Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bolton Wanderers played against Bradford City in EFL League One (England). The game was played on November 22, 2025. Final score: 0:0.

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers has 4 wins, 0 draws and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.40 points per game. Bradford City has 0 wins, 4 draws and 1 loss, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Bolton Wanderers scores 1.53 goals per game and allows 1.00. Bradford City scores 1.60 and allows 1.20. Games in this league average 2.46 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 53% of Bolton Wanderers's games and 80% of Bradford City's. The Over 2.5 rates are 40% and 67%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 46% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bolton Wanderers has the higher season xG average, 1.84 to 1.52 per game. Bolton Wanderers takes 16.7 shots per game, while Bradford City takes 13.9.

First-half and second-half trends

Bolton Wanderers leads at halftime in 33% of its games and scores 0.93 goals per game after halftime. Bradford City leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.73 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bolton Wanderers's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). For Bradford City, it is minutes 46-60 (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.46 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 46% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

There is not enough head-to-head history for a meaningful comparison.

Stats by half

0 : 0
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

58Possession (%)42
Bolton WanderersBradford City
18Shots9
Bolton WanderersBradford City
3Shots on target3
Bolton WanderersBradford City
1.73xG1.17
Bolton WanderersBradford City
4Corners4
Bolton WanderersBradford City
53Dangerous attacks53
Bolton WanderersBradford City
15Fouls14
Bolton WanderersBradford City
2Cards2
Bolton WanderersBradford City

Pre-game profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This team profile combines season stats and recent form. In-game statistics appear after the final whistle.

Bolton WanderersBradford City
1.53Goals scored / game1.6
Bolton WanderersBradford City
1Goals allowed / game1.2
Bolton WanderersBradford City
58%Average possession47%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
5.47Shots on target / game4.2
Bolton WanderersBradford City

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

16.73Shots per game13.87
Bolton WanderersBradford City
5.47Shots on target4.2
Bolton WanderersBradford City
9.2%Shot conversion11.5%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
58%Possession47%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
1.84xG for1.52
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0.89xG against1.34
Bolton WanderersBradford City

Shooting quality

Bolton Wanderers: DominantBradford City: Balanced
Bolton WanderersBradford City
Accuracy (shots on target)33%30%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.280.38

xG per shot around 0.08 usually means long-range attempts; 0.15+ usually means box chances. The style label comes from possession, shot volume and conversion.

* xG (expected goals) says how many goals a team should score from its chances. If actual goals are above xG, finishing is above average; if below xG, chances are being missed.

Team formwho is in better shape?

Last five games and season record, overall, at home and away.

Bolton Wanderers is 200% better for: last-5 form.

2.4 pts / game - Bolton Wanderers · 0.8 pts / game - Bradford City

Bolton Wanderers
WLWWW
Season result split
47% W33% D20% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-3
1.73 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
4-0-1
2.40 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
6-2-0
Last 5 at home
5-0-0
WWWWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.8Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 1.83Opponent xG: 1.04BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 80%
Bradford City
DDDDL
No win in the last 5 games
Season result split
47% W40% D13% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-6-2
1.80 pts / game · goal difference +6
Last 5 (W-D-L)
0-4-1
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
2-4-1
Last 5 away
1-3-1
DLWDD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.2Goals conceded: 1.4xG: 1.53Opponent xG: 1.32BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%

Goalshow do both teams score and concede?

How many goals both teams score and concede, plus how often they keep a clean sheet or fail to score.

Bradford City is 5% better for: goals scored per game.

1.53 goals / game - Bolton Wanderers · 1.6 goals / game - Bradford City

Bolton Wanderers is 20% better for: goals allowed per game.

1 goals / game - Bolton Wanderers · 1.2 goals / game - Bradford City

Bolton Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Bolton Wanderers scores in 80% of games (12 of 15 meczów), while Bradford City keeps a clean sheet in 20% (3 of 15 meczów).

Bradford City scoring profile: very strong

Bradford City scores in 87% of games (13 of 15 meczów), while Bolton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 27% (4 of 15 meczów).

23Goals scored (season)24
Bolton WanderersBradford City
15Goals conceded (season)18
Bolton WanderersBradford City
2.53Average goals per game2.8
Bolton WanderersBradford City
9Goals scored (last 5)6
Bolton WanderersBradford City
5Goals conceded (last 5)7
Bolton WanderersBradford City

How often they score at least...

80%1 goal87%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
40%2 goals53%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
20%3 goals20%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
13%4 goals0%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

How often they concede at least...

73%1 goal80%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
20%2 goals33%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
7%3 goals7%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0%4 goals0%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

* Statistics include both teams' home and away games this season.

Both teams scored (BTTS)how often do both teams score?

How often games involving these teams produce goals at both ends, compared with the league average.

49%
League average

Goal patterns

7%BTTS at half-time27%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0%BTTS in both halves7%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
27%Scored in both halves20%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

BTTS and goal count

20%Min. 3 goals and BTTS67%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
20%Min. 3 goals without BTTS0%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
40%BTTS - last 580%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

Goal count (Over/Under)how often do these games cross the goal lines?

See how often games involving these teams clear each goal line, for the full game and each half.

1st half

67%Min. 1 goal before half-time73%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
20%Min. 2 goals before half-time53%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
13%Min. 3 goals before half-time20%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

2nd half

93%Min. 1 goal after half-time73%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
60%Min. 2 goals after half-time40%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time13%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

Game halveswhen do the teams score more often?

How teams split performance between first and second half: goals, points, clean sheets and half-time state.

Bradford City is 5% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.33 pts / game - Bolton Wanderers · 1.4 pts / game - Bradford City

Bolton Wanderers - half-time state
33% leading33% draw33% trailing
Bradford City - half-time state
33% leading40% draw27% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.33Points per game (1st half)1.4
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0.6Goals scored (1st half)0.87
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0.4Goals conceded (1st half)0.67
Bolton WanderersBradford City
1Average goals (1st half)1.53
Bolton WanderersBradford City
60%Clean sheet before half-time53%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
67%No goal before half-time47%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

After half-time (2nd half)

1.73Points per game (2nd half)1.47
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0.93Goals scored (2nd half)0.73
Bolton WanderersBradford City
0.6Goals conceded (2nd half)0.53
Bolton WanderersBradford City
1.53Average goals (2nd half)1.27
Bolton WanderersBradford City
53%Clean sheet after half-time47%
Bolton WanderersBradford City
27%No goal after half-time47%
Bolton WanderersBradford City

Bolton Wanderers - second-half results

47% W33% D20% L
20
Half-time points
9
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
26
Second-half points
+5
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.33
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.2

Allows 0.2 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bradford City - second-half results

33% W47% D20% L
21
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+3
Goal difference (1st half)
22
Second-half points
+3
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.40
PPG before half-time
Lead holding142%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 47%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime-0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Bolton Wanderers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.402.00
Goals scored / game0.81.0
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal80%80%
2 goals40%60%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet40%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+1+3
Half-time: 40% leading - 20% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Bradford City - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.001.60
Goals scored / game0.60.6
Goals allowed / game1.00.4
Average goals per game1.61.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals60%20%
3 goals20%20%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%60%
Goal difference-2+1
Half-time: 20% leading - 40% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 40% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 3

* Table colors show frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate and red is rare. They are not team ratings.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

The parts of a game in which both teams score and allow the most goals.

Bolton Wanderers
ScoredConceded
2
3
0-15
4
1
16-30
3
2
31-45
4
3
46-60
4
3
61-75
6
3
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (3). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Bradford City
ScoredConceded
5
1
0-15
3
6
16-30
5
3
31-45
6
2
46-60
2
2
61-75
3
4
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 46-60 (6 goals). Concedes most in 16-30 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): -1 - late phases are a weakness.

* Buckets 31-45 and 76-90 include added-time goals.

Additional team indicatorswhat do xG, efficiency and form show?

A comparison of chance quality, results and trends from completed games this season.

Game profile

2.67
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.3
Estimated goal split
home : away
108%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
67%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
70%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
3%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 33 matches
2-3
Most common goal range
attack vs. defense for both teams

Bolton Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.95
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.42
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-5.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.31
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
-0.11
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
106%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
99%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.67
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
26% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 9% come in the first quarter-hour.
26%

Bradford City

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.18
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.22
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-1.8 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.08
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.14
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
158%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
83%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-1.00
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
-0.1
Late goals
13% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 21% come in the first quarter-hour.
13%

* The estimated goal total and split, BTTS estimate, 0:0 risk and goal range use public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical game profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed games from the season.

League contextis this a high-scoring league?

How both teams compare with league-wide averages (League One).

Teams vs league

Bolton WanderersLigaBradford City
Average goals per game 2.532.46 2.80
Both teams scored 53%49% 80%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 40%46% 67%
Clean sheets 27%28% 20%
Goal before half-time 67%67% 73%
Goal after half-time 93%83% 73%

^ green = above league average, ˇ red = below league average. This shows direction of the gap, not a team rating.

2.46
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
46%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.01
Away goals / game
+44%
Home attack advantage
+30%
Home defensive advantage
+21%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
67%
1 goal
27%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
83%
1 goal
43%
2 goals
10%
3 goals
3%
4 goals

Lineups and player events

Verified starters, substitutes and recorded player events for this match.

Match timeline

Goals, cards and substitutions arranged in chronological order.

  1. Bradford CityYellow cardIbou Touray
  2. Bradford CityYellow cardMatthew Pennington
  3. Bolton WanderersYellow cardJoshua Luke Sheehan
  4. Bradford CitySubstitutionOn: Aiden BaldwinOff: Matthew Pennington
  5. Bolton WanderersYellow cardGeorge Johnston
  6. Bolton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Ibrahim CissokoOff: Jordi Osei-Tutu
  7. Bradford CitySubstitutionOn: George Robert LapslieOff: Josh Neufville

Referee and managers

Open their season profiles to compare match records, goals and disciplinary trends.

Referee context

See how often this referee shows cards, awards penalties and how their matches tend to finish.

Darren DrysdaleMatches officiated: 12
4.5Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 233%Home wins42%Draws25%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City?

The EFL League One match finished Bolton Wanderers 0:0 Bradford City. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City?

Bolton Wanderers score 1.53 goals per game on average and Bradford City 1.60. The EFL League One average is 2.46 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 46% of games. Both teams score in 53% of Bolton Wanderers's matches and 80% of Bradford City's.

What form are Bolton Wanderers and Bradford City in?

Over the last 5 games Bolton Wanderers have a 4-0-1 record (2.40 points per game) and Bradford City 0-4-1 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City?

Here you can check the pre-match numbers for Bolton Wanderers vs Bradford City: form, H2H, goals and Over/Under. The pick itself, value and reasoning are published in the NoFluffPicks app.