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Bolton Wanderers v Cardiff City : League One match betting preview, prediction and odds

Sat 25th Oct, 12:30 BST, Macron Stadium, Horwich

The League One is the focus for both Bolton Wanderers and Cardiff City on Saturday lunch time, as bosses Steven Schumacher and Brian Barry-Murphy battle it out at the Macron Stadium. We've analysed both sides' last 20 League One matches, as well as trends within the competition and the market, to generate our match predictions. All the stats, including head to heads (H2H), are shown below, alongside the best odds.


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Over / Under 1.5 Goals
Over / Under 2.5 Goals
Over / Under 3.5 Goals
Win To Nil
Both Teams To Score
Correct Score
Both Teams To Score & Result
Double Chance
Half Time / Full Time
Over / Under 0.5 Goals
Over / Under 4.5 Goals
Over / Under 5.5 Goals
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Team To Score First

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Bolton
46%
--
Draw
28%
--
Cardiff
27%
--
Bolton 1-0
13%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Draw 0-0
10%
--
Cardiff 1-0
10%
--
Bolton 2-0
9%
--
Bolton 2-1
9%
--
Cardiff 2-1
6%
--
Cardiff 2-0
5%
--
Draw 2-2
4%
--
Bolton 3-0
4%
--
Bolton 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 3-1
2%
--
Bolton 3-2
2%
--
Cardiff 3-0
1%
--
Bolton 4-0
1%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
40%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
60%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
42%
--
No 1st Goal
6%
--
BTTS - Yes
46%
--
BTTS - No
54%
--
BTTS - Home Win
17%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
11%
--
Home/draw
73%
--
Away/draw
54%
--
Home/away
72%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
67%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
33%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
20%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
80%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
8%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
92%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
3%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
97%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
90%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
10%
--
Home DNB
65%
--
Away DNB
46%
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Bolton win to nil
28%
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Cardiff win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Bolton have played 12 matches so far this season and are in 9th position in the league. Bolton are unbeaten at home after 6 games and have kept 2 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams above them in the league

4 of those games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 1 game, drawn 2 and won 1. Bolton have conceded 4 goals, scored 5, failed to score in 1 match and kept 1 clean sheet.

Home league performance

Bolton have played 6 games at home, winning 4, drawing 2 and losing 0 fixtures. They have scored 13 goals, conceded 4 goals, kept 2 clean sheets and scored in every home league game.

Cardiff lay in 3rd place on 23 points in the League One league table having played 11 matches. Cardiff are unbeaten away after 5 games and have kept 4 clean sheets in those matches.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 10 games against teams below them in the table, winning 7, drawing 2 and losing 1 game. They have scored 18 goals and kept 6 clean sheets against lower placed opposition. Cardiff have conceded 6 goals and have failed to score in 2 matches.

Away league performance

Cardiff have played 5 away games, winning 3, drawing 2 and losing 0 games. They have scored an average of 1 goals per away game and conceded an average 0.2 goals per away game.

Won
Draw
Lost
Bolton
Cardiff
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Stevenage10811925 
Mar 28
Nov 15
Dec 29
Dec 9
2
Bradford11731724 
Nov 22
Apr 25
l
 
1-3A
Jan 17
3
Cardiff117221023 
Oct 25
Apr 11
-
-
4
Stockport12642422 
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
5
AFC Wim12714422 
w
 
3-0F
Jan 31
Feb 17
w
 
0-1F
6
Lincoln11632721 
d
 
1-1A
Feb 14
Mar 7
Dec 20
7
Huddersfield11614419 
Apr 18
Oct 16
Nov 15
Mar 28
8
Barnsley10523217 
Feb 7
d
 
1-1A
Jan 27
-
9
Bolton12453217 
-
-
Apr 11
Oct 25
10
Doncaster12525-517 
Mar 17
Jan 1
Dec 13
Feb 28
11
Luton11515116 
May 2
Nov 29
Feb 14
w
 
0-1F
12
Mansfield11434215 
Dec 29
Dec 9
Nov 29
May 2
13
Northampton11425-214 
Jan 4
l
 
2-0A
Apr 25
Nov 22
14
L Orient12426-214 
Jan 24
d
 
1-1A
w
 
4-3F
Jan 10
15
Plymouth11416-313 
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
w
 
4-0F
Feb 21
16
Port Vale12345013 
Nov 8
Mar 21
Apr 3
d
 
0-00-0
17
Exeter12417-113 
Dec 13
Feb 28
Dec 26
Mar 14
18
Wigan12345-213 
w
 
4-1F
Jan 17
Jan 4
w
 
0-2F
19
Burton11335-512 
Jan 27
l
 
3-0A
l
 
0-1A
Jan 31
20
Wycombe12336-112 
Mar 7
Dec 20
Mar 17
Jan 1
21
Reading11254-411 
d
 
1-1F
Feb 17
Oct 18
Apr 18
22
Rotherham11326-511 
Dec 26
Mar 14
w
 
3-0F
Feb 7
23
Blackpool12228-108 
Feb 21
d
 
1-1A
Mar 21
Nov 8
24
Peterborough11218-127 
w
 
2-1F
Jan 10
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Bolton have won 3 consecutive home league games
7
Bolton have not lost in 7 consecutive home league games
5
Cardiff have not lost in 5 consecutive away league games
Bolton 9TH
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
34
Conceded
23
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
10
D
4
Lost
6
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Bolton2 - 1Peterborough
Bolton4 - 1Wigan
Bolton3 - 0AFC Wim
Bolton1 - 1Lincoln
Bolton1 - 1Reading
Bolton2 - 0Plymouth
Bolton1 - 1Stevenage
Bolton0 - 2Wycombe
Bolton0 - 1Rotherham
Bolton1 - 0Bristol R
Bolton0 - 1Stockport
Bolton3 - 1Birmingham
Bolton2 - 1L Orient
Bolton4 - 3Crawley
Bolton3 - 1Northampton
Bolton1 - 2Charlton
Bolton2 - 2Cambridge
Bolton3 - 0Lincoln
Bolton1 - 2Barnsley
Bolton0 - 2Wigan
Goals: Scored
23
Conceded
27
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
6
Draw
7
Lost
7
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton0 - 3Burton
HBolton2 - 1Peterborough
ABolton0 - 2Northampton
HBolton4 - 1Wigan
ABolton1 - 1L Orient
HBolton3 - 0AFC Wim
ABolton1 - 1Blackpool
HBolton1 - 1Lincoln
HBolton1 - 1Reading
ABolton1 - 1Barnsley
HBolton2 - 0Plymouth
ABolton0 - 2Stockport
HBolton1 - 1Stevenage
ABolton1 - 1Peterborough
ABolton2 - 4Lincoln
HBolton0 - 2Wycombe
ABolton1 - 4Barnsley
HBolton0 - 1Rotherham
HBolton1 - 0Bristol R
ABolton1 - 0Wigan
Cardiff 3RD
20 league games
Away
5
Overall
Goals: Scored
25
Conceded
33
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Wigan0 - 2Cardiff
Stockport1 - 1Cardiff
Luton0 - 1Cardiff
AFC Wim0 - 1Cardiff
Port Vale0 - 0Cardiff
Norwich4 - 2Cardiff
Sheff Utd2 - 0Cardiff
Preston2 - 2Cardiff
QPR0 - 0Cardiff
Blackburn1 - 2Cardiff
Sunderland2 - 1Cardiff
Plymouth1 - 1Cardiff
Portsmouth2 - 1Cardiff
Leeds7 - 0Cardiff
Millwall2 - 2Cardiff
M'Boro1 - 1Cardiff
Watford1 - 2Cardiff
Oxford Utd3 - 2Cardiff
Stoke2 - 2Cardiff
Coventry2 - 2Cardiff
Goals: Scored
27
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
14 / 20
Conceded
12 / 20
Clean sheets
8 / 20
Failed to score
6 / 20
Won
8
Draw
7
Lost
5
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff4 - 3L Orient
HCardiff0 - 1Burton
ACardiff2 - 0Wigan
HCardiff1 - 3Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1Stockport
HCardiff4 - 0Plymouth
ACardiff1 - 0Luton
ACardiff1 - 0AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff0 - 0Port Vale
HCardiff2 - 1Peterborough
ACardiff2 - 4Norwich
HCardiff0 - 0West Brom
HCardiff1 - 1Oxford Utd
ACardiff0 - 2Sheff Utd
HCardiff0 - 1Stoke
ACardiff2 - 2Preston
ACardiff0 - 0QPR
HCardiff1 - 1Sheff Wed
ACardiff2 - 1Blackburn
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Bolton since 2012
Bolton
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
9
4
Games: Scored
4 / 4
2 / 4
Clean sheets
2 / 4
0 / 4
BOL
3
CAR
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton2 - 0
2 - 3Cardiff
Bolton3 - 0
Bolton2 - 1
League games at Cardiff since 2013
Cardiff
Bolton
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
BOL
1
D
1
CAR
2
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
0 - 3Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
Goal Statistics
Bolton 9th Cardiff 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.3
goals
1.0
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
26%
1
35%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 61% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
0
38%
1
37%
2
18%
3
4+
There is a 75% probability of Cardiff scoring 1 goal or less
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
-1
Bolton’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
+15
Cardiff have scored 15% more goals when away than predicted
1.7
average goals scored
1.3
average goals scored
1.2
conceded
1.7
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Bolton
PG (predicted goals)
Cardiff
1.3
1
Attack rating
BOL
CAR
11%
better
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Games scored9
9
Failed to score2
2
Scored first5
6
Goals scored16
19
Avg. goals scored1.3
1.7
Avg. shots per game11
10
Avg. shots per goal8
6
Conversion rate for12
17
Avg. XG for1.5
1.7
KickOff rating
+11%
Defence rating
BOL
CAR
31%
better
view stats
Games conceded9
5
Clean sheets2
6
Conceded first6
4
Goals conceded11
9
Avg. goals conceded0.9
0.8
Avg. shots/game conceded4
8
Avg. shots/goal conceded5
10
Conversion rate against22%
10%
Avg. XG against0.8
1.2
KickOff rating
+31%

Bolton v Cardiff League One lLine ups will show here when available.

Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
12733
T Sharman-LoweM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryC Forino
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
T Sharman-Lowe GLK12
1
-
M Conway DEF121
1
-
X Simons MID12
1
-
M Burstow FWD127
2
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD1223
-
G Johnston DEF11
2
-
T Gale FWD1111
1
-
J Dacres-Cogley DEF101
1
-
E Erhahon  MID101
1
-
A Morley MID10
1
-
I Cissoko FWD10
1
-
J Sheehan MID92
2
-
J Randall MID91
-
S Dalby FWD9
-
C Forino DEF8
3
-
J McAtee FWD71
-
E Toal DEF61
-
M Forss FWD62
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF4
-
R Taylor DEF3
-
C Christie DEF21
-
Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
11433
R WintleY SalechR ColwillJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF11
3
-
R Wintle MID1112
1
-
J Colwill MID11
2
-
R Colwill MID1133
2
-
Y Salech FWD1141
2
-
C Robinson FWD113
-
N Trott GLK10
-
W Fish DEF10
-
D. Lawlor DEF101
2
-
R. Kpakio DEF1011
3
-
C. Ashford MID1011
-
I Davies FWD102
-
C Willock FWD1023
2
-
D Turnbull MID93
-
C Chambers DEF6
1
-
P Ng DEF51
1
-
O Tanner FWD41
1
-
G Osho DEF3
1
-
O Kellyman MID3
-
T. Nyakuhwa FWD2
-
M. Turner GLK1
-
E King MID1
-
D. Mafico MID1
1
-