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

Game details

Mansfield Town played against Bolton Wanderers in EFL League One (England). The game was played on December 9, 2025. Final score: 0:1.

Recent form

Mansfield Town has 1 win, 1 draw and 3 losses over its last five games, averaging 0.80 points per game. Bolton Wanderers has 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 losses, with 2.20 points per game.

Scoring records

Mansfield Town scores 1.35 goals per game and allows 1.35. Bolton Wanderers scores 1.41 and allows 0.94. Games in this league average 2.47 goals.

BTTS and goal totals

Both teams score in 71% of Mansfield Town's games and 53% of Bolton Wanderers's. The Over 2.5 rates are 53% and 35%, compared with league averages of 49% for BTTS and 47% for Over 2.5.

xG and shots

Bolton Wanderers has the higher season xG average, 1.78 to 1.21 per game. Mansfield Town takes 11.2 shots per game, while Bolton Wanderers takes 16.3.

First-half and second-half trends

Mansfield Town leads at halftime in 41% of its games and scores 0.88 goals per game after halftime. Bolton Wanderers leads at halftime in 35% and scores 0.82 after halftime.

When the teams score

Mansfield Town's most productive scoring window is minutes 76-90+ (7 goals). For Bolton Wanderers, it is minutes 76-90+ (6 goals). These are past scoring patterns, not predicted goal times.

League scoring profile

League One games average 2.47 goals. Both teams score in 49% of games, and 47% 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 : 1
First half
0 : 0
Second half

Game stats

25Possession (%)75
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
6Shots20
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1Shots on target5
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0.65xG2.12
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
3Corners5
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
27Dangerous attacks70
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
10Fouls10
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
2Cards1
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

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.

Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1.35Goals scored / game1.41
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1.35Goals allowed / game0.94
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
49%Average possession58%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
2.94Shots on target / game5.06
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

Team statswho is more efficient?

Compare both teams' attacking and defensive records this season.

11.18Shots per game16.29
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
2.94Shots on target5.06
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
12.1%Shot conversion8.7%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
49%Possession58%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1.21xG for1.78
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1.4xG against0.98
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

Shooting quality

Mansfield Town: BalancedBolton Wanderers: Dominant
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
Accuracy (shots on target)26%31%
Chance quality (xG per shot)0.110.11
Finishing (goals per shot on target)0.460.28

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 175% better for: last-5 form.

0.8 pts / game - Mansfield Town · 2.2 pts / game - Bolton Wanderers

Mansfield Town
DWLLL
Season result split
35% W24% D41% L
Season (W-D-L)
6-4-7
1.29 pts / game · goal difference 0
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / game
Record at home (W-D-L)
4-2-2
Last 5 at home
2-2-1
DWDWL
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.0Goals conceded: 1.8xG: 1.17Opponent xG: 1.64BTTS: 60%Over 2.5: 60%
Bolton Wanderers
WWWDD
Unbeaten in the last 5 games
Season result split
41% W41% D18% L
Season (W-D-L)
7-7-3
1.65 pts / game · goal difference +8
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-2-0
2.20 pts / game
Record away (W-D-L)
1-4-3
Last 5 away
1-2-2
DLLWD
Last 5 games - averages
Goals scored: 1.6Goals conceded: 0.4xG: 1.55Opponent xG: 1.18BTTS: 40%Over 2.5: 40%

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 44% better for: goals allowed per game.

1.35 goals / game - Mansfield Town · 0.94 goals / game - Bolton Wanderers

Mansfield Town scoring profile: very strong

Mansfield Town scores in 88% of games (15 of 17 meczów), while Bolton Wanderers keeps a clean sheet in 29% (5 of 17 meczów).

Bolton Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

Bolton Wanderers scores in 76% of games (13 of 17 meczów), while Mansfield Town keeps a clean sheet in 18% (3 of 17 meczów).

23Goals scored (season)24
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
23Goals conceded (season)16
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
2.71Average goals per game2.35
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
5Goals scored (last 5)8
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
9Goals conceded (last 5)2
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

How often they score at least...

88%1 goal76%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
35%2 goals35%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
6%3 goals18%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
6%4 goals12%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

How often they concede at least...

82%1 goal71%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
41%2 goals18%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
12%3 goals6%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0%4 goals0%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

* 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

6%BTTS at half-time6%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0%BTTS in both halves0%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
24%Scored in both halves24%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

BTTS and goal count

47%Min. 3 goals and BTTS18%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
6%Min. 3 goals without BTTS18%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
60%BTTS - last 540%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

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

76%Min. 1 goal before half-time65%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
12%Min. 2 goals before half-time18%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
12%Min. 3 goals before half-time12%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

2nd half

100%Min. 1 goal after half-time88%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
59%Min. 2 goals after half-time53%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
12%Min. 3 goals after half-time0%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

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.

Mansfield Town - half-time state
41% leading24% draw35% trailing
Bolton Wanderers - half-time state
35% leading35% draw29% trailing

Before half-time (1st half)

1.47Points per game (1st half)1.41
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0.47Goals scored (1st half)0.59
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0.53Goals conceded (1st half)0.35
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1Average goals (1st half)0.94
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
59%Clean sheet before half-time65%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
59%No goal before half-time65%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

After half-time (2nd half)

1.41Points per game (2nd half)1.59
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0.88Goals scored (2nd half)0.82
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
0.82Goals conceded (2nd half)0.59
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
1.71Average goals (2nd half)1.41
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
41%Clean sheet after half-time53%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers
29%No goal after half-time35%
Mansfield TownBolton Wanderers

Mansfield Town - second-half results

41% W18% D41% L
25
Half-time points
8
Half-time goals
-1
Goal difference (1st half)
24
Second-half points
+1
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.47
PPG before half-time
Lead holding85%

Leads at halftime in 41% of games and wins 35%. Usually protects a halftime lead through the final whistle.

Defense after halftime+0.3

Allows 0.3 more goals per game after halftime, a sign that the defense becomes less effective later in games.

Bolton Wanderers - second-half results

41% W35% D24% L
24
Half-time points
10
Half-time goals
+4
Goal difference (1st half)
27
Second-half points
+4
Goal difference (2nd half)
1.41
PPG before half-time
Lead holding117%

Leads at halftime in 35% of games and wins 41%. 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.

Mansfield Town - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.801.20
Goals scored / game0.60.4
Goals allowed / game0.81.0
Average goals per game1.41.4
1 goal100%100%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals20%0%
Clean sheet60%40%
No goal40%60%
Goal difference-1-3
Half-time: 60% leading - 0% draw - 40% trailing
2nd half: 40% won - 0% draw - 60% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - Half-time goals total: 3
Bolton Wanderers - last 5 games by half
1st half2nd half
Points per game1.602.00
Goals scored / game0.61.0
Goals allowed / game0.20.2
Average goals per game0.81.2
1 goal60%80%
2 goals20%40%
3 goals0%0%
Clean sheet80%80%
No goal60%40%
Goal difference+2+4
Half-time: 40% leading - 40% draw - 20% trailing
2nd half: 60% won - 20% draw - 20% lost
BTTS at half-time (last 5): 0% - 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.

Mansfield Town
ScoredConceded
3
4
0-15
2
3
16-30
3
2
31-45
5
5
46-60
3
4
61-75
7
5
76-90

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (7 goals). Concedes most in 46-60 (5). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - wins late phases.

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

Most dangerous in minutes 76-90 (6 goals). Concedes most in 76-90 (4). Late-goal balance (76-90): +2 - 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

2.52
Estimated goals
attack vs. opponent defense
1.1 : 1.4
Estimated goal split
home : away
102%
Pace vs league
100% = league average
62%
Both teams scored (BTTS)
average from both teams' seasons
-100%
Derby effect
H2H goals vs typical matches
67%
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

Mansfield Town

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
-0.19
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
+0.19
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-3.5 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
+0.14
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.05
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
94%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
130%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
-0.49
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.4
Late goals
30% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
30%

Bolton Wanderers

Net xG balance
Difference between the quality of chances created and allowed per match.
+0.80
Results compared with xG
Difference between the actual goal balance and the balance suggested by xG.
-0.33
Points compared with goal balance
Comparison between collected points and the points implied by the team's goal balance.
-7.3 pts
Finishing efficiency
Does the team convert chances? Positive means it scores more than the quality of chances suggests.
-0.37
Defensive efficiency
Does the defense or goalkeeper outperform the chances allowed? A positive value means the team allows fewer goals than its xGA suggests.
+0.04
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
136%
Defense vs. league
Goals allowed compared with the league average. An 80% score means 20% fewer goals allowed.
66%
Form trend
Compares points from the last five games with the full-season average.
+0.55
Stronger second half?
How many more goals the team scores after half-time than before it.
+0.2
Late goals
25% of this team's goals come in minutes 76-90. For comparison, 13% come in the first quarter-hour.
25%

* 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

Mansfield TownLigaBolton Wanderers
Average goals per game 2.712.47 2.35
Both teams scored 71%49% 53%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5) 53%47% 35%
Clean sheets 18%28% 29%
Goal before half-time 76%68% 65%
Goal after half-time 100%82% 88%

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

2.47
Average goals per game
49%
Both teams scored
47%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
28%
Clean sheets
1.43
Home goals / game
1.04
Away goals / game
+37%
Home attack advantage
+27%
Home defensive advantage
+19%
Total home advantage
Goals in 1st half (whole league)
68%
1 goal
26%
2 goals
9%
3 goals
1%
4 goals
Goals in 2nd half (whole league)
82%
1 goal
43%
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. Bolton WanderersYellow cardGeorge Johnston
  2. Mansfield TownRed cardRhys Oates
  3. Bolton WanderersGoalJordi Osei-Tutu
  4. Bolton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Joel RandallOff: Kyle Michael Dempsey
  5. Bolton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Thierry GaleOff: Jordi Osei-Tutu
  6. Bolton WanderersSubstitutionOn: Samuel George DalbyOff: Mason Burstow

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.

Thomas ParsonsMatches officiated: 16
3.25Cards per match
0Penalties per match
1 / X / 244%Home wins25%Draws31%Away wins

FAQ

What was the result of Mansfield Town vs Bolton Wanderers?

The EFL League One match finished Mansfield Town 0:1 Bolton Wanderers. Full match statistics, the half-by-half breakdown and head-to-head are on this page.

What do the goal statistics show before Mansfield Town vs Bolton Wanderers?

Mansfield Town score 1.35 goals per game on average and Bolton Wanderers 1.41. The EFL League One average is 2.47 goals, with Over 2.5 landing in 47% of games. Both teams score in 71% of Mansfield Town's matches and 53% of Bolton Wanderers's.

What form are Mansfield Town and Bolton Wanderers in?

Over the last 5 games Mansfield Town have a 1-1-3 record (0.80 points per game) and Bolton Wanderers 3-2-0 (2.20 points per game).

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

This page shows the full statistical context — form, head-to-head, goals, BTTS and Over/Under. The tip, value assessment and full reasoning are in the NoFluffPicks app.