Bradford vs Bolton

Bradford

0 - 1

Bolton

🕒 Thu, 14 May 2026 20:00 Europe/London 📍 University of Bradford Stadium 🧑‍⚖️ Thomas Kirk 🔁 Semi-finals 🏁 match finished

Season

2025-2026 Season

Stage

Semi-finals

League One Table

Bradford 5 · Bolton 4

Referee Stats

Thomas Kirk

1 matches · 1.00 yellow cards avg

Yellow cards avg	1.00
Reds avg	0.00
Penalties avg	0.00
Over 4.5 cards	0%
Home wins	0%
Draws	0%
Away wins	100%

Team Overview

Bradford (Home stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 15-5-4

Goals For / Against

32 / 18

Avg: 1.33 / 0.75

Points

Avg: 2.08

Clean Sheets

Failed to Score

Bolton (Away stats)

Games / Record

W-D-L: 7-10-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 28

Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

Avg: 1.29

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

1.29

1.33

1.04

0.75

1.17

38%

O2.5

29%

50%

BTTS

58%

63%

Score 1st

42%

League-position context

Bradford rank5th

Bolton rank4th

Bradford points77

Bolton points81

Bradford: #5 · 77 pts · GD +5

14 pts off the top 2. 10 pts above the play-off edge. 28 pts clear of the relegation zone.

Bolton: #4 · 81 pts · GD +20

10 pts off the top 2. 14 pts above the play-off edge. 32 pts clear of the relegation zone.

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

Bradford last 5 home

L D D L W

Points5/15

Weighted index22

Goals3-4

Record1-2-2

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 last 5 away

W D L W L

Points7/15

Weighted index56

Goals4-5

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.

Bradford trend breakdown

Over 2.538%

BTTS50%

BTTS + O2.538%

1H Over 0.554%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 58% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 13%

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.529%

BTTS58%

BTTS + O2.525%

1H Over 0.550%

Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 75% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Bradford score at home88%

Bradford clean sheet at home42%

Bolton score away75%

Bolton clean sheet away21%

First-goal patterns

Bradford score first63%

Bradford win after scoring first93%

Bolton score first42%

Bolton win after scoring first60%

Comeback rate after conceding first: Bradford 50% · Bolton 54%

Avg first goal minute: Bradford 33.1' · Bolton 39.5'

Vs league average

Bradford score at home1.33 vs 1.47

Bradford concede at home0.75 vs 1.15

Bolton score away1.04 vs 1.15

Bolton concede away1.17 vs 1.47

Bradford score 9% below league average, while Bolton score 9% below league average.

Defensive side: Bradford are 35% below league average at home, and Bolton are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5

Avg goals1.60

BTTS40%

Over 2.520%

At this venue setup: 2.33 goals on average across the last 3.

Bradford goal timing (home)

1H scored: 47% 2H scored: 53% Danger: 31-45 Vulnerable: 61-75

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

31-45 7

76-90+ 7

0-15 6

46-60 6

61-75 4

16-30 2

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

61-75 5

16-30 4

31-45 3

76-90+ 3

0-15 2

46-60 1

Bolton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 24% 2H scored: 76% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45

Goals scored by 15-minute interval

76-90+ 12

61-75 4

0-15 3

46-60 3

16-30 2

31-45 1

Goals conceded by 15-minute interval

31-45 8

46-60 7

61-75 6

76-90+ 4

16-30 2

0-15 1

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

—

Fouls

—

Offsides

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Yellow Cards

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Red Cards

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Goalkeeper Saves

—

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

43' ↑↓

↑↓

43' ⇄ E. Toal

1st substitution · For: M. Conway

46' ↑↓

↑↓

46' ⇄ C. Tilt

1st substitution · For: T. Wright

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ J. Metcalfe

2nd substitution · For: G. Lapslie

61' ↑↓

↑↓

61' ⇄ B. Pointon

3rd substitution · For: S. Humphrys

62' ↑↓

↑↓

62' ⇄ J. Wright

4th substitution · For: N. Powell

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ Ruben Rodrigues

2nd substitution · For: S. Dalby

65' ↑↓

↑↓

65' ⇄ I. Cissoko

3rd substitution · For: T. Gale

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ E. Erhahon

4th substitution · For: X. Simons

76' ↑↓

↑↓

76' ⇄ Mason Paul James Burstow

5th substitution · For: J. McAtee

81' ⚽

⚽

81' ⚽ Goal · 0-1

X. Simons

Normal Goal

90+1'

90+1' A. Baldwin

90+2' ↑↓

↑↓

90+2' ⇄ M. Power

5th substitution · For: W. Swan

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

Bolton beat Bradford 1-0 on Thursday, 14 May 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Thomas Kirk. It was played at University of Bradford Stadium.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 43', with E. Toal replacing M. Conway.

Second half: Bradford made their 1st substitution at 46', with C. Tilt replacing T. Wright. Bradford made their 2nd substitution at 61', with J. Metcalfe replacing G. Lapslie. Bradford made their 3rd substitution at 61', with B. Pointon replacing S. Humphrys. Bradford made their 4th substitution at 62', with J. Wright replacing N. Powell. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 65', with Ruben Rodrigues replacing S. Dalby. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 65', with I. Cissoko replacing T. Gale. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 76', with E. Erhahon replacing X. Simons. Bolton made their 5th substitution at 76', with Mason Paul James Burstow replacing J. McAtee. Bolton took the lead at 81' when X. Simons scored, making the score 0-1. A. Baldwin received a yellow card for Bradford at 90+1'. Bradford made their 5th substitution at 90+2', with M. Power replacing W. Swan.

Bradford used 5 substitutions while Bolton used 5 substitutions. Bradford got 1 yellow card.

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)

Total Games	6
Home Wins	0
Draws	4
Away Wins	2
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (16.7%)
BTTS	2 (33.3%)

Home vs Away as Scheduled

Total Games	3
Home Wins	0
Draws	2
Away Wins	1
Over 2.5 Goals	1 (33.3%)
BTTS	2 (66.7%)

Bradford vs Bolton Head-to-Head History by Season

2025-2026 Season

14 May 2026 Bradford vs Bolton 0 - 1 09 May 2026 Bolton vs Bradford 1 - 0 25 Apr 2026 Bradford vs Bolton 1 - 1 22 Nov 2025 Bolton vs Bradford 0 - 0

2016-2017 Season

18 Feb 2017 Bradford vs Bolton 2 - 2 24 Sep 2016 Bolton vs Bradford 0 - 0