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Bolton vs Cardiff — Championship

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Bolton
Bolton
16º · 1.21 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 3d 16h
1 – 0
HT 0–0
Finished
Cardiff
Cardiff
18º · 1.08 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 3d 16h
Toughsheet Community Stadium·Bolton·England·28,723
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Bolton and Cardiff meet in the Championship 2026 season, in a match played on 12 September 2026. Bolton have recorded 7 wins from 20 matches this season (35% win rate), averaging 1.25 goals scored and 1.55 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 55% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 55%; and clean sheets in 30% of games. Cardiff have won 37% of their 19 matches, with 2.00 goals scored and 1.74 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 74%, Over 2.5 at 74%, and clean sheets at 5%.

The final score was Bolton 1–0 Cardiff. All statistics on this page cover the full season and are updated after each match round.

Season Statistics

Bolton
—
Cardiff
16º
Position
18º
1.21
PPG
1.08
36%
Win %
23%
1.36
Goals / game
1.46
1.86
Conceded / game
1.54
55%
BTTS %
74%
30%
Clean sheet %
5%
55%
Over 2.5 %
74%
5.3
Avg corners
6.5
13.6
Avg shots
16.3
4.4
Avg shots on target
5.8
1.6
Avg yellow cards
1.8
10.3
Avg fouls
9.9
50.4%
Avg possession
61.1%

Home vs Away

Bolton
Home (7)
—
Cardiff
Away (7)
0.86
PPG
0.29
29%
Win %
0%
1.29
Goals / game
0.86
2.14
Conceded / game
2.00
56%
BTTS %
67%
33%
Clean sheet %
0%
56%
Over 2.5 %
78%
5.3
Avg corners
6.5
13.6
Avg shots
16.3
4.4
Avg shots on target
5.8
1.6
Avg yellow cards
1.8
50.4%
Avg possession
61.1%

Goals Scored

BoltonHomeAwayCardiffHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored70%78%64%79%90%67%
Over 1.5 Scored35%33%36%47%50%44%
Over 2.5 Scored15%0%27%32%40%22%
Failed To Score30%22%36%21%10%33%

Goals Conceded

BoltonHomeAwayCardiffHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded70%67%73%95%90%100%
Over 1.5 Conceded40%44%36%53%40%67%
Over 2.5 Conceded30%33%27%11%10%11%
Clean Sheets30%33%27%5%10%0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

BoltonCardiff
Over 0.585%100%
Over 1.560%89%
Over 2.555%74%
Over 3.540%53%
Over 4.525%32%
BTTS55%74%
BTTS & Win20%32%
BTTS & Draw5%26%
BTTS & Over 2.550%63%
BTTS No & Over 2.55%11%

1st Half / 2nd Half

BoltonCardiff
Win 1st Half25%47%
Draw 1st Half55%11%
Loss 1st Half20%42%
Scored 1st Half50%53%
Conceded 1st Half40%63%
Win 2nd Half20%26%
Draw 2nd Half40%37%
Loss 2nd Half40%37%
Scored 2nd Half45%53%
Conceded 2nd Half65%68%
Over 0.5 HT65%95%
Over 1.5 HT40%58%

Recent Venue Form

Bolton (H)
LBristol City2–3
LMiddlesbrough1–5
LStoke City1–2
WCardiff1–0
LWest Ham2–3
LLincoln0–1
Cardiff (A)
LWolves0–3
DMiddlesbrough2–2
LBlackburn1–2
LBolton0–1
LPortsmouth0–2
LQPR1–2

Number of Corners

10.9
Corners / Match
15 games
League Avg
10.4
165 games
11.1
Corners / Match
15 games
Match CornersBoltonCardiffLeague Avg
Over 693%93%88%
Over 780%73%79%
Over 867%60%67%
Over 967%53%57%
Over 1060%53%46%
Over 1147%53%38%
Over 1233%33%30%
Over 1327%33%22%

Team Corners

Team CornersBoltonCardiff
Corners Earned / Match5.36.5
Corners Against / Match5.64.6
Over 2.5 Corners For73%100%
Over 3.5 Corners For53%93%
Over 4.5 Corners For47%80%
Over 2.5 Corners Against87%73%
Over 3.5 Corners Against87%40%
Over 4.5 Corners Against47%40%

Head to Head · 12 matches

6
Bolton
50%
1
Draws
8%
5
Cardiff
42%
75%
Over 1.5
9/12
42%
Over 2.5
5/12
8%
Over 3.5
1/12
33%
BTTS
4/12
12/09/26
Bolton
1–0
Cardiff
11/04/26
Cardiff
2–0
Bolton
25/10/25
Bolton
1–0
Cardiff
13/02/18
Cardiff
2–0
Bolton
23/12/17
Bolton
2–0
Cardiff
23/04/16
Cardiff
2–1
Bolton
05/12/15
Bolton
2–3
Cardiff
06/04/15
Cardiff
0–3
Bolton
04/11/14
Bolton
3–0
Cardiff
25/01/14
Bolton
0–1
Cardiff
27/04/13
Cardiff
1–1
Bolton
03/11/12
Bolton
2–1
Cardiff

Events

31'🟨Ben Davies
32'🟨Kyliane Dong
37'🟨Samuel Iling
42'🟨Joel Colwill
45'🔄Sam Dalby(Thelonius Bair)
45'🔄Samuel Iling(Thierry Gale)
54'🟨Perry Tian Hee Ng
59'🔄Joel Colwill(David Turnbull)
64'🔄Ruben Rodrigues(Atsuki Ito)
74'🔄Christopher Willock(C. Ashford)
75'🔄Yousef Salech(Callum Robinson)
75'🔄Kyliane Dong(Jayden Nelson)
78'🟨Jayden Nelson
83'🔄Ethan Erhahon(Ryan Hardie)
90'⚽Thierry Gale(Thelonius Bair)
90'🟨Thierry Gale
90'🔄Joel Bagan(Calum Scanlon)
90'🔄Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson(Ronan Kpakio)

Match Statistics

BoltonCardiff
5Shots on target10
7Total shots17
41Possession %59
2Corners10
16Fouls13
5Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Middlesbrough13841+1328
2Birmingham14752+1326
3Stoke City14824+526
4Swansea14824+526
5West Brom14743+525
6Southampton14842+1524
7Wolves13733+724
8West Ham13643+1522
9Sheffield Utd14644+322
10Portsmouth14644+322
11QPR14563+521
12Norwich14608+318
13Millwall14536-118
14Blackburn14536-218
15Bristol City13535-218
16Bolton14527-717
17Lincoln14437-1015
18Cardiff13355-114
19Wrexham13355-414
20Watford14428-1014
21Charlton14356-1114
22Burnley14176-810
23Derby14149-187
24Preston141211-185

Team Insights

Bolton
  • ●Bolton have lost their last 3 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have scored in each of their last 5 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have been undefeated in their last 4 away matches.
  • ●Bolton have kept a clean sheet in their last 2 away matches.
  • ●Bolton failed to keep a clean sheet in 6 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have lost 5 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have scored in 6 of their 7 home matches.
  • ●Bolton have kept a clean sheet in 3 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Bolton have won 3 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●65% of Bolton's points have been earned away.
  • ●Bolton have scored 58% of their goals in the first half.
Cardiff
  • ●Cardiff have won their last 3 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff have scored in each of their last 6 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 7 away matches.
  • ●Cardiff have conceded a minimum of 2 goals in each of their last 3 away matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 6 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff have scored in 6 of their 6 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in 7 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●Cardiff have lost 5 of their 7 away matches.
  • ●68% of Cardiff's goals have been scored at home.
  • ●70% of Cardiff's goals conceded were conceded away.
  • ●86% of Cardiff's points have been earned at home.
  • ●Cardiff have scored 68% of their goals in the first half.
  • ●Cardiff have conceded 60% of their goals in the first half.
WACharlton21º1–0
LHBristol City15º2–3
LHMiddlesbrough1º1–5
DASouthampton6º0–0
WAWolves7º3–1
LHStoke City3º1–2
WANorwich12º4–3
WHCardiff18º1–0
LHWest Ham8º2–3
LAMillwall13º0–4
LAWolves7º0–3
WHBirmingham2º1–0
DAMiddlesbrough1º2–2
WHWatford20º5–1
LABlackburn14º1–2
WHCharlton21º3–1
LABolton16º0–1
DHStoke City3º1–1
LAPortsmouth10º0–2
LAQPR11º1–2

Season Schedule

Bolton
WACharlton1–0
LHBristol City2–3
LHMiddlesbrough1–5
DASouthampton0–0
WAWolves3–1
LHStoke City1–2
–ADerby06/11
–HPortsmouth21/11
–HWest Brom25/11
Cardiff
LAWolves0–3
WHBirmingham1–0
DAMiddlesbrough2–2
WHWatford5–1
LABlackburn1–2
WHCharlton3–1
–HWest Ham04/11
–HBurnley07/11
–ANorwich21/11

Top Scorers

Bolton
R. Rodrigues4 ⚽
Sam Dalby4 ⚽
Atsuki Ito2 ⚽
Josh Sheehan2 ⚽
S. Dalby2 ⚽
T. Gale2 ⚽
Cardiff
Y. Salech7 ⚽
Jack Moylan5 ⚽
C. Ashford4 ⚽
C. Willock3 ⚽
I. Davies3 ⚽
J. Moylan2 ⚽

Cards Given

Bolton
Josh Sheehan3 🟨
C. Forino-Joseph2 🟨
Akin Famewo2 🟨
B. Davies1 🟨
Ethan Erhahon1 🟨
Ben Davies1 🟨
Cardiff
Joel Bagan4 🟨
Perry Tian Hee Ng3 🟨
Joel Colwill2 🟨
Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson2 🟨
A. Robertson2 🟨
Brian Barry-Murphy2 🟨