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Cardiff vs Bolton

Cardiff
2 - 0
Bolton
🕒 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:30 Europe/London 📍 unknown 🧑‍⚖️ Elliot Bell 🔁 Regular Season - 43 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 43
Regular Season Table
Cardiff 2 · Bolton 5
Referee Stats
Elliot Bell
19 matches · 3.26 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 3.26
Reds avg 0.11
Penalties avg 0.16
Over 4.5 cards 26%
Home wins 68%
Draws 21%
Away wins 11%
How the match was won
  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

Team Overview

Cardiff (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 17-2-4

Goals For / Against

50 / 23
Avg: 2.17 / 1.00

Points

53
Avg: 2.30

Clean Sheets

9

Failed to Score

4
Bolton (Away stats)

Games / Record

24
W-D-L: 7-10-7

Goals For / Against

25 / 28
Avg: 1.04 / 1.17

Points

31
Avg: 1.29

Clean Sheets

5

Failed to Score

6

Match Context & Trends

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

Quick comparison bars

2.30
PPG
1.29
2.17
GF
1.04
1.00
GA
1.17
61%
O2.5
30%
48%
BTTS
61%
48%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Cardiff rank2nd
Bolton rank5th
Cardiff points91
Bolton points75
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.
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.
16-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Cardiff last 5 home

W W W D L
Points10/15
Weighted index84
Goals8-3
Record3-1-1
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 last 5 away

D L W L D
Points5/15
Weighted index33
Goals5-7
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.

Cardiff trend breakdown

Over 2.561%
BTTS48%
BTTS + O2.543%
1H Over 0.565%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 39% · 1H BTTS 17%

Bolton trend breakdown

Over 2.530%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.526%
1H Over 0.552%
Also: Over 0.5 96% · Over 1.5 78% · Over 3.5 13% · 1H BTTS 0%

Scoring reliability

Cardiff score at home83%
Cardiff clean sheet at home39%
Bolton score away74%
Bolton clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Cardiff score first48%
Cardiff win after scoring first100%
Bolton score first39%
Bolton win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Cardiff 56% · Bolton 54%
Avg first goal minute: Cardiff 28.5' · Bolton 34.9'

Vs league average

Cardiff score at home2.17 vs 1.48
Cardiff concede at home1.00 vs 1.15
Bolton score away1.04 vs 1.15
Bolton concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Cardiff score 47% above league average, while Bolton score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Cardiff are 13% below league average at home, and Bolton are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games2
Avg goals1.50
BTTS0%
Over 2.50%
At this venue setup: 2.00 goals on average across the last 1.

Cardiff goal timing (home)

1H scored: 36% 2H scored: 64% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 46-60
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 14
31-45 8
76-90+ 8
61-75 7
16-30 5
0-15 3
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
46-60 6
16-30 4
61-75 4
76-90+ 4
31-45 3
0-15 2

Bolton goal timing (away)

1H scored: 25% 2H scored: 75% Danger: 76-90+ Vulnerable: 31-45
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 11
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
5
1
Total Shots
19
6
Shots off Goal
7
3
Blocked Shots
7
2
Shots Inside Box
12
3
Shots Outside Box
7
3
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
8
1
Fouls
16
7
Offsides
5
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
—
—
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
405
400
Passes Accurate
322
310
Passes %
80%
78%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
1
Away
0
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
0
Substitutions
Home
6
Away
5
50' ⚽
⚽
50' ⚽ Goal · 1-0
O. Kellyman
Normal Goal · Assist: J. Bagan
52' ⚽
⚽
52' ⚽ Goal · 2-0
C. Willock
Normal Goal · Assist: A. Robertson
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ T. Gale
1st substitution · For: R. Apter
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ C. Christie
2nd substitution · For: A. Cozier-Duberry
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ K. Dempsey
3rd substitution · For: Ruben Rodrigues
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ K. Dempsey
4th substitution · For: Ruben Rodrigues
60' ↑↓
↑↓
60' ⇄ C. Christie
5th substitution · For: A. Cozier-Duberry
70'
70' J. Bagan
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ C. Willock
1st substitution · For: C. Scanlon
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ A. Robertson
2nd substitution · For: D. Turnbull
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ A. Robertson
3rd substitution · For: D. Turnbull
77' ↑↓
↑↓
77' ⇄ C. Willock
4th substitution · For: C. Scanlon
78' ↑↓
↑↓
78' ⇄ R. Colwill
5th substitution · For: J. Colwill
88' ↑↓
↑↓
88' ⇄ O. Kellyman
6th substitution · For: Y. Salech

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

Cardiff beat Bolton 2-0 on Saturday, 11 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Elliot Bell. It was played at unknown.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. No other first-half events were recorded.

Second half: Cardiff took the lead at 50' when O. Kellyman scored, with the assist credited to J. Bagan, making the score 1-0. Cardiff extended the lead at 52' when C. Willock scored, with the assist credited to A. Robertson, making the score 2-0. Bolton made their 1st substitution at 60', with T. Gale replacing R. Apter. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 60', with C. Christie replacing A. Cozier-Duberry. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 60', with K. Dempsey replacing Ruben Rodrigues. Bolton made their 4th substitution at 60', with K. Dempsey replacing Ruben Rodrigues. Bolton made their 5th substitution at 60', with C. Christie replacing A. Cozier-Duberry. J. Bagan received a yellow card for Cardiff at 70'. Cardiff made their 1st substitution at 77', with C. Willock replacing C. Scanlon. Cardiff made their 2nd substitution at 77', with A. Robertson replacing D. Turnbull. Cardiff made their 3rd substitution at 77', with A. Robertson replacing D. Turnbull. Cardiff made their 4th substitution at 77', with C. Willock replacing C. Scanlon. Cardiff made their 5th substitution at 78', with R. Colwill replacing J. Colwill. Cardiff made their 6th substitution at 88', with O. Kellyman replacing Y. Salech.

Cardiff used 6 substitutions while Bolton used 5 substitutions. Cardiff got 1 yellow card.

How the match was won

  • Cardiff outshot their opponent (19-6).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Cardiff had the sharper finishing (5-1 shots on target).

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%)

Cardiff vs Bolton 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