Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City Result, Lineups &amp; H2H

9.6

90'+2Substitution

Ronan Kpakio· In

Alex Robertson· Out

Cardiff City

90'+2Substitution

Calum Scanlon· In

Joel Bagan· Out

Cardiff City

90'+1Yellow Card

Thierry Gale

Bolton Wanderers

Goal!

1-0

Thierry Gale

90'·Bolton Wanderers

⚽

83'Substitution

Ryan Hardie· In

Ethan Erhahon· Out

Bolton Wanderers

78'Yellow Card

Jayden Nelson

Bolton Wanderers

75'Substitution

Jayden Nelson· In

Kyliane Dong· Out

Bolton Wanderers

75'Substitution

Callum Robinson· In

Yousef Salech· Out

Cardiff City

74'Substitution

Cian Ashford· In

Chris Willock· Out

Cardiff City

64'Substitution

Atsuki Ito· In

Rúben Rodrigues· Out

Bolton Wanderers

59'Substitution

David Turnbull· In

Joel Colwill· Out

Cardiff City

54'Yellow Card

Perry Ng

Cardiff City

46'Substitution

Theo Bair· In

Sam Dalby· Out

Bolton Wanderers

46'Substitution

Thierry Gale· In

Samuel Iling-Junior· Out

Bolton Wanderers

42'Yellow Card

Joel Colwill

Cardiff City

37'Yellow Card

Samuel Iling-Junior

Bolton Wanderers

32'Yellow Card

Kyliane Dong

Bolton Wanderers

31'Yellow Card

Ben Davies

Bolton Wanderers

Statistics of the Game

Bolton Wanderers

Cardiff 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

Manager: Steven Schumacher

Starting XI

9.6

7.1

7.1

7.1

7.9

7.1

6.8

6.5

6.8

6.2

7.0

Substitutes

6.9

7.0

6.5

6.3

6.5

Manager: Brian Barry-Murphy

Starting XI

7.1

6.9

6.8

6.8

7.2

7.2

6.5

6.3

6.3

7.1

6.9

Substitutes

6.5

Rob Tankiewicz

Paul Ujobolo Moreno

6.8

6.8

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Gavin Bazunu GK	9.6	90'	0	0	-	42(64%)	-	-
Max Conway DF	7.9	90'	0	0	0/1	33(69%)	9	15/22
Gaizka Larrazabal DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	24(75%)	3	5/6
Josh Sheehan MF	7.1	90'	0	0	1/1	41(89%)	-	4/7
Eoin Toal DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	43(85%)	3	3/5
Ben Davies DF	7.1	90'	0	0	-	25(93%)	1	3/5
Thierry Gale FW	7.0	44'	1	0	1/1	13(54%)	2	3/6
Sam Dalby FW	7.0	46'	0	0	-	12(50%)	3	6/9
Theo Bair FW	6.9	44'	0	1	-	4(50%)	1	2/9
Rúben Rodrigues MF	6.8	64'	0	0	1/1	20(78%)	-	3/9
Ethan Erhahon MF	6.8	83'	0	0	-	35(77%)	4	4/6
Samuel Iling-Junior MF	6.5	46'	0	0	2/2	18(67%)	-	0/2
Atsuki Ito MF	6.5	26'	0	0	-	3(67%)	2	2/5
Ryan Hardie FW	6.5	7'	0	0	-	2(50%)	-	0/1
Jayden Nelson FW	6.3	15'	0	0	-	6(33%)	-	0/3
Kyliane Dong MF	6.2	75'	0	0	0/1	16(71%)	1	3/10

Bolton Wanderers vs Cardiff City — computed insights

Thierry Gale's 90th-minute goal decided the match.(Score by goal: 90' 1-0.)
Bolton Wanderers moved from 20th to 16th in the Championship (England) table with this result.(4 places up. Before kickoff: 20th, 4 points from 6 matches. After: 16th, 7 points from 7 matches; 24 teams; the table also counts 2 matches played at the same time.)

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Bolton Wanderers	15	L4	0	5	1	4	1/15	4-11
Cardiff City	15	D1	1	7	1	14	2/15	5-9

Bolton Wanderers — last 5 games

D0-0 @ Queens Park Rangers2026-08-22
L0-1 vs Lincoln City2026-08-29
L2-3 @ Sheffield United2026-09-01
L0-4 @ Millwall2026-09-05
L2-3 vs West Ham United2026-09-08

Cardiff City — last 5 games

L1-2 vs Norwich City2026-08-25
D2-2 vs Sheffield United2026-08-29
L1-2 @ Queens Park Rangers2026-09-02
L0-2 @ Portsmouth2026-09-05
D1-1 vs Stoke City2026-09-08

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 11
Period covered: 2012-11-03 – 2026-04-11
Bolton Wanderers wins: 5
Draws: 1
Cardiff City wins: 5
Avg goals per meeting: 2.45
Over 2.5 goals: 45%
Both teams scored: 36%
Home side won: 64%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 2W 0D 3L (Bolton Wanderers view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2 vs 2.45

Most recent meetings (5 of 11)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2026-04-11	Cardiff City	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
2025-10-25	Bolton Wanderers	1-0	Cardiff City
2018-02-13	Cardiff City	2-0	Bolton Wanderers
2017-12-23	Bolton Wanderers	2-0	Cardiff City
2016-04-23	Cardiff City	2-1	Bolton Wanderers

Standings before kickoff (rebuilt from 70 earlier results)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Bolton Wanderers	20	6	4	-6	DLLLL	24	-4
Cardiff City	22	6	4	-3	DDLLD	21	+1

Table context

Points gap: 0 ptsBolton Wanderers 4 · Cardiff City 4
Positions: #20 vs #22
Goals per game: 1/2 vs 1.17/1.67scored/conceded per game · league average 1.44

How we calculate this

Previous Meetings

Last 11 matches

Won 45%

(5/11)

Draw 9%

(1/11)

Won 45%

(5/11)

Goals

15-12

Total matches

Recent matches (5/11)

League One•Apr 11, 2026

League One•Oct 25, 2025

1-0

Championship•Feb 13, 2018

Championship•Dec 23, 2017

Championship•Apr 23, 2016

2-1

Apr 11, 2026 • League One

Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Bolton Wanderers wins

Draws

Cardiff City wins

Goals Scored

15 - 12

Oct 25, 2025 • League One

1-0

Feb 13, 2018 • Championship