

2nd substitution · For: J. McAtee

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ V. Pálsson

4th substitution · For: B. Sarpong-Wiredu

77' ↑↓

↑↓

77' ⇄ B. Galloway

5th substitution · For: A. Benarous

82' ↑↓

↑↓

82' ⇄ J. Osei-Tutu

3rd substitution · For: E. Erhahon

83' ↑↓

↑↓

83' ⇄ X. Simons

4th substitution · For: C. Warren

87'

87' B. Mumba

90'

90' C. Watts

Bolton vs Plymouth 2-0: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton beat Plymouth 2-0 on Saturday, 09 August 2025 in League One. The match was refereed by Ross Joyce. It was played at Toughsheet Community Stadium.

First half: G. Johnston received a yellow card for Bolton at 14'. Bolton took the lead at 20' when E. Toal scored, with the assist credited to J. Sheehan, making the score 1-0. J. Sheehan received a yellow card for Bolton at 45+2'.

Second half: M. Sorinola received a yellow card for Plymouth at 55'. Bolton extended the lead at 60' when Mason Paul James Burstow scored, with the assist credited to A. Cozier-Duberry, making the score 2-0. Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 62', with A. Pepple replacing J. Paterson. B. Ibrahim received a yellow card for Plymouth at 63'. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 65', with T. Gale replacing J. Dacres-Cogley. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 68', with B. Ibrahim replacing C. Roberts. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 68', with X. Amaechi replacing T. Finn. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 74', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing J. McAtee. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 76', with V. Pálsson replacing B. Sarpong-Wiredu. Plymouth made their 5th substitution at 77', with B. Galloway replacing A. Benarous. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 82', with J. Osei-Tutu replacing E. Erhahon. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 83', with X. Simons replacing C. Warren. B. Mumba received a yellow card for Plymouth at 87'. C. Watts received a yellow card for Plymouth at 90'.

Bolton used 4 substitutions while Plymouth used 5 substitutions. Bolton got 2 yellow cards, while Plymouth got 4 yellow cards.

How the match was won

Physical contest: 6 yellows.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	2
Draws	1
Away Wins	3
Over 2.5 Goals	2 (33.3%)
BTTS	1 (16.7%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	1
Draws	1
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	0 (0.0%)
BTTS	0 (0.0%)

Bolton vs Plymouth Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

03 Apr 2026 Plymouth vs Bolton 1 - 2 09 Aug 2025 Bolton vs Plymouth 2 - 0

2022-2023 Season

07 Jan 2023 Bolton vs Plymouth 0 - 0 27 Aug 2022 Plymouth vs Bolton 2 - 0

2021-2022 Season

12 Mar 2022 Bolton vs Plymouth 0 - 1 19 Oct 2021 Plymouth vs Bolton 3 - 0