Match Report
10 points and 5 places separated them: Bolton Wanderers 5th with 75, Mansfield Town 10th with 65. Recent form told a different story for Bolton Wanderers: only 15th in the league over the last five rounds despite sitting 5th. Per game in the league, Bolton Wanderers were scoring 1.52 and conceding 1.13, Mansfield Town 1.35 and 1.09, against a competition average of 1.32 goals per team per game.
6 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Bolton Wanderers 3, draws 2, Mansfield Town 1, at 2.83 goals per meeting. Only 33% of these meetings ended in a home win. 83% of these meetings featured a goal for each side.
The match was played at University of Bolton Stadium (capacity 28,723). Mansfield Town led 1-0 at the break — the second half brought no more goals and it finished 0-1.
Goal scorers
Mansfield Town: R. Oates (43')
Key stats
Possession: Bolton Wanderers 79% · Mansfield Town 21% · Total shots: 20-7 · On target: 4-3 · Corners: 13-2