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Bolton vs Tranmere: result 2-0 and analysis

League OneRegular Season - 31Kick-off on February 1, 2020 at 03:00 PM (UTC)Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton

Bolton
2-0
Tranmere

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What was the result of Bolton vs Tranmere?

Bolton won 2-0 on February 1, 2020.

Goalscorers

  • 2′D. PoliticBolton
  • 64′Chris O'GradyBolton

Official lineup for Bolton vs Tranmere

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Bolton

4-4-2
  1. 10Chris O'Grady
  2. 9Daryl Michael Murphy
  1. 22D. Politic
  2. 18E. Hamilton
  3. 4J. Lowe
  4. 8Luke John Murphy
  1. 12B. Fleming
  2. 2J. Emmanuel
  3. 17K. Bryan
  4. 28A. Nsiala
  1. 20R. Matthews

Tranmere

4-4-2
  1. 10M. Ferrier
  2. 11C. Jennings
  1. 19James Vaughan
  2. 20H. Gilmour
  3. 7K. Morris
  4. 36A. Woodyard
  1. 22K. Wilson
  2. 31M. Feeney
  3. 14J. Caprice
  4. 2C. Woods
  1. 1Scott David Davies
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Bolton have 3 wins, 4 draws and 8 defeats; Tranmere have 4, 4 and 7.

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

Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 28, 2020Bristol Rovers(home)1-1League One
Jan 18, 2020Portsmouth(home)0-1League One
Jan 14, 2020Lincoln(away)1-5League One
Jan 11, 2020Rochdale(away)0-2League One
Jan 1, 2020Burton Albion(home)3-4League One
Tranmere
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Jan 29, 2020Sunderland(home)0-1League One
Jan 26, 2020Manchester United(home)0-6FA Cup
Jan 23, 2020Watford(home)2-1FA Cup
Jan 18, 2020Ipswich(home)1-2League One
Jan 11, 2020Southend(away)0-0League One

What does the head-to-head say?

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

DateScoreCompetition
Aug 17, 2019Tranmere 5-0 BoltonLeague One
Aug 27, 2013Tranmere 2-2 BoltonLeague Cup

Last archived meeting: Tranmere vs Bolton on Aug 17, 2019

How many goals should we expect?

Bolton score 1.0 and concede 2.0 goals per match over their last 15; Tranmere score 1.4 and concede 1.9.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Bolton1.02.028/156/15
Tranmere1.41.9210/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2025-26 standings
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5Bolton4619189705275

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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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