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

Key match information

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

Current form

Bolton Wanderers: 3-1-1, 2.00 points/match. Mansfield Town: 1-1-3, 0.80 points/match.

Goal statistics

Bolton Wanderers scores 1.43 and concedes 0.95 goals per match. Mansfield Town scores 1.29 and concedes 1.33. League average: 2.55 goals.

BTTS / Over / Under

BTTS: Bolton Wanderers 57%, Mansfield Town 67%. Over 2.5: Bolton Wanderers 43%, Mansfield Town 52%. League level: BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 49%.

xG, shots and style

Bolton Wanderers has higher xG: 1.88 vs 1.16. Bolton Wanderers: 17.3 shots per match, Mansfield Town: 10.7.

Match halves

Bolton Wanderers: half-time lead 38%, second-half goals 0.81. Mansfield Town: half-time lead 33%, second-half goals 0.81.

Goals by minute

Bolton Wanderers: 76-90+ (8 goals). Mansfield Town: 76-90+ (8 goals). This is historical distribution, not a predicted goal minute.

League context

League One: 2.55 goals per match, BTTS 51%, Over 2.5 49%.

Head-to-head

Before this fixture, 1 previous H2H matches were available: 1-0-0. Average goals 1.00, BTTS 0%.

Half-by-half

0 : 1
1st half
0 : 0
2nd half

Match statistics

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-match profilewhat do the season numbers say?

This is a team profile based on season data and form. Match-flow statistics are shown only after the fixture is played.

Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
1.43Goals scored / match1.29
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
0.95Goals conceded / match1.33
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
59%Average possession47%
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
5.29Shots on target / match2.81
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town

Team statswho is more efficient?

Attack and defence comparison for both teams in the current season.

17.33Shots per match10.71
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 matches and season record, overall and split by home and away matches.

Bolton Wanderers is 150% better for: last-5 form.

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

Bolton Wanderers
DWWLW
Season result split
48% W33% D19% L
Season (W-D-L)
10-7-4
1.76 pts / match · goal difference +10
Last 5 (W-D-L)
3-1-1
2.00 pts / match
Record at home (W-D-L)
8-3-0
Last 5 at home
4-1-0
WWDWW
Last 5 matches - 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 / match · goal difference -1
Last 5 (W-D-L)
1-1-3
0.80 pts / match
Record away (W-D-L)
3-3-5
Last 5 away
2-1-2
WLLDW
Last 5 matches - 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 match.

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

Bolton Wanderers is 40% better for: goals conceded per match.

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

Bolton Wanderers scoring profile: very strong

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

Mansfield Town scoring profile: very strong

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

30Goals scored (season)27
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
20Goals conceded (season)28
Bolton WanderersMansfield Town
2.38Average goals in match2.62
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 matches in the current season.

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

How often both teams' matches have goals on both sides, compared with the league average.

57%
Bolton Wanderers - BTTSBTTS - percentage of matches where both teams scored.12 of 21 matches
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 matches cross the goal lines?

How often matches involving these teams clear goal thresholds, in the full match and in 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

Match 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 / match - Bolton Wanderers · 1.29 pts / match - 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 match (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 match (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 half-time in 38% of matches and wins 48%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

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 half-time in 33% of matches and wins 33%. Also wins matches without a half-time lead.

Defence after half-time+0.1

Defence stays stable across the full match.

Bolton Wanderers - last 5 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match1.801.20
Goals scored / match0.80.6
Goals conceded / match0.60.4
Average goals in match1.41.0
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 matches by half
1st half2nd half
Points per match0.401.00
Goals scored / match0.40.4
Goals conceded / match1.00.6
Average goals in match1.41.0
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

* Colours in tables show event frequency: green is common, yellow is moderate, red is rare. It is frequency, not a team rating.

Goals by minutewhen do goals arrive?

Match phases in which both teams most often score and concede.

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 based on completed matches from the current season.

Match profile

2.50
Estimated goals
attack vs opponent defence
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 defence on both sides

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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.02
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
99%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
87%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 defence or goalkeeper save the team? Positive means it concedes less than the chances allowed suggest.
+0.07
Attack vs league
How much the team scores compared with the league average for this role. 120% means 20% above average.
118%
Defence vs league
How much the team concedes compared with the league average. 80% means 20% fewer goals conceded.
92%
Form trend
Compares points from the last 5 matches with the whole-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 are calculated from public season averages and frequencies for both teams. This is a statistical match profile, not a private model prediction or betting pick. The remaining indicators describe completed matches 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 in match 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 match
51%
Both teams scored
49%
Min. 3 goals (Over 2.5)
27%
Clean sheets
1.45
Home goals / match
1.09
Away goals / match
+33%
Home attack advantage
+25%
Home defence 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

Previous meeting: Bolton Wanderers 1 - 0 - 0 Mansfield Town. Average goals 1.00, both teams scored in 0% matches.

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.