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Sunderland vs Bolton: result 1-0 and analysis

Premier LeagueRegular Season - 18Kick-off on December 18, 2010 at 12:45 PM (UTC)Stadium of Light, Sunderland

Sunderland
1-0
Bolton

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What was the result of Sunderland vs Bolton?

Sunderland won 1-0 on December 18, 2010.

Goalscorers

  • 32′D. WelbeckSunderland

Official lineup for Sunderland vs Bolton

The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.

Sunderland

  1. 11D. Bent
  2. 17D. Welbeck
  3. 33A. Gyan
  1. 6L. Cattermole
  2. 10J. Henderson
  1. 2Phil Bardsley
  2. 3Kieran Richardson
  3. 5John Mensah
  4. 15N. Onuoha
  5. 29A. Ferdinand
  1. 1C. Gordon

Bolton

  1. 9J. Elmander
  2. 14K. Davies
  1. 6F. Muamba
  2. 7M. Taylor
  3. 8Stuart Holden
  4. 10Martin Petrov
  1. 4P. Robinson
  2. 5Gary Cahill
  3. 12Z. Knight
  4. 18S. Ricketts
  1. 22J. Jääskeläinen
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What is the recent form of both teams?

Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Sunderland have 5 wins, 8 draws and 2 defeats; Bolton have 5, 7 and 3.

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

Sunderland
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 11, 2010Fulham(away)0-0Premier League
Dec 5, 2010West Ham(home)1-0Premier League
Nov 27, 2010Wolves(away)2-3Premier League
Nov 22, 2010Everton(home)2-2Premier League
Nov 14, 2010Chelsea(away)3-0Premier League
Bolton
DateOpponentScoreCompetition
Dec 12, 2010Blackburn(home)2-1Premier League
Dec 4, 2010Manchester City(away)0-1Premier League
Nov 27, 2010Blackpool(home)2-2Premier League
Nov 20, 2010Newcastle(home)5-1Premier League
Nov 13, 2010Wolves(away)3-2Premier League

How many goals should we expect?

Sunderland score 1.2 and concede 1.0 goals per match over their last 15; Bolton score 1.8 and concede 1.5.

ClubGoals scored / matchGoals conceded / matchClean sheetsBoth teams scoredOver 2.5 goals
Sunderland1.21.087/155/15
Bolton1.81.5013/159/15

Over the last 15 matches in all competitions.

Where do both teams sit in the table?

2026-27 standings
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20Sunderland71156144

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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

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