Birmingham vs Bolton: result 2-1 and analysis
Premier LeagueRegular Season - 31Kick-off on April 2, 2011 at 02:00 PM (UTC)St Andrew's Stadium, Birmingham
Full time
What was the result of Birmingham vs Bolton?
Birmingham won 2-1 on April 2, 2011.
Goalscorers
- 4′Kevin PhillipsBirmingham
- 59′C. GardnerBirmingham
- 71′J. ElmanderBolton
Official lineup for Birmingham vs Bolton
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Birmingham
- 9Kevin Phillips
- 10C. Jerome
- 7S. Larsson
- 8C. Gardner
- 4L. Bowyer
- 2Stephen Carr
- 5R. Johnson
- 6L. Ridgewell
- 12Barry Ferguson
- 21Stuart Parnaby
- 26B. Foster
Bolton
- 9J. Elmander
- 14K. Davies
- 15Daniel Andre Sturridge
- 6F. Muamba
- 10Martin Petrov
- 21T. Cohen
- 2G. Steinsson
- 5Gary Cahill
- 25Marcos Alonso
- 31D. Wheater
- 22J. Jääskeläinen
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Birmingham have 3 wins, 6 draws and 6 defeats; Bolton have 5, 2 and 8.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2011 | Wigan(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
| Mar 9, 2011 | Everton(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 5, 2011 | West Brom(home) | 1-3 | Premier League |
| Feb 15, 2011 | Newcastle(home) | 0-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 12, 2011 | Stoke City(home) | 1-0 | Premier League |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 19, 2011 | Manchester United(away) | 0-1 | Premier League |
| Mar 5, 2011 | Aston Villa(home) | 3-2 | Premier League |
| Feb 26, 2011 | Newcastle(away) | 1-1 | Premier League |
| Feb 13, 2011 | Everton(home) | 2-0 | Premier League |
| Feb 5, 2011 | Tottenham(away) | 1-2 | Premier League |
What does the head-to-head say?
In the last meeting: 0 Birmingham wins, 1 draw, 0 Bolton wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2010 | Bolton 2-2 Birmingham | Premier League |
How many goals should we expect?
Birmingham score 0.9 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 0.9 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham | 0.9 | 1.6 | 2 | 9/15 | 6/15 |
| Bolton | 0.9 | 1.3 | 3 | 6/15 | 5/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
A question about Birmingham vs Bolton?
Ask Footlab AI: lineups, absences, player form, stats, how the match could unfold.
Sign-in required. No odds displayed, no affiliation: the method is published and the accuracy is measured.
How does Footlab AI compute this prediction?
The model combines both teams' Elo ratings (anchored by competition pool), their recent form weighted by opponent strength, home advantage and a Poisson matrix for scorelines. When bookmakers publish odds for the match, their consensus is built into the calculation: that is what proved most accurate on past matches. Its accuracy is measured continuously on the predictions actually published. Methodology and measured accuracy