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Bolton vs Cardiff — Championship

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England · Championship · Regular Season - 7
Bolton
Bolton
14º · 1.30 PPG
Days Since Last Match: 3d 16h
1 – 0
HT 0–0
Finished
Cardiff
Cardiff
19º · 1.00 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 6 wins from 16 matches this season (38% win rate), averaging 1.31 goals scored and 1.44 conceded per game. BTTS has occurred in 56% of their fixtures; Over 2.5 goals in 56%; and clean sheets in 25% of games. Cardiff have won 38% of their 16 matches, with 2.19 goals scored and 1.75 conceded per game. Their BTTS rate stands at 81%, Over 2.5 at 75%, and clean sheets at 0%.

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
14º
Position
19º
1.30
PPG
1.00
40%
Win %
20%
1.50
Goals / game
1.60
1.80
Conceded / game
1.50
56%
BTTS %
81%
25%
Clean sheet %
0%
56%
Over 2.5 %
75%
5.5
Avg corners
7.1
13.5
Avg shots
17.4
4.5
Avg shots on target
5.9
1.5
Avg yellow cards
1.8
10.7
Avg fouls
10.1
51.9%
Avg possession
63.3%

Home vs Away

Bolton
Home (5)
—
Cardiff
Away (5)
1.20
PPG
0.20
40%
Win %
0%
1.20
Goals / game
0.80
1.40
Conceded / game
1.80
43%
BTTS %
71%
43%
Clean sheet %
0%
43%
Over 2.5 %
71%
5.5
Avg corners
7.1
13.5
Avg shots
17.4
4.5
Avg shots on target
5.9
1.5
Avg yellow cards
1.8
51.9%
Avg possession
63.3%

Goals Scored

BoltonHomeAwayCardiffHomeAway
Over 0.5 Scored69%71%67%81%89%71%
Over 1.5 Scored38%29%44%50%56%43%
Over 2.5 Scored19%0%33%38%44%29%
Failed To Score31%29%33%19%11%29%

Goals Conceded

BoltonHomeAwayCardiffHomeAway
Over 0.5 Conceded75%57%89%100%100%100%
Over 1.5 Conceded38%29%44%50%44%57%
Over 2.5 Conceded25%14%33%6%11%0%
Clean Sheets25%43%11%0%0%0%

Over 2.5 & BTTS Predictions

BoltonCardiff
Over 0.588%100%
Over 1.563%94%
Over 2.556%75%
Over 3.538%56%
Over 4.519%38%
BTTS56%81%
BTTS & Win25%38%
BTTS & Draw6%25%
BTTS & Over 2.550%69%
BTTS No & Over 2.56%6%

1st Half / 2nd Half

BoltonCardiff
Win 1st Half25%44%
Draw 1st Half56%13%
Loss 1st Half19%44%
Scored 1st Half44%50%
Conceded 1st Half38%69%
Win 2nd Half25%31%
Draw 2nd Half38%38%
Loss 2nd Half38%31%
Scored 2nd Half50%63%
Conceded 2nd Half69%69%
Over 0.5 HT63%94%
Over 1.5 HT38%56%

Recent Venue Form

Bolton (H)
LStoke City1–2
WCardiff1–0
LWest Ham2–3
LLincoln0–1
WPreston2–1
WNAC Breda1–0
Cardiff (A)
LBlackburn1–2
LBolton0–1
LPortsmouth0–2
LQPR1–2
DDerby2–2
WForest Green5–1

Number of Corners

10.9
Corners / Match
11 games
League Avg
10.6
119 games
11.4
Corners / Match
12 games
Match CornersBoltonCardiffLeague Avg
Over 691%100%89%
Over 782%75%82%
Over 873%67%69%
Over 973%58%59%
Over 1064%58%47%
Over 1145%58%39%
Over 1227%33%29%
Over 1318%33%21%

Team Corners

Team CornersBoltonCardiff
Corners Earned / Match5.57.1
Corners Against / Match5.44.3
Over 2.5 Corners For73%100%
Over 3.5 Corners For64%100%
Over 4.5 Corners For55%92%
Over 2.5 Corners Against82%67%
Over 3.5 Corners Against82%42%
Over 4.5 Corners Against45%42%

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
Championship
#TeamMPWDLGDPts
1Swansea10721+923
2Middlesbrough10631+621
3West Ham10541+1719
4Birmingham10451+617
5QPR10451+617
6West Brom10523+217
7Southampton10622+1116
8Stoke City10514+116
9Blackburn10433+215
10Wolves9423+214
11Millwall10424014
12Bristol City10424-214
13Charlton10352-314
14Bolton10415-313
15Sheffield Utd10334012
16Portsmouth9324-111
17Wrexham10253-411
18Lincoln10325-1011
19Cardiff10244+110
20Norwich10307-39
21Burnley10154-48
22Watford10226-118
23Derby10136-106
24Preston10118-124

Team Insights

Bolton
  • ●Bolton have scored in each of their last 5 matches.
  • ●Bolton have won their last 2 away matches.
  • ●Bolton failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 of their 5 home matches.
  • ●Bolton failed to keep a clean sheet in 4 of their 5 away matches.
Cardiff
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 10 matches.
  • ●Cardiff have won their last 2 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff have scored in each of their last 5 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff have lost their last 4 away matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in each of their last 5 away matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 home matches.
  • ●Cardiff failed to keep a clean sheet in 5 of their 5 away matches.
  • ●Cardiff have lost 4 of their 5 away matches.
  • ●75% of Cardiff's goals have been scored at home.
  • ●90% of Cardiff's points have been earned at home.
  • ●Cardiff have scored 63% of their goals in the first half.
  • ●Cardiff have conceded 67% of their goals in the first half.
BoltonBolton
WAWolves10º3–1
LHStoke City8º1–2
WANorwich20º4–3
WHCardiff19º1–0
LHWest Ham3º2–3
LAMillwall11º0–4
LASheffield Utd15º2–3
LHLincoln18º0–1
DAQPR5º0–0
WHPreston24º2–1
CardiffCardiff
WHWatford22º5–1
LABlackburn9º1–2
WHCharlton13º3–1
LABolton14º0–1
DHStoke City8º1–1
LAPortsmouth16º0–2
LAQPR5º1–2
DHSheffield Utd15º2–2
LHNorwich1–2
DADerby23º2–2

Season Schedule

Bolton
WAWolves3–1
LHStoke City1–2
WANorwich4–3
WHCardiff1–0
LHWest Ham2–3
LAMillwall0–4
–ASouthampton17/10
–HMiddlesbrough23/10
–HBristol City31/10
Cardiff
WHWatford5–1
LABlackburn1–2
WHCharlton3–1
LABolton0–1
DHStoke City1–1
LAPortsmouth0–2
–AMiddlesbrough17/10
–HBirmingham24/10
–AWolves31/10

Top Scorers

Bolton
R. Rodrigues4 ⚽
T. Gale2 ⚽
Atsuki Ito2 ⚽
S. Dalby2 ⚽
Sam Dalby2 ⚽
Thierry Gale2 ⚽
Cardiff
Y. Salech7 ⚽
Jack Moylan4 ⚽
C. Ashford4 ⚽
C. Willock3 ⚽
I. Davies3 ⚽
J. Moylan2 ⚽

Cards Given

Bolton
C. Forino-Joseph2 🟨
B. Davies1 🟨
Ben Davies1 🟨
Akin Famewo1 🟨
Ethan Erhahon1 🟨
A. Famewo1 🟨
Cardiff
Perry Tian Hee Ng3 🟨
A. Robertson2 🟨
Alexander Sean Pablo Robertson2 🟨
Joel Colwill2 🟨
Ollie·Tanner2 🟨
I. Davies1 🟨