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Bolton vs Southend: result 3-2 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 22Kick-off on December 21, 2019 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton

Bolton
3-2
Southend

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What was the result of Bolton vs Southend?

Bolton won 3-2 on December 21, 2019.

Goalscorers

  • 10′H. LennonSouthend
  • 36′Joseph DodooBolton
  • 45′Luke John MurphyBolton
  • 64′Daryl Michael MurphyBolton
  • 81′T. DiengSouthend

Official lineup for Bolton vs Southend

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bolton

4-4-1-1
  1. 27R. Darcy
  1. 23Joseph Dodoo
  1. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  2. 17T. Verlinden
  3. 4J. Lowe
  4. 28L. Bridcutt
  1. 8Luke John Murphy
  2. 32J. Earl
  3. 2J. Emmanuel
  4. 6Jake Maxwell Wright
  1. 20R. Matthews

Southend

4-1-4-1
  1. 7S. Humphrys
  1. 14B. Goodship
  2. 18S. Mantom
  3. 11S. McLaughlin
  4. 24J. Demetriou
  1. 5M. Milligan
  1. 2E. Bwomono
  2. 26H. Lennon
  3. 8T. Dieng
  4. 15R. Kiernan
  1. 13N. Bishop
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bolton have 4 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats; Southend have 1, 3 and 11.

The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.

Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2019Peterborough(away)0-1League One
Dec 10, 2019Accrington ST(away)0-2EFL Trophy
Dec 7, 2019AFC Wimbledon(home)2-2League One
Nov 23, 2019Accrington ST(away)1-7League One
Nov 16, 2019Milton Keynes Dons(home)1-0League One
Southend
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 14, 2019Rotherham(home)2-2League One
Dec 7, 2019Bristol Rovers(away)2-4League One
Dec 3, 2019Burton Albion(away)1-1League One
Nov 23, 2019Oxford United(home)0-4League One
Nov 13, 2019AFC Wimbledon(home)3-1EFL Trophy

What does the head-to-head say?

Across the last 2 meetings: 1 Bolton win, 1 draw, 0 Southend wins.

DateScoreCompetition
Apr 4, 2017Southend 0-1 BoltonLeague One
Sep 3, 2016Bolton 1-1 SouthendLeague One

Last archived meeting: Southend vs Bolton on Apr 4, 2017

How many goals should we expect?

Bolton score 0.9 and concede 1.4 goals per match over their last 15; Southend score 0.9 and concede 2.6.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bolton0.91.447/155/15
Southend0.92.6010/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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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

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