Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town: form, goals and key statistics

Game details

Bolton Wanderers played against Mansfield Town in EFL League One (England). The game was played on December 29, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Bolton Wanderers has 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 loss over its last five games, averaging 2.00 points per game. Mansfield Town has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses, with 0.80 points per game.

Scoring records

Bolton Wanderers scores 1.43 goals per game and allows 0.95. Mansfield Town scores 1.29 and allows 1.33. Games in this league average 2.55 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 57% of Bolton Wanderers's games and 67% of Mansfield Town's. The Over 2.5 rates are 43% and 52%, compared with league averages of 51% for BTTS and 49% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bolton Wanderers has the higher season xG average, 1.88 to 1.16 per game. Bolton Wanderers takes 17.3 shots per game, while Mansfield Town takes 10.7.

First-half and second-half trends

Bolton Wanderers leads at halftime in 38% of its games and scores 0.81 goals per game after halftime. Mansfield Town leads at halftime in 33% and scores 0.81 after halftime.

When the teams score

Bolton Wanderers's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). For Mansfield Town, it is minutes 76-90+ (8 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.55 goals. Both teams score in 51% of games, and 49% finish with at least three goals.

Head-to-head record

Before this game, one previous meeting was available. The record was 1 home win, 0 draws and 0 away wins. Those games averaged 1.00 goals, with both teams scoring in 0% of them.

Stats by half

0 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

79Possession (%)21
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
20Shots7
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
4Shots on target3
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
2.29xG0.86
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
13Corners2
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
104Dangerous attacks29
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
4Fouls7
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
2Cards3
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

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 WanderersMansfield Town
1.43Goals scored / game1.29
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.95Goals allowed / game1.33
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
59%Average possession47%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
5.29Shots on target / game2.81
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

17.33Shots per game10.71
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
5.29Shots on target2.81
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
8.2%Shot conversion12%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
59%Possession47%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
1.88xG for1.16
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.97xG against1.4
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

Shooting quality

Bolton Wanderers: DominantMansfield Town: Counter-attacking
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
Accuracy (shots on target)31%26%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.270.46

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 150% better for: last-5 form.

2 pts / game - Bolton Wanderers · 0.8 pts / game - Mansfield Town

Bolton Wanderers
DWWLW
Season result split
48% W33% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-7-4
1.76 pts / game · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-3-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.4Goals conceded: 1.0xG: 2.01Opponent xG: 1.16BTTS: 80%Over 2.5: 60%
Mansfield Town
LLDLW
Season result split
33% W24% D43% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-5-9
1.24 pts / game · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLLDW
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 0.8Goals conceded: 1.6xG: 0.92Opponent xG: 1.57BTTS: 40%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.

Bolton Wanderers is 11% better for: goals scored per game.

1.43 goals / game - Bolton Wanderers · 1.29 goals / game - Mansfield Town

Bolton Wanderers is 40% better for: goals allowed per game.

0.95 goals / game - Bolton Wanderers · 1.33 goals / game - Mansfield Town

Bolton Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Bolton Wanderers scores in 81% of games (17 of 21 meczów), while Mansfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 19% (4 of 21 meczów).

Mansfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Mansfield Town scores in 81% of games (17 of 21 meczów), while Bolton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 29% (6 of 21 meczów).

30Goals scored (season)27
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
20Goals conceded (season)28
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
2.38Average goals per game2.62
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
7Goals scored (last 5)4
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
5Goals conceded (last 5)8
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

How often they score at least...

81%1 goal81%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
38%2 goals33%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
14%3 goals10%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
10%4 goals5%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

How often they concede at least...

71%1 goal81%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
19%2 goals43%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
5%3 goals10%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0%4 goals0%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

* 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.

57%
Bolton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 21 meczów
51%
League average

Goal patterns

10%BTTS at half-time14%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
24%Scored in both halves24%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

BTTS and goal count

29%Min. 3 goals and BTTS48%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
14%Min. 3 goals without BTTS5%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
80%BTTS - last 540%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

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

71%Min. 1 goal before half-time76%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
19%Min. 2 goals before half-time19%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
14%Min. 3 goals before half-time14%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

2nd half

81%Min. 1 goal after half-time90%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
52%Min. 2 goals after half-time52%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0%Min. 3 goals after half-time10%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

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.

Bolton Wanderers is 11% better for: first-half form (half-time points).

1.43 pts / game - Bolton Wanderers · 1.29 pts / game - Mansfield Town

Bolton Wanderers - half-time state
38% leading29% draw33% trailing
Mansfield Town - half-time state
33% leading29% draw38% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.43Points per game (1st half)1.29
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.62Goals scored (1st half)0.48
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.43Goals conceded (1st half)0.62
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
1.05Average goals (1st half)1.1
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
62%Clean sheet before half-time52%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
57%No goal before half-time57%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

After half-time (2nd half)

1.57Points per game (2nd half)1.38
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.81Goals scored (2nd half)0.81
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.52Goals conceded (2nd half)0.71
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
1.33Average goals (2nd half)1.52
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
57%Clean sheet after half-time48%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
38%No goal after half-time38%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

Bolton Wanderers - second-half results

38% W43% D19% L
30
Half-time points
13
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
33
Second-half points
+6
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.43
PPG before half-time
Lead holding126%

Leads at halftime in 38% of games and wins 48%. Also wins some games without leading at halftime.

Defense after halftime+0.1

Defense stays consistent across the full game.

Mansfield Town - second-half results

38% W24% D38% L
27
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
-3
Goal difference (1st half)
29
Second-half points
+2
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.29
PPG before half-time
Lead holding100%

Leads at halftime in 33% of games and wins 33%. 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 game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.80.6
Goals allowed / game0.60.4
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal100%60%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%60%
No goal20%60%
Goal difference+1+1
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 60% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 20% - Half-time goals total: 4
Mansfield Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game0.401.00
Goals scored / game0.40.4
Goals allowed / game1.00.6
Average goals per game1.41.0
1 goal80%60%
2 goals40%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet20%60%
No goal60%80%
Goal difference-3-1
Half-time: 0% leading - 40% draw - 60% trailing
2nd half: 20% won - 40% draw - 40% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 40% - Half-time goals total: 2

* 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
3
3
0-15
5
2
16-30
5
4
31-45
4
3
46-60
5
3
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

Mansfield Town
ScoredConceded
3
6
0-15
4
3
16-30
3
4
31-45
6
5
46-60
3
5
61-75
8
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (8 goals). Concedes most in 0-15 (6). Late-goal balance (76-90): +3 - wins late phases.

* 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

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.4 : 1.1
Estimated goal split
home : away
98%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-60%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
66%
BTTS estimate
from both teams' scoring frequency
4%
0:0 risk
about 1 in 25 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.
+0.91
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.43
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-6.6 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.45
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.24
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
27% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 10% come in the first quarter-hour.
27%

Mansfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.24
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.20
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-4.4 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.13
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
118%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.44
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.3
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 11% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

* 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 WanderersLigaMansfield Town
Average goals per game 2.382.55 2.62
Both teams scored 57%51% 67%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 43%49% 52%
Clean sheets 29%27% 19%
Goal before half-time 71%69% 76%
Goal after half-time 81%82% 90%

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

2.55
Average goals per game
51%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / game
1.09
Away goals / game
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defensive advantage
+18%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
69%
1 goal
28%
2 goals
11%
3 goals
2%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
45%
2 goals
12%
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. Mansfield TownYellow cardElliott Jack Hewitt
  2. Mansfield TownSubstitutionOn: Louis Samuel ReedOff: Elliott Jack Hewitt
  3. Mansfield TownGoalRhys OatesAssist: Nathan Moriah-Welsh
  4. Mansfield TownSubstitutionOn: Will EvansOff: Max Dickov
  5. Bolton WanderersYellow cardJoshua Luke Sheehan
  6. Bolton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Aaron Paul MorleyOff: Xavier Simons
  7. Mansfield TownYellow cardNathan Moriah-Welsh
  8. Bolton WanderersYellow cardIbrahim Cissoko
  9. Mansfield TownYellow cardLouis Samuel Reed

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.

Peter WrightMatches officiated: 8
3.63Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 238%Home wins13%Draws50%Away wins

Head-to-head

Record from Bolton Wanderers's perspective: 1 win, 0 draws and 0 losses against Mansfield Town. Games average 1.00 goals, and both teams scored in 0% of them.

FAQ

What was the result of Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town?

The EFL League One match finished Bolton Wanderers 0:1 Mansfield Town. 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 Mansfield Town?

Bolton Wanderers score 1.43 goals per game on average and Mansfield Town 1.29. The EFL League One average is 2.55 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 49% of games. Both teams score in 57% of Bolton Wanderers's matches and 67% of Mansfield Town's.

What form are Bolton Wanderers and Mansfield Town in?

Over the last 5 games Bolton Wanderers have a 3-1-1 record (2.00 points per game) and Mansfield Town 1-1-3 (0.80 points per game).

Where can I find a betting tip and analysis for Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town?

The statistical background for Bolton Wanderers vs Mansfield Town — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under — is on this page. The tip with full reasoning and a value assessment is in the NoFluffPicks app.