Match Report
Bolton Wanderers, 5th with 81 points, sat 36 points above Milton Keynes Dons (21st, 45). Per game in the league, Bolton Wanderers were scoring 1.35 and conceding 0.78, Milton Keynes Dons 0.96 and 1.43, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Bolton Wanderers had won four straight, having scored in 7 consecutive games.
The head-to-head ledger counts 9 games: 3 Bolton Wanderers wins, 3 for Milton Keynes Dons, 3 draws, at 2.33 goals per meeting. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 22% of meetings.
University of Bolton Stadium in Bolton, capacity 28,723, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, Bolton Wanderers led 3-0 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 5-0.