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Bolton Wanderers vs Northampton Town

4 Jan 2026, 12:00 · League One · 2025/2026

8 completed meetings

League One 2025/2026 · 14 matches

3.62yellow cards per match13 matches with data
1red cards per match1 matches with data
21.71fouls per match14 matches with data
1.86Post-match xG0.42

As it happened

Match timeline

Bolton WanderersMinNorthampton Town
  1. 56′
    ⇄

    Tom Eaves

    Substitution

    Off: E. List

  2. 56′
    ⇄

    Kyle Edwards

    Substitution

    Off: Jack Vale

  3. Max Conway

    Substitution

    Off: Richard Taylor

    ⇄
    58′
  4. J. Randall

    Substitution

    Off: Ethan Erhahon

    ⇄
    58′
  5. 65′
    ⇄

    Jordan Willis

    Substitution

    Off: Max Dyche

  6. Thierry Gale

    Substitution

    Off: Ibrahim Cissoko

    ⇄
    67′
  7. S. Dalby

    Substitution

    Off: Mason Burstow

    ⇄
    76′
  8. J. Osei-Tutu

    Substitution

    Off: Cyrus Christie

    ⇄
    76′
  9. 80′
    ⇄

    Kamarai Swyer

    Substitution

    Off: Jack Perkins

The numbers

Fixture statistics

36 imported stat types
Bolton WanderersMatch statNorthampton Town
8
Corners
3
8
Shots Off Target
4
17
Shots Total
8
115
Attacks
77
78
Dangerous Attacks
43
70
Ball Possession %
30
73
Ball Safe
85
12
Shots Insidebox
3
5
Shots Outsidebox
5
1
Offsides
1
9
Goal Kicks
15
7
Free Kicks
9
9
Fouls
7
9
Shots Blocked
4
5
Substitutions
4
21
Throwins
25
64
Long Passes
69
0
Hit Woodwork
1
28
Successful Headers
20
13
Tackles
24
541
Passes
225
435
Successful Passes
137
80
Successful Passes Percentage
61
1
Shots On Target
1
30
Total Crosses
19
5
Accurate Crosses
2
4
Interceptions
1
52
Duels Won
57
16
Dribble Attempts
7
6
Successful Dribbles
5
14
Key Passes
5
3
Big Chances Created
0
3
Big Chances Missed
0
38
Successful Dribbles Percentage
71
24
Successful Long Passes
19
38
Successful Long Passes Percentage
28

Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.

Individual contributions

Player ratings & full match stats

36 imported players
PlayerMinGAShotsKeyTacklesSavesRating
90——————6.62
76———22—7.41
90———1——7.14
90——————7.06
58——111—6.64
90——113—7.60
58——11——6.76
90——4———6.48
90——413—6.83
67——212—6.57
76——132—6.85
————————
14——————6.46
32——12——6.85
————————
23——1———6.65
32——————6.44
14——11——6.68

Select a player to inspect every available typed match statistic. Ratings are provider match ratings; an unreported rating stays unavailable.

Before this match

Recent form

Select W, D or L to see that match’s stats. Pink outline = 2025/2026.

Bolton Wanderers

Latest: Mansfield Town · 0–1

Match stats

29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Home vs Mansfield Town · 2025/2026

Northampton Town

Latest: Huddersfield Town · 0–2

Match stats

29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · Away vs Huddersfield Town · 2025/2026

The rivalry

Head-to-head record

Last 150 completed meetings at most
5Bolton Wanderers wins
2Draws
1Northampton Town wins
63%Both teams scored
50%Over 2.5 goals
13Bolton Wanderers goals
8Northampton Town goals

At Bolton Wanderers’s ground: 4 previous meetings, 3 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.

Matchup context

Home vs away this season

2025/2026 · League One

Compare Bolton Wanderers’s home games with Northampton Town’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.

Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.

Bolton WanderersPer matchNorthampton Town
2.04 / 25Goals scored0.70 / 23
1.00 / 25Goals conceded1.87 / 23
3.04 / 25Total match goals2.57 / 23
0.32 / 25Clean sheets / match0.22 / 23
0.16 / 25Failed to score / match0.48 / 23
18.88 / 25Shots8.87 / 23
7.48 / 25Corners4.48 / 23
10.88 / 25Total match corners10.87 / 23
1.75 / 24Cards1.41 / 22

The number after / is how many matches had that stat.

More team stats

Results & goals

Bolton WanderersStatNorthampton Town
0.8025 matchesGoals scored by half-time0.2223 matches
0.3625 matchesGoals conceded by half-time0.9123 matches
60% (15)25 matchesWins13% (3)23 matches
32% (8)25 matchesDraws17% (4)23 matches
8% (2)25 matchesLosses70% (16)23 matches
68% (17)25 matchesHalf-time clean sheets35% (8)23 matches
36% (9)25 matchesScored in both halves4% (1)23 matches
64% (16)25 matchesBoth teams scored43% (10)23 matches

Goal frequencies

Bolton WanderersStatNorthampton Town
84%25 matchesScored 1+ goals52%23 matches
68%25 matchesScored 2+ goals13%23 matches
32%25 matchesScored 3+ goals4%23 matches
16%25 matchesScored 4+ goals0%23 matches
68%25 matchesConceded 1+ goals78%23 matches
24%25 matchesConceded 2+ goals61%23 matches
8%25 matchesConceded 3+ goals22%23 matches
48%25 matchesScored 1+ by half-time22%23 matches
24%25 matchesScored 2+ by half-time0%23 matches
8%25 matchesScored 3+ by half-time0%23 matches
32%25 matchesConceded 1+ by half-time65%23 matches
4%25 matchesConceded 2+ by half-time13%23 matches
0%25 matchesConceded 3+ by half-time9%23 matches

Corners

Bolton WanderersStatNorthampton Town
3.4025 matchesCorners conceded / match6.3923 matches
100%25 matchesWon 3+ corners87%23 matches
84%25 matchesWon 5+ corners43%23 matches
56%25 matchesWon 7+ corners22%23 matches
28%25 matchesWon 9+ corners0%23 matches
88%25 matchesMatch had 8+ corners83%23 matches
60%25 matchesMatch had 10+ corners70%23 matches
32%25 matchesMatch had 12+ corners48%23 matches
24%25 matchesMatch had 14+ corners13%23 matches

Cards

Bolton WanderersStatNorthampton Town
2.8824 matchesOpponent cards / match1.6822 matches
4.6324 matchesTotal cards / match3.0922 matches
1.7124 matchesYellow cards / match1.3222 matches
0.205 matchesRed cards / match0.673 matches
75%24 matchesReceived 1+ cards82%22 matches
58%24 matchesReceived 2+ cards32%22 matches
29%24 matchesReceived 3+ cards18%22 matches
8%24 matchesReceived 4+ cards5%22 matches
4%24 matchesReceived 5+ cards5%22 matches
88%24 matchesMatch had 3+ cards59%22 matches
46%24 matchesMatch had 5+ cards18%22 matches
17%24 matchesMatch had 7+ cards5%22 matches

Shots & play

Bolton WanderersStatNorthampton Town
8.9625 matchesShots conceded / match17.4823 matches
59.08%25 matchesPossession / match41.65%23 matches
9.8825 matchesFouls / match10.1323 matches
1.2924 matchesOffsides / match1.7023 matches

Chance quality

Season xG

Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.

Expected goals (xG)49 games with data
1.65 per game
Expected goals against (xGA)49 games with data
1.08 per game
Expected goals (xG)46 games with data
1.06 per game
Expected goals against (xGA)46 games with data
1.72 per game

These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.

Players

Top scorers and assist makers

Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.

Expected goals and shot quality

Match counts are shown beside each player.

Expected goals (xG)

Chance quality before the shot.

Bolton Wanderers

Sam Dalby29 matches
11.06
Mason Burstow39 matches
10.75
7.43

Northampton Town

11.10
Sam Hoskins25 matches
6.92
Tom Eaves20 matches
5.80

xG on target (xGoT)

Chance quality of shots that reached the target.

Bolton Wanderers

Sam Dalby19 matches
9.58
7.60
Mason Burstow32 matches
6.41

Northampton Town

10.87
Sam Hoskins18 matches
7.31
Tom Eaves16 matches
6.82

Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)

Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.

Bolton Wanderers

Josh Sheehan20 matches
1.47
Eoin Toal 15 matches
1.40
0.98

Northampton Town

Tom Eaves16 matches
1.51
1.18
Sam Hoskins17 matches
1.07

Previous meetings

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