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

Sat 11th Apr, 12:30 BST, Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Cardiff City and their manager Brian Barry-Murphy will be aiming to beat Steven Schumacher and his Bolton Wanderers side on Saturday lunch time, as the pair go head to head at the Cardiff City Stadium in the League One. We provide predictions based on in-depth statistical analysis of both teams, across 17 of the biggest betting markets. Data shown and the odds change with each market, and head to head (H2H) statistics are included across them all.


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Win / Draw / Win
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
Draw No Bet
Team To Score First

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Cardiff
45%
--
Draw
27%
--
Bolton
28%
--
Draw 1-1
13%
--
Cardiff 1-0
12%
--
Cardiff 2-1
9%
--
Bolton 1-0
9%
--
Cardiff 2-0
8%
--
Draw 0-0
8%
--
Bolton 2-1
7%
--
Draw 2-2
5%
--
Bolton 2-0
5%
--
Cardiff 3-1
4%
--
Cardiff 3-0
4%
--
Bolton 3-1
2%
--
Cardiff 3-2
2%
--
Bolton 3-2
2%
--
Bolton 3-0
2%
--
Over 2.5 Goals
45%
--
Under 2.5 Goals
55%
--
Home 1st Goal
51%
--
Away 1st Goal
44%
--
No 1st Goal
5%
--
BTTS - Yes
49%
--
BTTS - No
51%
--
BTTS - Home Win
19%
--
BTTS - Draw
18%
--
BTTS - Away Win
12%
--
Home/draw
72%
--
Away/draw
55%
--
Home/away
73%
--
Over 1.5 Goals
71%
--
Under 1.5 Goals
29%
--
Over 3.5 Goals
24%
--
Under 3.5 Goals
76%
--
Over 4.5 Goals
11%
--
Under 4.5 Goals
89%
--
Over 5.5 Goals
4%
--
Under 5.5 Goals
96%
--
Over 0.5 Goals
92%
--
Under 0.5 Goals
8%
--
Home DNB
64%
--
Away DNB
47%
--
Cardiff win to nil
26%
--
Bolton win to nil
16%
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Win / draw / win League One table

Cardiff have played 39 matches so far this season and lay in 2nd place in the League One league table.

Performance against teams below them in the league

They have played 37 games against teams below in the table, having won 23, drawn 8 and lost 6 matches. They have kept 15 clean sheets and have failed to score in 5 fixtures. Cardiff have outscored their opponents by 73 goals to 55 goals.

Home League Performance

Cardiff have played 20 games at home winning 14, drawing 2 and losing 4 games. They have scored 42 goals, kept 7 clean sheets and conceded 22 goals at home.

Bolton are in 3rd position in the League One on 66 points having played 39 matches so far this season. Bolton are unbeaten in 3 games against teams above them in the league and kept 1 clean sheet out of 3 games.

Away League Performance

6 of those games have been losing matches. They have conceded 24 goals and kept 4 clean sheets. They have scored 21 goals in total and failed to score in 5 fixtures.

Performance against teams above them in the league

3 games have come against teams above them in the table. They have lost 0 games, drawn 2 and won 1. Bolton have conceded 2 goals, scored 3, scored in every game and have kept 1 clean sheet.

Won
Draw
Lost
Cardiff
Bolton
Results by League Table
TEAM PLD W D L GD PTS HOME AWAY HOME AWAY
1
Lincoln3925954084 
l
 
0-2A
l
 
2-1A
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
2
Cardiff3923883277 
-
-
w
 
1-0F
Apr 11
3
Bolton39171571666 
Apr 11
l
 
1-0A
-
-
4
Bradford3919812565 
l
 
1-3A
w
 
1-2F
d
 
0-00-0
Apr 25
5
Stevenage3817912360 
w
 
2-1A
w
 
0-1F
Apr 14
d
 
0-00-0
6
Stockport3717911360 
d
 
1-1A
d
 
1-1A
Apr 6
l
 
2-0A
7
Plymouth3918516659 
w
 
4-0F
l
 
5-2A
w
 
2-0F
Apr 3
8
Reading39151311658 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 18
d
 
1-1F
d
 
1-1A
9
Huddersfield3916914857 
w
 
3-2F
Apr 14
Apr 18
w
 
1-2A
10
Wycombe391511131256 
l
 
0-2A
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2A
l
 
2-1F
11
Luton39151014355 
w
 
3-1F
w
 
0-1F
May 2
d
 
1-1F
12
Peterborough3815518550 
w
 
2-1A
Apr 6
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-1A
13
Barnsley37131113-150 
w
 
4-0F
d
 
1-1F
w
 
3-2F
d
 
1-1A
14
AFC Wim3814816-650 
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-1F
15
Doncaster3914817-1750 
w
 
4-3A
w
 
0-4F
d
 
0-00-0
d
 
1-1A
16
Mansfield37121312649 
w
 
3-0F
May 2
l
 
0-1A
w
 
0-1F
17
L Orient3814618-748 
w
 
4-3F
d
 
1-1A
w
 
2-1F
d
 
1-1A
18
Burton39121017-1046 
l
 
0-1A
d
 
2-2A
w
 
2-1F
l
 
3-0A
19
Wigan38111215-1045 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-2F
w
 
4-1F
w
 
0-1F
20
Exeter3911919-1042 
w
 
1-0F
w
 
0-4F
w
 
2-1A
w
 
1-5F
21
Blackpool3911919-1742 
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
3-1A
d
 
2-2F
d
 
1-1A
22
Rotherham389920-2336 
w
 
3-0F
w
 
0-3F
w
 
2-1F
d
 
2-2A
23
Northampton399822-2335 
Apr 25
w
 
1-3F
d
 
0-00-0
l
 
2-0A
24
Port Vale3771020-2131 
Apr 22
d
 
0-00-0
w
 
4-0F
l
 
1-0A
Promotion
Promotion Play Off
Relegation
Win / draw / win form
3
Cardiff have failed to score in 3 consecutive home league games
Cardiff 2ND
20 league games
Home
3
Overall
Goals: Scored
42
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
16 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
4 / 20
Won
14
D
2
L
4
HOME FORM Win / Draw / Win
Cardiff0 - 0Blackpool
Cardiff0 - 2Wycombe
Cardiff0 - 2Lincoln
Cardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
Cardiff3 - 1Luton
Cardiff4 - 0Barnsley
Cardiff1 - 1Stockport
Cardiff1 - 0Wigan
Cardiff2 - 1Stevenage
Cardiff1 - 0Exeter
Cardiff4 - 3Doncaster
Cardiff3 - 2Huddersfield
Cardiff3 - 0Mansfield
Cardiff2 - 1Reading
Cardiff4 - 3L Orient
Cardiff0 - 1Burton
Cardiff1 - 3Bradford
Cardiff4 - 0Plymouth
Cardiff3 - 0Rotherham
Cardiff2 - 1Peterborough
Goals: Scored
37
Conceded
21
Games: Scored
17 / 20
Conceded
13 / 20
Clean sheets
7 / 20
Failed to score
3 / 20
Won
10
Draw
6
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
HCardiff0 - 0Blackpool
HCardiff0 - 2Wycombe
ACardiff4 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 1Barnsley
HCardiff0 - 2Lincoln
ACardiff4 - 0Doncaster
ACardiff2 - 5Plymouth
HCardiff4 - 1AFC Wim
HCardiff3 - 1Luton
ACardiff3 - 0Rotherham
ACardiff2 - 2Burton
HCardiff4 - 0Barnsley
HCardiff1 - 1Stockport
ACardiff2 - 1Bradford
ACardiff1 - 1L Orient
HCardiff1 - 0Wigan
ACardiff1 - 1Wycombe
HCardiff2 - 1Stevenage
HCardiff1 - 0Exeter
ACardiff1 - 2Lincoln
Bolton 3RD
20 league games
Away
Overall
Goals: Scored
21
Conceded
24
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
16 / 20
Clean sheets
4 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
5
Draw
9
Lost
6
AWAY FORM Win / Draw / Win
Port Vale1 - 0Bolton
Rotherham2 - 2Bolton
Exeter1 - 5Bolton
Reading1 - 1Bolton
Lincoln1 - 1Bolton
AFC Wim0 - 1Bolton
Stevenage0 - 0Bolton
Wigan0 - 1Bolton
Peterborough3 - 1Bolton
Doncaster1 - 1Bolton
Wycombe2 - 1Bolton
Mansfield0 - 1Bolton
Luton1 - 1Bolton
Huddersfield1 - 2Bolton
Burton3 - 0Bolton
Northampton2 - 0Bolton
L Orient1 - 1Bolton
Blackpool1 - 1Bolton
Barnsley1 - 1Bolton
Stockport2 - 0Bolton
Goals: Scored
28
Conceded
22
Games: Scored
15 / 20
Conceded
15 / 20
Clean sheets
5 / 20
Failed to score
5 / 20
Won
8
Draw
8
L
4
OVERALL FORM Win / Draw / Win
ABolton0 - 1Port Vale
HBolton0 - 0Doncaster
ABolton2 - 2Rotherham
HBolton3 - 2Wycombe
ABolton5 - 1Exeter
HBolton2 - 2Blackpool
ABolton1 - 1Reading
ABolton1 - 1Lincoln
HBolton3 - 2Barnsley
ABolton1 - 0AFC Wim
HBolton2 - 1Burton
HBolton2 - 1L Orient
ABolton0 - 0Stevenage
ABolton1 - 0Wigan
ABolton1 - 3Peterborough
HBolton0 - 0Northampton
ABolton1 - 1Doncaster
HBolton0 - 1Mansfield
HBolton2 - 1Rotherham
ABolton1 - 2Wycombe
Win / draw / win head to head (H2H)
League games at Cardiff since 2013
Cardiff
Bolton
Goals: Scored
5
5
Games: Scored
3 / 4
3 / 4
Clean sheets
1 / 4
1 / 4
CAR
2
D
1
BOL
1
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Cardiff
Cardiff2 - 0
Cardiff2 - 1
0 - 3Bolton
Draw1 - 1Draw
League games at Bolton since 2012
Bolton
Cardiff
Goals: Scored
10
4
Games: Scored
5 / 5
2 / 5
Clean sheets
3 / 5
0 / 5
CAR
1
BOL
4
FIXTURE HISTORY AT Bolton
Bolton1 - 0
Bolton2 - 0
2 - 3Cardiff
Bolton3 - 0
Bolton2 - 1
Goal Statistics
Cardiff 2nd Bolton 3rd
Kickoff prediction
Kickoff prediction
1.4
goals
1.1
goals
Scoring probability
Scoring probability
0
24%
1
34%
2
24%
3
11%
4+
There is a 76% probability that Cardiff will score 1 or more goals
0
35%
1
37%
2
19%
3
4+
There is a 72% probability that Bolton will score no more than 1 goal
 
20 home / away league games
20 home / away league games
+8
Cardiff’s goalscoring at home has been inline with predictions
-16
Bolton have scored 16% fewer goals when away than predicted
2.1
average goals scored
1.1
average goals scored
1.1
conceded
1.2
conceded
 
Attack defence ratings
League One - 2025/2026 season
Cardiff
PG (predicted goals)
Bolton
1.4
1.1
Attack rating
%
better
CAR
BOL
view stats
Games scored0
0
Failed to score0
0
Scored first0
0
Goals scored0
0
Avg. goals scored0
0
Avg. shots per game0
0
Avg. shots per goal0
0
Conversion rate for0
0
Avg. XG for0
0
KickOff rating
0%
Defence rating
%
better
CAR
BOL
view stats
Games conceded0
0
Clean sheets0
0
Conceded first0
0
Goals conceded0
0
Avg. goals conceded0
0
Avg. shots/game conceded0
0
Avg. shots/goal conceded0
0
Conversion rate against0%
0%
Avg. XG against0
0
KickOff rating
0%

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

Cardiff League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
3612117
N TrottY SalechO TannerJ Bagan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
J Bagan DEF3813
7
-
N Trott GLK36
2
-
C Robinson FWD3671
1
-
C Willock FWD3675
3
-
R Wintle MID3515
3
1
C. Ashford FWD3543
-
D Turnbull MID3424
2
-
J Colwill MID3342
6
-
P Ng DEF3154
4
-
W Fish DEF311
3
-
R. Kpakio DEF2916
4
-
O Kellyman MID2971
3
-
A Robertson MID2752
6
-
Y Salech FWD27124
3
-
I Davies FWD2741
1
-
D. Lawlor DEF2622
4
-
C Chambers DEF242
4
-
R Colwill MID2464
3
-
O Tanner FWD22111
3
-
G Osho DEF16
2
1
C. Scanlon DEF6
-
M. Turner GLK3
1
-
E King MID1
-
Bolton League One squad statistics 2025/2026
Overall
Attack
Defence
Most startsMost goalsMost assistsMost cards
381188
G JohnstonM BurstowA Cozier-DuberryJ Sheehan
PlayersAppserancesgoalsAssistscards
G Johnston DEF381
7
-
M Burstow FWD38113
3
-
S Dalby FWD36104
2
-
M Conway DEF352
2
-
X Simons MID321
3
1
J Sheehan MID3134
8
-
E Toal DEF3022
1
-
J Osei-Tutu DEF3011
6
-
E Erhahon  MID303
4
-
T Gale FWD2952
2
-
A Cozier-Duberry FWD2868
1
-
K Dempsey MID2432
4
-
C Forino DEF221
5
-
I Cissoko FWD221
3
-
J McAtee FWD1921
2
-
C Christie DEF181
2
-
M Forss FWD182
1
-
J Bonham GLK14
-
R Apter FWD101
-
J Kenny FWD813
2
-
R Taylor DEF7
1
-
C Blackett-Taylor FWD721
1
-
R Rodrigues MID511
-