Bolton vs Scunthorpe: result 2-0 and analysis
League TwoRegular Season - 31Kick-off on February 23, 2021 at 07:00 PM (UTC)Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
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What was the result of Bolton vs Scunthorpe?
Bolton won 2-0 on February 23, 2021.
Goalscorers
- 37′E. DoyleBolton (pen.)
- 74′A. SarcevicBolton
Official lineup for Bolton vs Scunthorpe
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bolton
4-2-3-1- 30O. Afolayan
- 9E. Doyle
- 7N. Delfouneso
- 25G. Thomason
- 23L. Isgrove
- 2G. Jones
- 5Ricardo
- 4M. Williams
- 28D. John
- 27Alexander Aaron John Baptiste
- 13Matthew Gilks
Scunthorpe
4-4-1-1- 11Abobaker Eisa
- 22A. Beestin
- 9R. Loft
- 14D. Green
- 8A. Gilliead
- 23Jem Karacan
- 25J. Rowe
- 4J. Bedeau
- 3G. Taft
- 12Junior Brown
- 33M. Howard
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bolton have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Scunthorpe have 8, 0 and 7.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2021 | Southend(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Feb 17, 2021 | Mansfield Town(away) | 3-2 | League Two |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Stevenage(home) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Feb 9, 2021 | Morecambe(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Jan 30, 2021 | Leyton Orient(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2021 | Harrogate Town(home) | 3-1 | League Two |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Colchester(away) | 1-0 | League Two |
| Jan 26, 2021 | Port Vale(home) | 2-0 | League Two |
| Jan 23, 2021 | Grimsby(home) | 3-0 | League Two |
| Jan 16, 2021 | Barrow(away) | 0-1 | League Two |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 3 meetings: 2 Bolton wins, 0 draws, 1 Scunthorpe win.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 2020 | Scunthorpe 0-1 Bolton | League Two |
| Apr 8, 2017 | Scunthorpe 1-0 Bolton | League One |
| Dec 31, 2016 | Bolton 2-1 Scunthorpe | League One |
How many goals should we expect?
Bolton score 1.5 and concede 1.5 goals per match over their last 15; Scunthorpe score 1.5 and concede 1.1.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 1.5 | 1.5 | 5 | 8/15 | 7/15 |
| Scunthorpe | 1.5 | 1.1 | 4 | 6/15 | 7/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
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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