Bolton vs Sheffield Utd: result 0-3 and analysis
ChampionshipRegular Season - 5Kick-off on August 25, 2018 at 02:00 PM (UTC)Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton
Full time
What was the result of Bolton vs Sheffield Utd?
Sheffield Utd won 0-3 on August 25, 2018.
Goalscorers
- 5′Mark James DuffySheffield Utd
- 22′K. FreemanSheffield Utd
- 73′J. FleckSheffield Utd
Official lineup for Bolton vs Sheffield Utd
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Bolton
4-2-3-1- 28J. Magennis
- 6J. Vela
- 10Sammy Ameobi
- 4J. Lowe
- 15Luke John Murphy
- 11Will Buckley
- 16P. Olkowski
- 29J. Grounds
- 5M. Beevers
- 31D. Wheater
- 1Ben Alnwick
Sheffield Utd
3-4-1-2- 10B. Sharp
- 9L. Clarke
- 16O. Norwood
- 21Mark James Duffy
- 4J. Fleck
- 5J. O'Connell
- 18K. Freeman
- 12J. Egan
- 3E. Stevens
- 6C. Basham
- 1D. Henderson
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bolton have 5 wins, 3 draws and 7 defeats; Sheffield Utd have 5, 5 and 5.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 2018 | Birmingham(home) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 18, 2018 | Reading(away) | 1-0 | Championship |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Leeds(away) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 11, 2018 | Bristol City(home) | 2-2 | Championship |
| Aug 4, 2018 | West Brom(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2018 | Norwich(home) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 14, 2018 | Hull City(home) | 1-1 | League Cup |
| Aug 11, 2018 | QPR(away) | 2-1 | Championship |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Middlesbrough(away) | 0-3 | Championship |
| Aug 4, 2018 | Swansea(home) | 1-2 | Championship |
What does the head-to-head say?
Across the last 5 meetings: 3 Bolton wins, 0 draws, 2 Sheffield Utd wins.
| Date | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2017 | Sheffield Utd 0-1 Bolton | Championship |
| Sep 12, 2017 | Bolton 0-1 Sheffield Utd | Championship |
| Feb 25, 2017 | Sheffield Utd 2-0 Bolton | League One |
| Dec 4, 2016 | Bolton 3-2 Sheffield Utd | FA Cup |
| Aug 6, 2016 | Bolton 1-0 Sheffield Utd | League One |
Last archived meeting: Sheffield Utd vs Bolton on Dec 30, 2017
How many goals should we expect?
Bolton score 1.0 and concede 1.6 goals per match over their last 15; Sheffield Utd score 1.3 and concede 1.3.
| Club | Goals scored / match | Goals conceded / match | Clean sheets | Both teams scored | Over 2.5 goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | 1.0 | 1.6 | 3 | 7/15 | 8/15 |
| Sheffield Utd | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2 | 11/15 | 8/15 |
Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.
Where do both teams sit in the table?
Bolton sit 14th in Championship (13 points from 10 matches) and Sheffield Utd sit 15th (12 points from 10 matches).
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Bolton | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 |
| 15 | Sheffield Utd | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 14 | 12 |
A question about Bolton vs Sheffield Utd?
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