Match summary
Bolton Wanderers beat Cardiff City 1-0 in the Championship (England).
Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City in numbers
What stands outUpdated 2026-09-27
- Thierry Gale's 90th-minute goal decided the match.Bolton Wanderers's goal 1 of 1 put them ahead for good; the goal timeline matches the 1-0 final score.
- Bolton Wanderers moved from 20th to 16th in the Championship (England) table with this result.4 places up. Table rebuilt from 70 results before kickoff and 73 after it (including 2 matches played at the same time); 24 teams; 7 points after 7 matches.
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bolton Wanderers0W 1D 4L
Bolton WanderersCardiff City
1Pointsof 152
4Goals scored5
11Goals conceded9
1Clean sheets0
1Scored in a row1
0Unbeaten in a row1
5Without a win7
4Conceded in a row14
Head to head11 meetings · Nov 2012 – Apr 2026
- Bolton Wanderers wins
- 5
- Draws
- 1
- Cardiff City wins
- 5
2.45goals per meeting
36%both teams scored
45%3+ goals
64%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBolton Wanderers 2W 0D 3L · 2 goals per game
Meetings
League table before kickoffRebuilt from 70 earlier results
Bolton WanderersCardiff City
#20Position#22
4Points6 v 6 games4
-6Goal difference-3
1Scored per gameleague avg 1.441.17
2Conceded per game1.67
#24Form table position#21
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bolton WanderersCardiff City
- 90+2'Substitution · Cardiff City · Ronan Kpakio · InOut: Alex Robertson
- 90+2'Substitution · Cardiff City · Calum Scanlon · InOut: Joel Bagan
- Yellow Card · Bolton Wanderers · Thierry Gale90+1'
- Goal · Bolton Wanderers · Thierry Gale1-090'
- Substitution · Bolton Wanderers · Ryan Hardie · InOut: Ethan Erhahon83'
- Yellow Card · Bolton Wanderers · Jayden Nelson78'
- Substitution · Bolton Wanderers · Jayden Nelson · InOut: Kyliane Dong75'
- 75'Substitution · Cardiff City · Callum Robinson · InOut: Yousef Salech
- 74'Substitution · Cardiff City · Cian Ashford · InOut: Chris Willock
- Substitution · Bolton Wanderers · Atsuki Ito · InOut: Rúben Rodrigues64'
- 59'Substitution · Cardiff City · David Turnbull · InOut: Joel Colwill
- 54'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Perry Ng
- 46'
- Substitution · Bolton Wanderers · Thierry Gale · InOut: Samuel Iling-Junior46'
- 42'Yellow Card · Cardiff City · Joel Colwill
- Yellow Card · Bolton Wanderers · Samuel Iling-Junior37'
- Yellow Card · Bolton Wanderers · Kyliane Dong32'
- Yellow Card · Bolton Wanderers · Ben Davies31'
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bolton WanderersCardiff City
41%Ball Possession59%
7Shots Total17
5Shots On Target10
2Corners10
16Fouls13
5Yellow Cards2
3Offsides6
10Saves4
337Passes480
1Shots Off Target2
86Attacks118
21Dangerous Attacks60
3Shots Inside Box13
4Shots Outside Box4
1Goals0
13Free Kicks16
1Shots Blocked5
5Substitutions5
29Tackles13
1Assists0
247Accurate Passes398
7Total Crosses24
2Accurate Crosses8
11Interceptions4
53Duels Won52
1Big Chances Created2
0Big Chances Missed2
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-2-3-1
Player Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.6 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 42(64%) | - | - | |
| 7.9 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 33(69%) | 9 | 15/22 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 24(75%) | 3 | 5/6 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 41(89%) | - | 4/7 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 43(85%) | 3 | 3/5 | |
| 7.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 25(93%) | 1 | 3/5 | |
| 7.0 | 44' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 13(54%) | 2 | 3/6 | |
| 7.0 | 46' | 0 | 0 | - | 12(50%) | 3 | 6/9 | |
| 6.9 | 44' | 0 | 1 | - | 4(50%) | 1 | 2/9 | |
| 6.8 | 64' | 0 | 0 | 1/1 | 20(78%) | - | 3/9 | |
| 6.8 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | 35(77%) | 4 | 4/6 | |
| 6.5 | 46' | 0 | 0 | 2/2 | 18(67%) | - | 0/2 | |
| 6.5 | 26' | 0 | 0 | - | 3(67%) | 2 | 2/5 | |
| 6.5 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | 2(50%) | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.3 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 6(33%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 6.2 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 16(71%) | 1 | 3/10 |
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