Which matches shall we look at?
Bolton 8 games · Stoke 8 games · 2026-27 seasonWho is in form?
goals scoredgoals concededexpected goals (xG)
BoltonLast 5 games2 W · 0 D · 3 L1.2 points a game9 scored · 13 conceded
- W
NorwichA20 Sept43 - W
CardiffH12 Sept10 - L
West HamH8 Sept23 - L
MillwallA5 Sept04 - L
Sheffield UnitedA1 Sept23
Last 10 at home: 5W 2D 3Lthis season 1.5 points a game at home · 11th in the league at home
StokeLast 5 games4 W · 1 D · 0 L2.6 points a game10 scored · 3 conceded
- WSheffield UnitedH19 Sept21
- W
WatfordA12 Sept21 - DCardiffA8 Sept11
- W
CharltonH5 Sept40 - WNorwichH1 Sept10
Last 10 away: 1W 1D 8Lthis season 1.0 points a game away · 13th in the league away
The two sides side by side
SeasonBadge: league rank (1 = best). Tick: the league average.
Who is ahead?on 9 measures
Bolton 6Level 1Stoke 2
Goals
Goals scoredleague average 1.5league avg 1.5
11.1.41.67.
Goals concededleague average 1.5 · lower is betterleague avg 1.5 · lower is better
20.1.91.513.
Expected goals (xG)league average 1.4league avg 1.4
16.1.11.020.
Play
Shotsleague average 13.5league avg 13.5
15.12.312.017.
Shots on targetleague average 4.3league avg 4.3
8.4.84.015.
Possessionleague average 50%league avg 50%
11.51%47%17.
Cornersleague average 5.3league avg 5.3
11.5.44.518.
Cardsleague average 2.0 · lower is betterleague avg 2.0 · lower is better
6.1.62.822.
Trends
Clean sheetsleague average 19%league avg 19%
7.25%25%7.
Both teams scoredleague average 68%league avg 68%
19.50%75%6.
3 or more goalsleague average 64%league avg 64%
11.63%75%5.
Won after scoring firstleague average 55%league avg 55%
5.67%50%11.
Head to head
last 2 meetings · league games onlyBolton 0Drawn 1Stoke 1
Goals a game1.0league 2.9
Both scored0%league 68%
3 or more goals0%league 64%
When do the goals come?
every game this season▲ goals scored▼ goals concededexpected at the league’s timingBoltonStoke
34
31
0–1534
13
16–3012
20
31–4511
02
46–6020
32
61–7512
64
76–90+Boltonfirst 30 min 55% · last 30 min 27% · 11 scored · 15 conceded · 8 games
Stokefirst 30 min 62% · last 30 min 15% · 13 scored · 12 conceded · 8 games
What do we expect from this match?
average of the last 10 gamesThis is not a forecast: the two sides’ averages over their recent games.
Goals (xG)
1.21.1
2.3 goals below the league (league 2.8)
Shots
12.612.6
25.2 shots a little below the league (league 26.9)
Shots on target
4.93.7
8.6 shots on target at the league’s level (league 8.6)
Corners
5.15.9
11.0 corners at the league’s level (league 10.6)
Cards
1.32.5
3.8 cards at the league’s level (league 3.9)
Tick: the league’s average per team
Who is out, who stands out?
absences and the season’s leadersBoltonTop scorerSam Dalby3 goalsin 8 games
Most assistsMax Conway1 assistsin 8 games
Best ratedG. Bazunu8.1in 3 games
StokeTop scorerEthan Galbraith3 goalsin 8 games
Most assistsEric Bocat2 assistsin 8 games
Best ratedJack McGlynn7.3in 4 games
Line-ups come out about an hour before kick-off and then show in the Line-ups tab.
Who is the referee, and what is the calendar?
How does it change the table?
Full table7.
QPR8+313
QPR8+3138.Stoke8+113
Stoke8+1139.
Bristol City8-113
Bristol City8-11314.
Wrexham8-310
Wrexham8-31015.Bolton8-410
Bolton8-41016.
Blackburn809
Blackburn809What this match changes
If Bolton win13 – 13Bolton move up to 7th · level on points
If it ends level11 – 14Bolton move up to 11th · Stoke move up to 4th · Stoke 3 points ahead
If Stoke win10 – 16Stoke move up to 2nd · Stoke 6 points ahead