Plymouth vs Bolton

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🕒 Fri, 03 Apr 2026 15:00 Europe/London 📍 Home Park 🧑‍⚖️ Charles Breakspear 🔁 Regular Season - 41 🏁 match finished
Season
2025-2026 Season
Stage
Regular Season - 41
Regular Season Table
Plymouth 8 · Bolton 5
Referee Stats
14 matches · 2.29 yellow cards avg
Yellow cards avg 2.29
Reds avg 0.21
Penalties avg 0.07
Over 4.5 cards 21%
Home wins 43%
Draws 21%
Away wins 36%
How the match was won
  • Plymouth outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Plymouth had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Team Overview

Plymouth (Home stats)

Games / Record

23
W-D-L: 10-4-9

Goals For / Against

33 / 33
Avg: 1.43 / 1.43

Points

34
Avg: 1.48

Clean Sheets

5

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

1.48
PPG
1.29
1.43
GF
1.04
1.43
GA
1.17
57%
O2.5
30%
61%
BTTS
61%
48%
Score 1st
39%

League-position context

Plymouth rank8th
Bolton rank5th
Plymouth points73
Bolton points75
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.
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.
2-point gap between the two sides coming into kick-off.

Plymouth last 5 home

W D L W W
Points10/15
Weighted index62
Goals9-6
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.

Plymouth trend breakdown

Over 2.557%
BTTS61%
BTTS + O2.548%
1H Over 0.557%
Also: Over 0.5 100% · Over 1.5 70% · Over 3.5 30% · 1H BTTS 30%

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

Plymouth score at home83%
Plymouth clean sheet at home22%
Bolton score away74%
Bolton clean sheet away17%

First-goal patterns

Plymouth score first48%
Plymouth win after scoring first64%
Bolton score first39%
Bolton win after scoring first56%
Comeback rate after conceding first: Plymouth 45% · Bolton 54%
Avg first goal minute: Plymouth 31.5' · Bolton 34.9'

Vs league average

Plymouth score at home1.43 vs 1.48
Plymouth concede at home1.43 vs 1.15
Bolton score away1.04 vs 1.15
Bolton concede away1.17 vs 1.48
Plymouth score 3% below league average, while Bolton score 10% below league average.
Defensive side: Plymouth are 25% above league average at home, and Bolton are 21% below league average away.

Head-to-head trends

Recent games5
Avg goals1.60
BTTS20%
Over 2.520%
At this venue setup: 2.67 goals on average across the last 3.

Plymouth goal timing (home)

1H scored: 30% 2H scored: 70% Danger: 46-60 Vulnerable: 76-90+
Goals scored by 15-minute interval
46-60 10
61-75 8
76-90+ 5
0-15 4
31-45 4
16-30 2
Goals conceded by 15-minute interval
76-90+ 8
16-30 6
31-45 6
46-60 6
0-15 3
61-75 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
4
2
Total Shots
15
9
Shots off Goal
7
5
Blocked Shots
4
2
Shots Inside Box
10
8
Shots Outside Box
5
1
Ball Possession
51%
49%
Corner Kicks
4
4
Fouls
16
12
Offsides
3
1
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
1
Goalkeeper Saves
1
3
Total Passes
310
334
Passes Accurate
219
233
Passes %
71%
70%

Events

Yellow Cards
Home
0
Away
2
Red Cards
Home
0
Away
1
Substitutions
Home
4
Away
3
18'
18' J. Sheehan
43'
43' J. McAtee
45+2'
45+2' Ruben Rodrigues
46'
46' T. Gale
1st substitution · For: C. Forino-Joseph
49'
49' Goal · 0-1
J. Kenny
Penalty
57'
57' Goal · 1-1
R. Curtis
Normal Goal · Assist: H. Kane
58'
58' O. Oseni
1st substitution · For: L. Tolaj
59'
59' J. MacKenzie
2nd substitution · For: W. Harding
64'
64' Ruben Rodrigues
2nd substitution · For: C. Christie
64'
64' J. Kenny
3rd substitution · For: Mason Paul James Burstow
70'
70' Goal · 1-2
M. Boateng
Own Goal
71'
71' O. Dale
3rd substitution · For: C. Watts
80'
80' J. Edwards
4th substitution · For: X. Amaechi

Plymouth vs Bolton 1-2: match report, goals, cards and substitutions

Bolton beat Plymouth 2-1 on Friday, 03 April 2026 in League One. The match was refereed by Charles Breakspear. It was played at Home Park.

First half: No goals were scored in the first half. J. Sheehan received a yellow card for Bolton at 18'. J. McAtee received a red card for Bolton at 43'. Ruben Rodrigues received a yellow card for Bolton at 45+2'.

Second half: Bolton made their 1st substitution at 46', with T. Gale replacing C. Forino-Joseph. Bolton took the lead at 49' when J. Kenny scored (Penalty), making the score 0-1. Plymouth leveled the score at 57' when R. Curtis scored, with the assist credited to H. Kane, making the score 1-1. Plymouth made their 1st substitution at 58', with O. Oseni replacing L. Tolaj. Plymouth made their 2nd substitution at 59', with J. MacKenzie replacing W. Harding. Bolton made their 2nd substitution at 64', with Ruben Rodrigues replacing C. Christie. Bolton made their 3rd substitution at 64', with J. Kenny replacing Mason Paul James Burstow. Bolton took the lead at 70' when M. Boateng scored (Own Goal), making the score 1-2. Plymouth made their 3rd substitution at 71', with O. Dale replacing C. Watts. Plymouth made their 4th substitution at 80', with J. Edwards replacing X. Amaechi.

Plymouth used 4 substitutions while Bolton used 3 substitutions. Bolton got 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.

How the match was won

  • Plymouth outshot their opponent (15-9).
  • Possession was balanced (51%-49%).
  • Plymouth had the sharper finishing (4-2 shots on target).

Head-to-Head Overview

All Meetings (Any Venue)
Total Games6
Home Wins3
Draws1
Away Wins2
Over 2.5 Goals2 (33.3%)
BTTS1 (16.7%)
Home vs Away as Scheduled
Total Games3
Home Wins2
Draws0
Away Wins1
Over 2.5 Goals2 (66.7%)
BTTS1 (33.3%)

Plymouth vs Bolton Head-to-Head History by Season